Audio is extremely distorted and choppy

[kunaiix]

Description of the bug Whenever i try to use the app, the music is always distorted/choppy/stuttery. I use apple music as my service. It keeps happening with no way to fix it.

Steps to reproduce Not sure since it doesnt seem to be related to anything else

Versions

• Background Music: 0.4.3
• macOS: Sequoia 15.0.1

Hardware

• Computer: MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2023, M3 Max)
• Audio Device: The default laptop audio and a bluetooth headset

[ZzyzxIsAlreadyTaken]

Experiencing the same thing. Insalled via Brew. Macbook Pro m2 Max.

[saibjayaraman]

I am having the same issue on M4 Macbook Air, downloaded directly from Github. Any solutions yet?

[wswsans]

[JP]

環境

• Intel MacBook Air
• Brewからインストール

発生タイミング

• macOS Catalinaの時は問題なかったが, Montereyにアップグレードしたあとから同様の問題が発生した。
• スリープから解除したとき
• イヤホン, ヘッドフォン等をつけてBackground Musicで設定した時

解決方法

• ある程度時間が経つと問題なくなる。

問題内容

• 問題が発生しているときは音声がゆっくり再生されるせいか動画もゆっくり再生される。

[EN(deepl translator)]

Environment

• Intel MacBook Air
• Installed from Brew

Occurrence timing

• When I was running macOS Catalina, there was no problem, but after upgrading to Monterey, the same problem occurred.
• When waking from sleep.
• When setting Background Music with earphones, headphones, etc. on.

Solution.

• After a certain amount of time, the problem disappears.

Problem

• When the problem occurs, the video also plays slowly due to the slow playback of audio.

[AceOf5pades]

same here! randomly audio gets choppy, distorted, crackles, lags, etc. when changing audio output, pausing audio then coming back, and logging in.

[mridul-gaur]

Still no solution?

[wswsans]

Still no solution?

[JP] 時間経過で治るってことくらいしかない...

[EN(deepl)] The only thing I can tell you is that it will heal over time...

[wswsans]

[JP] 解決方法?

• オーディオMIDI設定でBackgroundMusicで指定しているデバイスのフォーマットを44,100Hzにする
• Background Music→USB Audio Deviceだと、USB Audio Deviceのフォーマットを44,100Hzにする

[EN by deepl] Solution?

• Set the format of the device specified in BackgroundMusic to 44,100Hz in the Audio MIDI settings.
• If Background Music→USB Audio Device, set the format of USB Audio Device to 44,100Hz.

[ph0ryn]

I also have the same problem! changing that setting temporarily solves this problem, audio format doesn't matter ig. (switching from 44100Hz to 22050Hz and then back to 44100Hz solved the issue) btw, Audio MIDI settings can opened by Spotlight.

Apple M4, Sequoia 15.6.1

[gtupak]

For me what worked was to go into Privacy and Security > Microphone and toggle off and on the mic access to Background Music, then restart Background Music.

[En0ri4n]

Does restarting Background Music worked ? Because when I tried to restart it after I toggled off the mic access it said that I need to enable it to start the application