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Background Music, a macOS audio utility: automatically pause your music, set individual apps' volumes and record system audio.
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Sounds are distorted when using wireless headphones #582

Open 8lliotzhang opened 2 years ago

8lliotzhang commented 2 years ago

Description of the bug When using Bluetooth headphones (Beats pro) on a MacBook Pro, the audio is distorted.

Steps to reproduce

  1. Connect bluetooth headphones
  2. Set bgm output to headphones
  3. the sound is distorted

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kode54 commented 2 years ago

This is due to the app not propagating the sound format up from the real output device, to its processing chain, to the virtual output device.

integrii commented 2 years ago

I can confirm the same on my Corsair Virtuoso SE... system sounds are fine but anything through the virtual adapter for background music is awful. Apple M1 on macOS Monterey version 12.0.1.

morbidpete84 commented 2 years ago

Same here with my airpods and Bluetooth Amazon Basic speakers.

kode54 commented 2 years ago

No, I am referring to the formats indicated by a sound device. Pulse Code Modulation, or PCM, usually. See: Audio MIDI Setup.app, where you can see which formats your devices support.

brainsolid commented 2 years ago

Same problem on Monterey Apple M1 Pro, Bowers & Wilkins PX7

Wimmox commented 2 years ago

Same problem, this time old macbook pro with monitor and speakers connected via mini display port. When setting sound to internal speakers, it works fine. https://www.screencast.com/t/nU3rboLy74B3

Wimmox commented 2 years ago

Update: 0.4.0-SNAPSHOT fixed this for me.

Wimmox commented 2 years ago

At first, 0.4.0 seemed to fix it for me, but after a few reboots it came back. Issue appears if I connect my speakers via my monitor on mini display port. As a workaround I have now plugged in my speakers using the headphone outlet on my mac. https://www.screencast.com/t/nU3rboLy74B3

clydebaron2000 commented 1 year ago

I have this issue with a fresh installation of the app and connecting my airpods.

duskmoon314 commented 1 year ago

Same issue, 0.4.0 with M1 macbook air 13.2.1 and airpods pro. After reinstalling with homebrew the sound becomes good at first and returns to distorted after several connections.