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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.

alex5215927's avatar
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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OmalleyCaboose
4 years ago

Fixed the problem for me too - on MBP M1.

Thanks so much

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