Distorted sound in Finder and no sound at all from Ableton Live 12

[oivindi]

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Description of the bug

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Installed Background Music today, restarted my machine, but not working like it should. Audio playing from Finder is distorted when played through my RME Babyface audio interface, while an app like Ableton Live doesn't output sound at all. When I choose my Babyface interface again in the output section of Live 12, audio plays again, but volume is not controllable with Background Music. If I route the audio through the Background Music app in Live 12, there is not sound at ll.

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See above. This is just a case of installing the app, and audio either being distorted, or there is no sound at all.

Versions

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• Background Music: [e.g. "0.4.3" or "0.4.0-SNAPSHOT-c0ab98b". Preferences > About Background Music]
• macOS: [e.g. "11.3 Beta (20E5172i)" or "Big Sur".  > About This Mac]

Version 0.4.3.

Hardware

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• Computer: [e.g. "MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 Ports)".  > About This Mac]
• Audio Device: [e.g. "Built-in Output. Manufacturer: Apple Inc. Output Channels: 2 [...]". System Information app > Hardware > Audio]

MacBook Pro M1 14" 2011.
RME Babyface audio interface.

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[kyleneideck]

Probably because Background Music only supports 2-channel devices. I'd really like to add support for other devices at some point, but I doubt that'll happen any time soon unless someone else decides to work on it.