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June 25, 2007

troubleshooting

Snap, crackle, and pop hiding in 10.4.10

Posted Jun. 25, ’07, 6:05 AM PT by Derik DeLong
Category | Troubleshooting

Snap, crackle, and pop Mac OS X 10.4.10 may fix a bunch of problems and even help show that Dan and Pat were dreadfully wrong (for both suggesting that 10.4.9 was the last 10.4.x and doubting me). However, for some Mac users, it’s turned into an audio annoyance. Normally, I don’t post on every problem report I find, but this one is more than a little bit common (even though I personally haven’t experienced it on either of my computers).

The basic problem is that a popping sound comes out of one’s speakers fairly regularly, related to sound starting and stopping for some. If you’re anything like me, you’ve already applied the update and know whether you’re affected. If you haven’t updated, you might think about holding off a bit, particularly if things are working well and sound is of the utmost importance to you. Have any of you had the problem?


13 Comments

josh said:

yes i do.. and its pissing me off.
usually if i quit or start a program i cop it. hope its repaired soon

June 25, 2007 6:14 AM
Rick Lawson said:

Ah! I was wondering what that occasional noise was.

I have my Mac mini plugged into the HDTV and noticed that shortly after music has stopped playing at the end of a playlist or whatever, there's a noise as (what I now presume is) the sound output stage is turned on/off.

I just thought I'd never noticed it before - so you think it is related to the update then?

June 25, 2007 6:21 AM
browe said:

I am experiencing the same popping noise. It is a tad annoying.

June 25, 2007 6:21 AM
Blurred Vision said:

For what it is worth, my new 2.Ghz 15" MBP was doing this straight from the factory under 10.4.9..

June 25, 2007 6:36 AM
theodore said:

Come to think of it yea. Is there a fix for this?

June 25, 2007 6:41 AM
iNeurox said:

Hi,

Yeah, actually, I have experienced this problem too, since I updated my iMac to 10.4.10. I find the popping sound quite annoying and I don't know how to stop that sound ! Anyways, I hope Apple will fix that soon.

Now I know I'm not the only one with this trouble !

Thanks,

iNeurox

June 25, 2007 6:56 AM
steelduck said:

Yep. Popping here too... :(

June 25, 2007 7:27 AM
Paul J. said:

Haven't seen (or heard, I guess) the popping issue.
Tell you what, though...I'd appreciate you looking into iChat problems after the most recent updates. If you check the discussion forum at Apple, there's a HUGE amount of people that can't iChat with AIM users anymore...and no one seems to be able to fix it...

June 25, 2007 7:32 AM
Equinox said:

Same here, 2 or 3 times a day. I did noticed but hadn't linked it to the update. Even though I noticed it, it doesn't bother me, 'cuz the sound has a very low pitch and so, I barely hear it while listening to music. Hope it gets fixed.

June 25, 2007 8:41 AM
Chad said:

I am definitely experiencing this. I thought my receiver was going wonky. Glad it's just a software problem!

June 25, 2007 9:58 AM
George said:

Not sure I like these sounds, they remind me of the Office Assistant or what was the name of that paper clip-looking guy that popped up in Microsoft applications when I had to work in an office. So are we heading towards 10.4.11 that will probably do nothing but remove the clicking sounds? I suggest everybody who dislikes these obnoxious noises go to http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/ and file a complaint.

June 25, 2007 10:46 AM
AK said:

I have a Macbook and i have that sound as well,
up till now i thought that were my speaker who did the sound but i understand now that it is my Mac, and it sound like then i start up my Mac from sleep with the plug to the speakers connected, 5-10 times a day.

June 25, 2007 12:14 PM
Herbert said:

Same here, it pops once in a while - only with external speakers connected though.

June 25, 2007 2:06 PM

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