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## Environment MacBook Pro (macOS 13.5) using a Focus-brand USB audio interface. Users create a CoreAudio aggregate device combining the USB interface and the internal microphone to allow simultaneous routing. Problem appears in Logic Pro and Zoom: ...
## Environment Linux laptop (Ubuntu 22.04, kernel 5.15) using a bus-powered USB 3.0 hub to connect a class-compliant USB DAC (USB audio 2.0). Dropouts and crackling occur when CPU load increases (e.g., compiling or running heavy browser workloads). ...
## Environment Windows 11 laptop with discrete GPU (Optimus setup) connected to a USB‑C/Thunderbolt dock that drives a 4K60 external monitor via DisplayPort MST. Issue reproduces when running GPU‑accelerated applications or video playback. ## Sympt...
## Environment MacBook Pro 2019 running macOS 12.5, bus-powered USB-C 4-port hub (no independent power), connected to a USB MIDI keyboard (class-compliant), DAW (Ableton Live) running low-latency audio buffer of 64 samples. Direct connection to MacB...
## Environment Dell XPS laptop connected to a CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 dock; external USB audio interface (USB class-compliant 2.0) plugged into the dock's downstream USB-A port. Host runs Ubuntu 22.04 with PipeWire for audio. The issue reproduces on ...
## Environment Windows 11 workstation with a USB audio interface connected through a hub. ## What happens Recordings contain pops whenever a build or export heavily uses the CPU. ## What I have tried Changed sample rate, buffer size and recordin...