Apple TV mirroring sound issues

Sound? No rhyme or reason, but sometimes when I mirror my macbook pro (BRAND NEW as is the Apple TV) sometimes the sound comes through, and sometimes it doesn't. It also won't let me manually change the output from internal to apple tv.

I found a fix for this problem thanks to a friend of mine who I can only assume did a little research online!!
The problem I had was having AirParrot once installed, and after the recent 10.9.2 update, the third party app messed up the way Mirroring was working..
Here is the fix:
1. Open Terminal in /Applications/Utilities.
2. Run these commands respectively:
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/APExtFramebuffer.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AirParrotDriver.kext
sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/APExtFramebuffer.kext
sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/AirParrotDriver.kext
This will uninstall kernel extensions related to AirParrot. Other solutions around the web being posted are missing the extensions within /Library/Extensions.
3. Enter your administrative password when prompted.
4. Restart your computer.
I tried it once again and it worked like a dream!!!
Here is the article for reference:
http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/28/os-x-10-9-2-breaks-airplay-mirroring-and-desktop-e xtensions-to-external-monitors-for-some-users/
Many Thanks for all who tried to help, and especially Wasim!!
Hope this helps anyone with the same problem in the future!!

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I'm feeling totally exasperated. I've tried every 'solution' to the inherent Apple TV mirroring sound problem. Why don't Apple just fix it?? All I want to do is be able to view my computer video with sound when i want to. I don't feel that I should have to spend up to and over an hour trying repeated combinations of turning things on and off, entering code into Terminal, etc. EVERY TIME THAT I TRY TO MIRROR THROUGH APPLE TV. It's ridiculous, aside from the cost of buying the unit, I had to upload Mountain Lion despite the fact that my new (Early 2012) imac should have been on spec. That took hours and it still doesn't work. Very dissappointed, Apple have lost my brand loyalty for such an obviously fixable thing. ( I don't think that they read these comments). hope this makes you think twice before buying. Yours, m

I found a fix for this problem thanks to a friend of mine who I can only assume did a little research online!!
The problem I had was having AirParrot once installed, and after the recent 10.9.2 update, the third party app messed up the way Mirroring was working..
Here is the fix:
1. Open Terminal in /Applications/Utilities.
2. Run these commands respectively:
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/APExtFramebuffer.kext
sudo rm -rf /System/Library/Extensions/AirParrotDriver.kext
sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/APExtFramebuffer.kext
sudo rm -rf /Library/Extensions/AirParrotDriver.kext
This will uninstall kernel extensions related to AirParrot. Other solutions around the web being posted are missing the extensions within /Library/Extensions.
3. Enter your administrative password when prompted.
4. Restart your computer.
I tried it once again and it worked like a dream!!!
Here is the article for reference:
http://9to5mac.com/2014/02/28/os-x-10-9-2-breaks-airplay-mirroring-and-desktop-e xtensions-to-external-monitors-for-some-users/
Many Thanks for all who tried to help, and especially Wasim!!
Hope this helps anyone with the same problem in the future!!

Apple TV Mirror display issue

I am currently using a 3rd Gen Apple TV with a late 2013 iMac. I can connect to AirPlay display and it automatically connects to "extended display" and the TV screen goes black however I get no options to use as a secondary display. When I click "Mirror display" nothing happens. I have tested on a later Macbook Pro, iPad Mini and iPhone 5 and everything works fine. Both computers are up to date and using OS X Yosemite.

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Thanks for the question. After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are having trouble with AirPlay Mirroring. I would recommend that you read these articles, they may be helpful in troubleshooting your issue.
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I'm having an issue with airplaying online videos. Everything works fine at first, but then the sound will start to get really choppy to the point where I can't hear it anymore. This is with running the sound through the tv. When I pause the video and then press play again it starts to work fine, then after 2-3 min it will start getting choppy again. Same sort of thing happens when listening to sites like pandora etc.
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My apple tv mirroring is slow. So slow it shuts off. Any thoughts on cause? I use this device in my office for presentations without a problem. In my home with a stronger wifi router, I'm having issues.

My apple tv mirroring is slow. So slow it shuts off. Any thoughts on cause? I use this device in my office for presentations without a problem. In my home with a stronger wifi router, I'm having issues.

