Audio stutters at the start of every track
Posted: 09 Jul 2020 23:02
VLC 3.0.11
MacOS 10.15.5
2019 iMac
I am having two consistent issues with every audio file I try to play, regardless of type (I use mostly MP3 and AAC/MP4, which I create in Audacity, Finale 26, and GarageBand)
With every single audio file I try to play, the first two or so seconds of the audio is not played, or sometimes stutters. After the second second of each track, the audio seems to play fine as long as I don't pause it. If I am working in a playlist, this happens at the start of every track.
The second problem (which I've seen addressed in other posts on this forum) that is absolutely consistent is that if I pause while a track is playing, the audio does not play when I unpause. I see the navigation cursor move forward like it is playing, but I hear no sound. At this point, if I try to do anything else within the program, including Quit the app, I get a permanent turning rainbow ball and I have to force quit the app. I have mentioned this problem here because all the other forum posts say that this problem is fixed in 3.0.11 which is not true for me.
I downgraded to 3.0.10, which had the same problems, and then downgraded to 3.0.8, which still has the consistent audio stutter at the beginning of every track, but does not crash the app when I pause the audio. I neglected to turn off automatic updates in Preferences, so it upgraded to 3.0.11, with both issues still presenting.
I have trashed the VLC preferences and restarted the app and computer. I checked the ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter folder but there was no Log file after I just reproduced the issues and had to force quit.
MacOS 10.15.5
2019 iMac
I am having two consistent issues with every audio file I try to play, regardless of type (I use mostly MP3 and AAC/MP4, which I create in Audacity, Finale 26, and GarageBand)
With every single audio file I try to play, the first two or so seconds of the audio is not played, or sometimes stutters. After the second second of each track, the audio seems to play fine as long as I don't pause it. If I am working in a playlist, this happens at the start of every track.
The second problem (which I've seen addressed in other posts on this forum) that is absolutely consistent is that if I pause while a track is playing, the audio does not play when I unpause. I see the navigation cursor move forward like it is playing, but I hear no sound. At this point, if I try to do anything else within the program, including Quit the app, I get a permanent turning rainbow ball and I have to force quit the app. I have mentioned this problem here because all the other forum posts say that this problem is fixed in 3.0.11 which is not true for me.
I downgraded to 3.0.10, which had the same problems, and then downgraded to 3.0.8, which still has the consistent audio stutter at the beginning of every track, but does not crash the app when I pause the audio. I neglected to turn off automatic updates in Preferences, so it upgraded to 3.0.11, with both issues still presenting.
I have trashed the VLC preferences and restarted the app and computer. I checked the ~/Library/Logs/CrashReporter folder but there was no Log file after I just reproduced the issues and had to force quit.