YouTube Audio Issue on 2018 MacBook Pro

[fooyork]

Not sure if this is a Mojave or MacBook Pro issue, but can anyone else tell me if they are having a similar issue - or indeed shine a light on this for me?

So, in the video below, you will see the audio dropping out, the volume controls on the Touch Bar flashing off and on, and then a few seconds later the audio coming back in. This apparently happens at random, and the only place I have noticed it is on YouTube.

For info: running the latest PB of Mojave (18A336e) on a 2018 13" MacBook Pro (i5, 512GB, 16GB).

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help in advance!

 

[New_Mac_Smell]

You're running beta software. It's not normal to experience this, but it is normal to get these kind of random issues when using a beta.

Try a different browser to eliminate Safari. After that you'll just have to sit and wait for the next public beta and hope they've fixed it.

 

[markusberger]

Not sure if this is a Mojave or MacBook Pro issue, but can anyone else tell me if they are having a similar issue - or indeed shine a light on this for me?

So, in the video below, you will see the audio dropping out, the volume controls on the Touch Bar flashing off and on, and then a few seconds later the audio coming back in. This apparently happens at random, and the only place I have noticed it is on YouTube.

For info: running the latest PB of Mojave (18A336e) on a 2018 13" MacBook Pro (i5, 512GB, 16GB).

Any thoughts?

Thanks for your help in advance!

I had similar issues, check my thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...litch-freeze-can-someone-please-test.2129323/

Do you have a stuttering/freezing mouse pointer as well while audio cuts out? I had to return mine

 

[fooyork]

I had similar issues, check my thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...litch-freeze-can-someone-please-test.2129323/

Do you have a stuttering/freezing mouse pointer as well while audio cuts out? I had to return mine

No, the system remains responsive...
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You're running beta software. It's not normal to experience this, but it is normal to get these kind of random issues when using a beta.

Try a different browser to eliminate Safari. After that you'll just have to sit and wait for the next public beta and hope they've fixed it.

Yes, I know I am running pre-release software and I know I should expect bugs. However, I cannot replicate the issue on a 2015 MBP running the same build of Mojave - so I am wondering if there might be some kind of hardware issue that is underlying. Safari 12.0 and Safari TP 12.0 both exhibit this problem...

 

[fooyork]

I think I might have figured it out.

I am running a 2018 MBP with ‘hey siri’ capabilities. However, Siri is broken on this build of Mojave for some users - though it does hear the ‘hey siri’ command, and then *tries* to activate...

I think it might be ‘listening’ for a possible ‘hey siri’ command, and trying to start a broken script, resulting in a second or so interruption in sound - as it would drop the sound on a ‘hey siri’ command anyway.

I’m going to test this hypothesis when I get home from the gym.

 

[fooyork]

I think I might have figured it out.

I am running a 2018 MBP with ‘hey siri’ capabilities. However, Siri is broken on this build of Mojave for some users - though it does hear the ‘hey siri’ command, and then *tries* to activate...

I think it might be ‘listening’ for a possible ‘hey siri’ command, and trying to start a broken script, resulting in a second or so interruption in sound - as it would drop the sound on a ‘hey siri’ command anyway.

I’m going to test this hypothesis when I get home from the gym.

I turned off 'listen for hey siri' and the issue has gone away for me... I think I might have been correct...

 

[mattaj24]

I am also experiencing YouTube audio issues. My video also seems to cut off shortly after the audio as well.
I am also experiencing the Hey Siri errors. In fact, I can't talk to Siri at all. Just an empty box appears.
I'm running the latest 10.14 beta (18A336e) on the 13" MacBook Pro 2.3 i5 16gb.

 

[fooyork]

I am also experiencing YouTube audio issues. My video also seems to cut off shortly after the audio as well.
I am also experiencing the Hey Siri errors. In fact, I can't talk to Siri at all. Just an empty box appears.
I'm running the latest 10.14 beta (18A336e) on the 13" MacBook Pro 2.3 i5 16gb.

For me I had no other issue than a brief drop out in audio, no video or other system issues...

 

[baxtr]

I have experienced this problem in 10.13.6 with chrome and youtube. However, the audio would not come back unless I close the tab and refresh youtube.

 

[mattaj24]

I think I may have found a temporary workaround, not to prevent this from happening, but to stop it from happening after it starts. Let me know if it works for anybody. I know some people are having slightly different issues than me so I'm not sure.

My workaround is posted on my thread here.