Welcome to the Apple Community.
Intermittent problems are often a result of interference. Interference can be caused by other networks in the neighbourhood or from household electrical items.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
Refer to your router manual for instructions on changing your wifi channel or adjusting your multicast rate.
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I have the same issue with ATV3 and iPhone 4S. Everything works properly, no buffering issues when watching netflix, vimeo, youtube BUT when I try mirroring even a small 15sec iPhone movie it stutters and buffers and results to a choppy playback..same with larger mp4 files such as 1-1.5GB, buffers forever and never plays, I just re-encoded the same movie to 700MB and plays perfectly..
Why Apple, why?..so close..I can accept the bigger movie files issue, but not being able to playback properly an iPhone movie is funny..I recorded a movie with lower bitrate through Filmic Pro (Economy mode, up to 16Mbps)
and plays properly.
Is there an upcoming software update going to solve the problem or is it hardware related and therefore not fixable.
Please don't reply with a network related answer, by 2012 we know how to set up our networks and everything else runs flawlessly.
I'll apreciate a fast answer, we love Apple, but if it can't play an iphone movie (or a high quality movie from iTunes) it's just not up to my standards.
Thanks again.
JP

APPLE MACBOOK PRO SOUND BUTTON ISSUE

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Sorry man ok so here is the issue sometimes my audio is really weird like the f10 f11 and f12 keys dont work and Sometimes when I put headphones in I cant control the sound using the buttons or the sound icon on the top bar
there is no red light I have checked the sound preferences I have reset the PRAM what seems to be working is when I slowly insert headphones in and out of the jack I bought this thing mid 2010 so im not covered by apple care and I hate that it costs $19 just to talk to them and I dont feel like spending $700 on a new logic board I bought this to escape my awful microsoft experiences so do you have any other ideas on this sound issue if you do that would be awesome and If I need to post a video of the issue I will thanks
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Anyway, so now that you have the background here is the new issue. The macbook pro keeps spitting out the disk I'm trying to install from. Disk utility and using the 'Startup Disk' function from the apple menu doesn't read the disk.
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Jeremy.Laurin,
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Sound issue with apple tv

hi ,
I am getting sound issue with my apple tv recently. when you navigate around the apple tv menu, the sounds are there but when i try to play any video, the sound is not coming out. (Same with airplay)
The issue can be fix with restarting my apple TV. However, i want a permanent fix. it's not APPLE product at all to always restart to get the apple TV to play sound.
Anyone know any permanent fix? All the software are latest.

Intermittent problems are often a result of interference. Interference can be caused by other networks in the neighbourhood or from household electrical items.
You can download and install iStumbler (NetStumbler for windows users) to help you see which channels are used by neighbouring networks so that you can avoid them, but iStumbler will not see household items.
Refer to your router manual for instructions on changing your wifi channel or adjusting your multicast rate.
There are other types of problems that can affect networks, but this is by far the most common, hence worth mentioning first. Networks that have inherent issues can be seen to work differently with different versions of the same software. You might also try moving the Apple TV away from other electrical equipment.
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So I had no issues with ATV until yesterday(10/25/2013) when I updated ATV with the latest update .Since then , whenever I play a video on my iphone 5S and airplay it , the video plays well on the TV but there is no audio at all . I tried changing the Dolby setting s and the Audio Output settings , but it doesn't seem to work .
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Hi @31danny
I understand that one of your notebooks is not playing sound using HDMI, using all the same hardware. Also that you have performed some of the standard checks. I am happy to assist with this.
As to why the one is working and the other is not, is impossible to say yet. Like any complex device, there are small variations between the components, and in some cases that can result in differences between how one performs versus the other. So no two pieces of hardware will be exactly the same.
Anyway, I would recommend you check through this page and since you have already done many of the things within, I would look to the options further down, and start with the hard reset:
Troubleshooting HDMI Display and Sound Issues
Let me know if those steps help at all, and if not, any other information you can provide.
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Apple makes awesome machines!!! - Now a Sound issue!

