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SadestPotato
5 years ago
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Audio Cracking/Popping When Loading or Music is Playing (M1 MacBook Air)

So I started to play Sims 4 on the new MacBook Air with the M1 chip and the game works great, no complaints in terms of the performance. However, I did notice that the audio crackles and pops almost ...
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    alex5215927
    5 years ago

    I found a solution. No promises that it'll work for everybody, but it seems to be working for me. Open the Audio MIDI Setup app (should be under Other in Launchpad), click the Format dropdown, and change it to 96,000 Hz. I don't know why this worked, but I'm not having any crackling anymore.

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Bluebellflora
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5 years ago
@SadestPotato

I have it on mine too but not on my other Macs which are Intel. Must be something M1 chip/Rosetta related.
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    SadestPotato
    5 years ago

    Ah okay thank you for the reply, I figured it was a compatibility issue. I wonder if EA will ever release an M1 friendly version of the Sims 4.

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