Disappearing audio over USB-C

[JamesofWales]

I've just upgraded to an M1 MBA and having weird audio issues with my LG 27MU88-W monitor. I use a USB-C cable and have a pair of Bose speakers plugged into the monitor - applications like Spotify and Zoom work fine but as soon as I go near web-based video conferencing like Google Meet it is a crap shoot if I have audio at all. Same issue across Chrome and Safari, I went back to my old MBP at seems to be the same, hence I think the issue started with Big Sur.

I appear to be able to resolve by plugging the cable in and out and restarting the browser but if my MBP sleeps at all during the day I have to unplug and plug back in. It's an absolute pain as my biggest client uses Meet and always seems to catch me out.

Has anyone seen similar?

 

[wago]

I've found that Google Meet doesn't always track the system audio preferences; it seems to sometimes get confused when the device ordering changes. I use Google Meet every day, and I typically go into the Meet settings before my first meeting and verify all the audio & video devices are set correctly. I've heard the same from other Meet users on Mac. Hope that helps!

 

[JamesofWales]

I've found that Google Meet doesn't always track the system audio preferences; it seems to sometimes get confused when the device ordering changes. I use Google Meet every day, and I typically go into the Meet settings before my first meeting and verify all the audio & video devices are set correctly. I've heard the same from other Meet users on Mac. Hope that helps!

Thanks for that - its what I've been doing. hopefully it gets fixed