/Sarcasm/
So, the more I use this amazing machine, the more I find problems with it.
I already have the super cool blinking screen feature, and the pretty graphics artifacts that so many people seem to have, Vista Freezing problem, but today I found a super new awesome feature.
This feature is a cool "laser/R2D2" sound when using headphones. It's really cool cause every time a song stops or there is silence in a song, you hear this cool "pewwww" sound.
Of course I searched the forums and the internet and in typical fashion I found a bunch of people with the problem, but whenever it was brought to the "Apple Techs" they convenienctly can't hear the issue.
So what now? It seems the problem has been happening for some time now, but no one even acknowledges the issue. I can't return my MBP because it's "custom", I can't get it fixed because it seems it doesn't do anything (according to the people on the forums).
If anyone has any ideas as to what to do. So far every day I use this thing there is another cool issue that pops up that Apple doesn't seem to have a fix for other than "replacing the logic board" which seems to be the stock solution.
Can someone please offer some advice. If Apple isn't going to address the issues, then what can we do? Should I just make it a mission to go into the Apple store, and keep opening boxes in the store, testing each computer until I have like 18 open and maybe then they'll say, "Hmmm, maybe there is a problem"
Anyway, any advice would be great...
Dammit...while we're at it...is there a FN key to disable the trackpad temporarily when using a mouse...I'm tired of typing and having it screw up when my thumb happens to rest on the pad.
+1 Apple!

First, I'm sorry but I don't just willy nilly post things before I do my homework on them. I have had this computer for exactly one week now and I have spent the whole week on forums, reinstalling software, on the phone with Apple, calling my friends who have macs, and driving 4 hours to the Apple store to try and get some answer.
For a computer that is supposed to, "just work" I have had to put in a lot of effort for that to happen and as a result I haven't gotten any work done this week..so you can imagine why I might be a tad cranky considering I have lost money in that process due to this computer not working as claimed.
Secondly, I'm not looking for the cliche answers here like, "This is a user forum", and "not everyone has this problem".
The facts are that while not everyone has this problem, you have to ask yourself why is it that these and other forums are so full of people with the exact problem? If we're talking about laws of chance here, what are the chances of me having so many issues with so many Apple products. Do you think I'm simply the most unlucky person in the world...no, luck is not real...so perhaps it's something else.
My attitude is a direct result in the fact that I am tired of dealing with this stuff and just want my computer to work. It's because I'm tired of calling Apple and having them say, "If it happens again, call us back." I need answers, not people brushing things under the carpet.
On to the technical questions.
There is option in the system preferences to turn off the trackpad. Before you claim there is, they must have taken it out for some reason on the MBP's. There is no option at all, anywhere in the system preferences.
As for all other problems being hardware related...that seems to always be the general assumption, and solution around here. Keep getting logic boards replaced until you get a good one.
I don't buy it, and honestly....my friend said it perfect today when I asked him about these issues, he said, "You're asking your mac, and the community for answers they don't have....Macs are made for the masses, not for people who actually know what they're doing, if something goes wrong, you take it back and stand there dumbfounded while they swap out parts."
He's been a mac user for 8+ years.
I'm a pc user...so when there is an issue I look to find the solution. I want it solved on mine and all other computers. Taking the computer in 2, 10, 50 times to get the logic board replaced does nothing until I understand what the issue is.
The sound thing may be driver related (hence why I emailed Reaktek), the graphics issues might be software related....but the problem is that Apple is the only company I have ever dealt with that just denies no wrong. When I call them they put me through these asinine steps that obviously have nothing to do with solving the issue. When I give them the troubleshooting information I have gathered, they go, "hmmmm".
I can't email anyone at Apple because they have no email, so I have to explain all the issues over and over again to some customer service person who really doesn't know anything and the problem never gets into the right hands.
Anyway, I need 6 issues solved and those are.
1. Graphic Artifacting
2. Flickering Screen
3. R2-D2 Sound issue
4. Vista Freezing
5. Improper Fan control in Vista/OSX
6. Turning off Trackpad
If I can get these solved (and these are not unreasonable), then you guys probably won't hear from me for a while. So if anyone has any advice on how to solve any of these it would be great.
I AM (if this helps eliminate any of these responses) go and get my logic board replaced, but I am waiting for official Apple response on the graphic artifacts before I go and do that so I know I'm not just getting another one with another problem.

