iMac Makes weird noises when plugging in headphones!?

creeman · Oct 25, 2011, 06:32 PM

So, ever since I got my iMac, it always makes noises when I plug in my headphones or unplug them. And now more recently when I wake the iMac up from sleep. It always makes the "Funk" sound from the sound effects menu in the settings, and sometimes the sound when you send an email. And it does this over and over again! It is the most annoying thing ever, and I'm not sure if its suppose to do that or if theres something wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

creeman · Oct 26, 2011, 03:06 PM

Any body know whats going on? Doesn't happen on my MBP with Lion on it, so I thought it was weird that it would happen on my iMac.

creeman · Nov 17, 2011, 04:01 PM

It still does this and its really annoying! Always makes the error sound and then the sent mail sound when I plug in my headphones! Any ideas on why?!

shawnathan · Nov 17, 2011, 04:30 PM

Have you tried resetting your PRAM? System sound settings are one of the things that are stored in PRAM. For example, last week my startup chime went away. I reset my PRAM and it came back.

Restart your mac while holding down Command+Option+P+R on your keyboard. Keep holding these keys down until you hear the startup chime 3 times, then let go. Once your mac boots up, check to see if your problem went away.

creeman · Nov 26, 2011, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shawnathan

Have you tried resetting your PRAM? System sound settings are one of the things that are stored in PRAM. For example, last week my startup chime went away. I reset my PRAM and it came back.

Restart your mac while holding down Command+Option+P+R on your keyboard. Keep holding these keys down until you hear the startup chime 3 times, then let go. Once your mac boots up, check to see if your problem went away.

I tried that. And on reboot the first time I plug the headphones in it doesn't make the sound. But if I put the iMac to sleep and come back the next day and plug the headphones in, the sound is back.

GTANJ · Nov 26, 2011, 06:42 PM

Take it to an Apple store and see what one of the employees has to say about it.

creeman · Nov 27, 2011, 12:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTANJ

Take it to an Apple store and see what one of the employees has to say about it.

My closest Apple store is 3 hours away

CEH · Dec 11, 2011, 06:50 PM

Mine does the same thing!! New iMac. Whenever I plug in my headphones it starts to constantly make the beep noise for new mail, followed by the swoosh sound for sent mail. It will go non stop until I quit the mail app. And this is done regardless of whether I am using the mail app or not. It is not a settings issue, it is a bug as there is no good reason to have those sounds playing constantly.

Hope Apple makes a fix!
CEH

scottci · Nov 28, 2012, 10:50 AM

This happens on my retina macbook pro running mountain lion (10.8.2).

Sounds like a bunch of emails coming in or IM's going back and forth. Sometimes changing the volume back and forth stops it.

juliazo · Nov 28, 2012, 10:52 AM

This might be kind of a dumb question, but have you tried other headphones/speakers?

scottci · Nov 29, 2012, 05:08 PM

Yes, I've tried two types of headphones. The new iphone 5 earbuds and another pair.

The sound will continue even if I unplug the headphones and the noises will continue on the laptop speakers. It isn't reproducible consistently. Happens about once a day it seems.

Oct 25, 2011, 06:32 PM	#1
creeman macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	iMac Makes weird noises when plugging in headphones!? So, ever since I got my iMac, it always makes noises when I plug in my headphones or unplug them. And now more recently when I wake the iMac up from sleep. It always makes the "Funk" sound from the sound effects menu in the settings, and sometimes the sound when you send an email. And it does this over and over again! It is the most annoying thing ever, and I'm not sure if its suppose to do that or if theres something wrong. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. __________________ iPhone 4S 64GB White iMac 27" 3.4 GHz Core i7 16 GB RAM iPhone 4 32GB Black 15" 2.66 MacBook Pro (2010)
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Oct 26, 2011, 03:06 PM	#2
creeman Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	Any body know whats going on? Doesn't happen on my MBP with Lion on it, so I thought it was weird that it would happen on my iMac. __________________ iPhone 4S 64GB White iMac 27" 3.4 GHz Core i7 16 GB RAM iPhone 4 32GB Black 15" 2.66 MacBook Pro (2010)
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Nov 17, 2011, 04:01 PM	#3
creeman Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2007	It still does this and its really annoying! Always makes the error sound and then the sent mail sound when I plug in my headphones! Any ideas on why?! __________________ iPhone 4S 64GB White iMac 27" 3.4 GHz Core i7 16 GB RAM iPhone 4 32GB Black 15" 2.66 MacBook Pro (2010)
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Nov 17, 2011, 04:30 PM	#4
shawnathan macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2008	Have you tried resetting your PRAM? System sound settings are one of the things that are stored in PRAM. For example, last week my startup chime went away. I reset my PRAM and it came back. Restart your mac while holding down Command+Option+P+R on your keyboard. Keep holding these keys down until you hear the startup chime 3 times, then let go. Once your mac boots up, check to see if your problem went away. __________________ iMac G4 17" Flat panel 1Ghz, 24" Aluminum iMac, 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
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Nov 26, 2011, 06:42 PM	#6
GTANJ macrumors member Join Date: Nov 2011	Take it to an Apple store and see what one of the employees has to say about it. __________________ 13" Late-2011 MacBook Pro, 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5 (Sandy Bridge), 4 GB RAM, 500 GB HD; 21.5" Mid-2010 iMac, 3.2 GHz Intel Core i3 (Nehalem), 4 GB RAM, 1 TB HD; 16 GB iPhone 4 (AT&T); 16 GB iPad
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Dec 11, 2011, 06:50 PM	#8
CEH macrumors newbie Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: LA	mine does the same Mine does the same thing!! New iMac. Whenever I plug in my headphones it starts to constantly make the beep noise for new mail, followed by the swoosh sound for sent mail. It will go non stop until I quit the mail app. And this is done regardless of whether I am using the mail app or not. It is not a settings issue, it is a bug as there is no good reason to have those sounds playing constantly. Hope Apple makes a fix! CEH
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Nov 28, 2012, 10:50 AM	#9
scottci macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	This happens on my retina macbook pro running mountain lion (10.8.2). Sounds like a bunch of emails coming in or IM's going back and forth. Sometimes changing the volume back and forth stops it.
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Nov 28, 2012, 10:52 AM	#10
juliazo macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2012	This might be kind of a dumb question, but have you tried other headphones/speakers?
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Nov 29, 2012, 05:08 PM	#11
scottci macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	Yes, I've tried two types of headphones. The new iphone 5 earbuds and another pair. The sound will continue even if I unplug the headphones and the noises will continue on the laptop speakers. It isn't reproducible consistently. Happens about once a day it seems.
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