Simulator causing Mac audio distortion

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Created Nov ’20

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I am experiencing an issue where my Mac's speakers will crackle and pop when running an app on the Simulator or even when previewing SwiftUI with Live Preview.

I am using a 16" MacBook Pro (i9) and I'm running Xcode 12.2 on Big Sur (11.0.1).

Killing coreaudiod temporarily fixes the problem however this is not much of a solution.

Is anyone else having this problem?

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chrisdry OP

Mar ’25

It's now March 2025. Xcode 16.2, MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2. M1 MacBook Pro.

This crackling noise is still an issue with Xcode open and anything playing on the speaker.