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my mom is having odd sound issues on her iPad 2 that i was able to somewhat fix. and it goes from fixed back to broken o.O
i thought it was interesting and worth mentioning, in case this happens to anyone else.
her iPad 2 is up to date on the latest iOS (5.0.1) and the issue occured while she was watching a video in YouTube. sound is totally off in all apps. in Settings>General under 'use side switch to' it is set to 'mute'. when going to Settings>General>Sounds the volume control for ringers will work and cause the ringtone to play, so it seems the speaker itself is fine. however it will only work there and for that short time. afterward sound will continue to remain off. the volume control on the side of the unit will bring up the on screen speaker icon, except it doesnt show the bar that usually goes up and down with the volume. and sometimes at the top of the grey box it will say 'sound effects'. ive also tried switching the mute on and off which changes nothing.
the one thing ive found that changes anything is the multi tasking bar volume control (double clicking the home button and then sliding all the way to the left, where it shows a screen orientation lock, brightness slider and a volume control bar). now the volume control bar is unfilled and doesnt show the dot that you can slide up and down to change the volume. however when i plug the iPad 2 into a computer (any computer seems to cause this) the volume control bar will suddenly fill and the dot will appear. now suddenly sound works in all apps and will change with the side control again as normal.
now heres where it gets even weirder!!!
sometimes when unplugging the iPad 2, after a short while volume will slowly fade out and be unresponsive again. the side buttons stop working and the volume control in the multi tasking bar will be unfilled and unresponsive. repeatedly plugging it in, going back to the multi tasking bar volume control and unplugging will eventually bring volume back. a couple times ive gotten volume to stay on and the volume bar to stay responsive by unplugging it while im in the multi tasking bar. but sometimes this is not the case.
for the record, ive tried 'turning it off and on again' and resetting all settings and erasing all content and settings (both with starting up from a back up on iCloud and PC, and starting up as a new iPad). ive used two different laptops, one with Windows Vista and one with Windows 7. the iPad is synced with one laptop but aside from using iTunes to back it up and for charging, ive not made any changes to the iPad using these devices. during the entire duration of my attempts to fix it, the iPad has been on no lower than 80% power. ive also called Apple and discussed this with an Apple Care representative. who suggested all the same things id already done, and walked me through all the fixes to make sure i didnt skip anything.
hopefully and most probable is that its just an issue with iOS 5.0.1. i also have an iPad 2 thats up to date with 5.0.1 and ive not had this issue, YET.
i just thought it would be beneficial to the community to share this issue and get word out that this is happening. i would like to hear everyones thoughts on this issue and if this has happened to anyone else. the Apple Representative that i spoke to had not heard of or had to deal with this issue so it sounds like its rather new or rare. though she did mention that this is not normal behavior for the device and might be a software issue.
id like to conclude with my love for Apple, and how user friendly iDevices are in general. ive had iPods from the very first generation and all of them still work (though the older ones cant be updated past a certain iOS). the few issues ive ever had were easily fixed with a visit to the Apple Store or searching on the Apple Support Communities. so as with before, i will remain positive and look forward to a bug fix in the next update.
-thanks in advanced for reading, and any comments
Paper_Dragon

Have you got notifications muted ? Only notifications (including games) get muted, so the iPod and Videos apps, and headphones, still get sound.
Depending on what you've got Settings > General > Use Side Switch To set to (mute or rotation lock), then you can mute notifications by the switch on the right hand side of the iPad, or via the taskbar : double-click the home button; slide from the left; and it's the icon far left; press home again to exit the taskbar. The function that isn't on the side switch is set via the taskbar instead : http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4085

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My situation is this:
I have a one bedroom apartment. In the main room, I have a Bose Soundlink (via bluetooth, which may be my first problem!!!). I just got an Apple TV (3) and want to connect it to the TV in my bedroom. I was considering getting some not-too-expensive speakers to improve upon my TV sound. One goal of this would be to be able to access my iTunes music and play the same thing in both rooms.
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You said the Optical to the home theatre doesn't work, do you mean it had the same sound issue or that the OA to Home Theatre didn't produce any sound? If the latter then first check the cable is working (red light on the tip once the other end is in the ATV).
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The phone will not play music on any speaker. I was trying to connect the phone via bluetooth to a speaker bar and when I tried to play pandora, I got nothing. I then disconnected the bluetooth to see if I would get sound out of the phone's speaker and got nothing. I attempted to play a downloaded song and got nothing.
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Hello hiknmt06,
You may need to restart or reset the device.
iPhone, iPad, iPod touch: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
Should the behavior continue, it may be necessary to restore your iPhone.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
Cheers,
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