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Bug: Audio from eqMac crackles when system notifications occur

Open benvenker opened this issue 2 years ago • 11 comments

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Describe the bug When I'm listening to audio via eqMac and a system notification occurs, instead of the notification sound, there is a crackling that disrupts the audio playback.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Make sure eqMac is running (with App Mixer feature turned off)
  2. Play some audio
  3. Wait for (or force) a system notifcation
  4. Hear a crackle in the audio that lasts for the duration of the notification sound

Expected behaviour I would expect to simply hear the notification sound as normal.

Setup information:

  • Audio device used for playback: AirPods Max
  • Audio transmission interface: Bluetooth
  • macOS Version: 12.6.3
  • eqMac Version 1.7.4
  • eqMac UI Version 4.6.0

Screenshots or Console.app logs N/A

Additional information I have the App Mixer disabled by default. If I enable it and adjust the volume slider, there is also a crackle as soon as I stop moving the slider. My notifications do play sounds, so that may be useful info as well.

benvenker avatar Feb 10 '23 15:02 benvenker

Same issue for my setup: MBA M1 2020

eqMac Version 1.7.4 eqMac UI Version 4.6.0 macOS Version: 13.2.1

Occurs on:

  1. Airpods Pro 1 gen (Bluetooth)
  2. MBA speakers (native)
  3. External audio (AUX 3.5mm)

Soib avatar Feb 24 '23 08:02 Soib

For me it also jumps back in the audio a tiny bit and then jumps to where it should be as if playing from old caqched data before going to current data.

BigBrainAFK avatar Mar 04 '23 21:03 BigBrainAFK

Same thing here. Crackles and jumps slightly back and forth during a second or so.

MacBook Pro i9 macOS Version: 13.2.1 eqMac Version 1.7.10 Driver Version 2.4.3

xavio avatar Mar 14 '23 07:03 xavio

Same issue

SeikilosLin avatar Mar 20 '23 17:03 SeikilosLin

Same here. Might be related to #826

donCarlosOne avatar Mar 21 '23 07:03 donCarlosOne

Same issue. Even if system sound effects turned off and volume slider for system sound effects in mute state.

  • MacBook Pro 16 2021
  • macOS 12.6.3
  • eqMac app: 1.7.10
  • eqMac driver: 2.4.3

Monster1290 avatar Mar 24 '23 13:03 Monster1290

Also getting distorted notification sounds in 1.7.10.

willco007 avatar Jun 07 '23 16:06 willco007

same issue here. distortion on all Mac notifications.

sptv1 avatar Aug 09 '23 14:08 sptv1

confirming this issue exists.

M1 MacBook Air Sonoma Beta 4

Jayian1890 avatar Aug 25 '23 20:08 Jayian1890

Same here

tosbsas avatar Sep 14 '23 01:09 tosbsas

You can try increasing the sample rate for eqMac, but this may not be available for all output devices:

  1. Open system 'Audio MIDI Setup'
  2. Select eqMac device
  3. Under Output set Format to higher Hz, for example 96,000 Hz

ragauskl avatar Jun 01 '24 15:06 ragauskl