Must select bridged AirPort Express as audio source repeatedly

Originator:jpokotilow
Number:rdar://46982731 Date Originated:December 30, 2018
Status: Resolved:
Product: Product Version:
Classification:Other Bug Reproducible:
 
Summary: I connect an old AirPort Express I have to my electric piano via audio out. The piano is perfectly positioned to be an audio source for my Apple TV.

Most of the time, when I first select the AE as an audio source, the Apple TV subsequently reverts the audio source back to HDMI after audio starts playing. I almost always have to select the AE as an audio source two or three times before it sticks.

The AE is bridged to an AirPort Time Capsule.


Steps to Reproduce: Choose a bridged AE as an audio source using Apple TV.


Expected Results: Audio from the Apple TV should stream seamlessly to the AE.


Actual Results: The audio source reverts back to HDMI.


Version/Build:

A gen 4 Apple TV w/ tvOS 12.1.1
AirPort Express w/ AE Firmware 7.8


Configuration: N/A

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