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Why are you guys not even contemplating macOS 10.12 "Sierra" ? Long standing Coreaudio bugs were fixed in this version . While that may not affect your specific problem it should be worth a try at least.[/quote]

Sorry I missed this a couple months ago. I've had this issue on two different Macbook ...

Bumping this in hopes of finding others that have experienced this. Few have mentioned it, and with no clear solution.
Audio dropout and “skips” on three different Macs, OS versions, and Live versions. We went 20+ shows with no issues, then tonight it did it twice. Nothing on Activity Monitor out ...

I've been going back thru my calendar to try to remember what changes were made, etc, around the time it appeared. The problem definitely appeared when I started using 9.6.2. Since the bug fixes don't mention this problem, I still want to track it down, but I will try 9.7.3 this weekend.

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i would try upgrading your software, rather than downgrading systems...[/quote]


Sorry - I meant using Live 9.7.3

sevenark - did you find a solution? I know this thread is a year old, but I'm having the EXACT problem you're having.

Two macs (Mtn Lion and El Cap), Live 9.6.2, two MK3 hybrids via usb, SW8 switcher. I will go 4-5 shows with no problems, then dropouts and skipping. We switch the SW8 manually, so ...