Comments on: How To Fix Macbook’s Crackling Sound Problem

By: vit

vit — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 11:07:33 +0000

Thank you! This really works great.

By: Jackson Chung

Jackson Chung — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:57:54 +0000

No, there is no audible sound played and shouldn’t affect your music at all.

By: vit

vit — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:53:59 +0000

what if I play music at the same time as space is sent? does that space affect music somehow? I wonder cause I have external DAC and hifi stereo, I need to keep DAC syncronized by spdif cable all over time. and I would like to keep music as clear as it is, in the same time.

thanks!

By: Antony

Antony — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:11:40 +0000

Thanks a lot!!
I’ve been finding the solution to this crappy sound card problem.
It’s so sad that Apple didn’t improve this.

By: Vadim P.

Vadim P. — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:24:41 +0000

What? Macs aren’t perfect?

You just potentially cost Apple money

By: Jackson

Jackson — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:27:44 +0000

Well, leaving the audio subsystem on isn’t particularly battery-draining (my own assumption). WIthout this fix, the subsystem would probably go to sleep but unless the audio is muted, there will most likely be a sound played which will awaken it.

To tell you the truth, I don’t think that it makes any difference. If you’re that concerned about battery life, then I suggest muting your sound and leave Antipop at its default setting (disabled on battery)

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 23:49:02 +0000

As far as I can tell it doesn’t affect battery life substantially. I opted to disable it when not on AC power by default merely as a precaution, but I’ve enabled it for use when my MacBook’s on battery power and I haven’t noticed any significant reduction of its battery life.

The “very silent pop” that the author mentions is indeed a separate issue. The MacBook’s audio system sometimes generates a buzzing, popping or whining noise when idle (i.e. powered, but not playing anything.) My guess is that this is caused by poor filtering.

By: jim d

jim d — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:50:37 +0000

This is an interesting work around, but wouldn’t it also mean that — since you’re keeping the audio subsystem from ever shutting down — this negatively impacts battery life?

You’ve covered processor usage, but I would be very interested to know what the difference in battery life is when using antipop.