Well of course I would find this right after I updated. I normally wait a bit after Apple System Updates to see if any problems develop among those of you who just can't wait to hit that update button. According to this thread over at the Apple Support forums, quite a few users are reporting problems with the recent 10.4.10 update. Apparently some folks are hearing snaps and pops in their audio playback after installing the update. Perusing the thread seems to indicate that most of the problems are on Intel Macs with external speakers. So if you haven't updated yet, you may want to wait a few days to see how this one develops.[via Digg]
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6-24-2007 @ 1:11AM
bstoekl said...
I got the pops, I was wondering why it's been doing that on occasion. Here's hoping they can patch things up.
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6-24-2007 @ 1:13AM
Gist said...
It seems to be a rather specific group of people with a specific problem... one that a lot of people are complaining about. It's not a little pop, either. It's enough of a pain in the neck that you'll need to turn off your externals and use the (pathetic) built-in speakers for the time being. I'm really surprised Apple hasn't posted a fix by now for what seems to be an easy bug to squash.
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6-24-2007 @ 1:25AM
Kevin said...
I have also been getting the "popping" sound after updating to 10.4.10, but it seems to happen more-so when iChat is open and I'm online. Don't know if anyone else has noticed that, or maybe it just happens to me!
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6-24-2007 @ 1:25AM
uros said...
Huh, this update actually FIXED the sound problems I had on 10.4.9
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6-24-2007 @ 1:33AM
Quine said...
I got the pops x_x. Oh well, it's an easy enough fix until apple patches it - just leave itunes playing with volume at 0 and it never happens.
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6-24-2007 @ 1:35AM
derek said...
It is because it shuts off the headphone jack when no sound is being played, then turns it back on when sound is being played.
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6-24-2007 @ 1:39AM
ryan said...
i've had this problem for about the past 3 months...
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6-24-2007 @ 1:45AM
Able-X said...
thank god, I thought I was going insane for a minute there. I've been getting the pops since I updated as well, but for some reason I didn't put 2 and 2 together.
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6-24-2007 @ 2:22AM
Victor Carr, Jr said...
I updated, and now I'm hearing the Boston Pops on my MacBook Pro
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6-24-2007 @ 2:40AM
Ondra Soukup said...
Yes, on iMac 20", Core 2 Duo 2.16GHz and external JBL Duet speakers...it makes those "cracks" like if you play a vinyl record with dust on it...
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6-24-2007 @ 2:52AM
Matias said...
I think it has another problem too, since I updated to 10.4.10 (I have a Macbook Core Duo/2 Ghz/ 2GB RAM / Week 36) it doesn't show my external hard drive on the desktop. If I go to Disk Utility I have no External HDD mounted, but at System Profiler, under the USB menu it shows the external hdd connected. The weird thiing is that Mac OS X 10.4.10 "Improves reliability when mounting external USB hard drives." as Apple says on the Update Info. HEEELP!!
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6-24-2007 @ 3:28AM
LordShank said...
I've got the popping problem as well in my Mac Pro, yet I have not noticed it in my PowerBook or iBook, maybe an Intel only problem. At first I thought it might be due to the nature of my M-Audio firmware, but after this outcry, I think not. I get it any time I move a file on my desktop, as in to and from folders. Considering audio is why I use a Mac, and this is my main system, this is very unfortunate.
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6-24-2007 @ 3:36AM
Philip said...
Same here. I own a Intel Core Duo iMac 20 Inch and I here this "pop" everytime I startet to play a sound. I had the same problem with 10.4.6
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6-24-2007 @ 4:42AM
Joey said...
I've been hearing pops since 10.4.7 (or since I got my MBP). The clicks/pops happen every time I start playing something from silence, even if it's a video. I read about this on a forum, so I thought I'd get it checked out at an Apple Store. The bloke at the bar claimed that he couldn't hear anything (noisy store and all) and made me feel like I was imagining the whole problem!
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6-24-2007 @ 4:46AM
Raz4life said...
My MacBook's been popping since last July when I bought it. Are the pops really that annoying? After about a week, I didn't mind or even notice the pops. Anyway, I'm going to go have something to drink. Perhaps a can of pop would be nice. After that I might call my mom and pop and see what they'd like to use for email. Maybe a POP service would work well. :)
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6-24-2007 @ 5:51AM
Danny said...
Sounds like I'm waiting til 10.4.11 then... (no pun intended)
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6-24-2007 @ 5:57AM
mark said...
I get the pops!!! But I also just started getting them on my Windows HTPC running iTunes, obviously this doesn't run OS X
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6-24-2007 @ 5:59AM
Dave said...
I am having this problem on an Intel Mac Mini with external speakers. Very annoying.
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6-24-2007 @ 6:22AM
George said...
Interesting, the pop are quite tolerable. I do mind them but not that much. I'm usually watching tv or playing from iTunes permanently, so I don't really get them often. Funny here, now that I mention tv, is that my EyeTV Diversity became much more responsive to its own remote control after the update. Not sure why is that, but I won't complain. I used to have to press the buttons twice to get a response.
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6-24-2007 @ 6:31AM
Summerlin LV said...
I have not had any audio problems, but I have had problems with my finder crashing. And all the culprit was the StuffItCM.plugin for Stuffit Deluxe, I just deleted it, and have not had any problems yet.
FOR ANYONE HAVING PROBLEMS AFTER UPDATING TO 10.4.10, CHECK OUT THESE SOLUTIONS:
http://www.macfixit.com/index.php?date=2007-06-21
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