Add AudioDiagnostics heartbeat logging

Adds [AUDIO]-prefixed logs to both single-stream and multi-stream players:
1 Hz heartbeat with rate/timeControl/mute/volume/bitrate/route, plus
immediate events on rate, isMuted, volume, currentItem, media selection,
access-log, error-log, and system audio route/interruption changes.

Grep Xcode console for `[AUDIO]` or `[AUDIO SYSTEM]` to isolate.

Also reverts the AAC-preference in pinAudioSelection: the
ballgame.treytartt.com master playlist is already all mp4a.40.2 stereo,
so the Dolby-DRC theory doesn't fit. Pin simply selects the default
audible option now.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

mlbTVOS/Views/MultiStreamView.swift

@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
     @State private var clipTimeLimitObserver: Any?
     @State private var isAdvancingClip = false
     @StateObject private var playbackDiagnostics = MultiStreamPlaybackDiagnostics()
+    @State private var audioDiagnostics: AudioDiagnostics?
 
     private static let maxClipDuration: Double = 15.0
     private static var audioSessionConfigured = false
@@ -453,6 +454,8 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
             }
             player = nil
             playbackDiagnostics.clear(streamID: stream.id, reason: "tile disappeared")
+            audioDiagnostics?.detach()
+            audioDiagnostics = nil
         }
         #if os(tvOS)
         .focusEffectDisabled()
@@ -551,6 +554,7 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
             )
             scheduleStartupPlaybackRecovery(for: player)
             installClipTimeLimit(on: player)
+            attachAudioDiagnostics(to: player)
             logMultiView("startStream reused inline player id=\(stream.id) muted=\(player.isMuted)")
             return
         }
@@ -577,6 +581,7 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
             )
             scheduleStartupPlaybackRecovery(for: existingPlayer)
             installClipTimeLimit(on: existingPlayer)
+            attachAudioDiagnostics(to: existingPlayer)
             logMultiView("startStream reused shared player id=\(stream.id) muted=\(existingPlayer.isMuted)")
             return
         }
@@ -612,6 +617,7 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
             onPlaybackEnded: playbackEndedHandler(for: avPlayer)
         )
         scheduleStartupPlaybackRecovery(for: avPlayer)
+        attachAudioDiagnostics(to: avPlayer)
         logMultiView("startStream attached player id=\(stream.id) muted=\(avPlayer.isMuted) startupResolution=\(multiViewStartupResolution) fastStart=true calling playImmediately(atRate: 1.0)")
         avPlayer.playImmediately(atRate: 1.0)
         installClipTimeLimit(on: avPlayer)
@@ -642,8 +648,7 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
         return item
     }
 
-    /// Lock the HLS audio rendition to the default option so ABR can't swap
+    /// Pin the HLS audio rendition so ABR can't swap channel layouts mid-stream.
-    /// to a different channel layout / loudness mid-stream.
     private func pinAudioSelection(on item: AVPlayerItem) {
         let streamID = stream.id
         let asset = item.asset
@@ -698,6 +703,13 @@ private struct MultiStreamTile: View {
         (player.currentItem?.asset as? AVURLAsset)?.url
     }
 
+    private func attachAudioDiagnostics(to player: AVPlayer) {
+        if audioDiagnostics == nil {
+            audioDiagnostics = AudioDiagnostics(tag: "multi:\(stream.label)")
+        }
+        audioDiagnostics?.attach(to: player)
+    }
+
 
     private func installClipTimeLimit(on player: AVPlayer) {
         removeClipTimeLimit(from: player)
@@ -1420,3 +1432,244 @@ private func nextMultiViewFocusID(
         .streamID
 }
 #endif
+
+// MARK: - AudioDiagnostics
+//
+// Audio-specific diagnostic logging. Attach one `AudioDiagnostics` per AVPlayer
+// you want to track. Emits a `[AUDIO]`-prefixed 1 Hz heartbeat with rate,
+// mute, time, bitrate, and route info — plus immediate logs on route changes,
+// interruptions, access-log events, and media-selection changes.
+//
+// Grep Xcode console with `[AUDIO]` to isolate these lines.
+
+@MainActor
+final class AudioDiagnostics {
+    private let tag: String
+    private weak var player: AVPlayer?
+    private var heartbeatTask: Task<Void, Never>?
+    private var observations: [NSKeyValueObservation] = []
+    private var tokens: [NSObjectProtocol] = []
+
+    private static var processWideInstalled = false
+
+    init(tag: String) {
+        self.tag = tag
+        AudioDiagnostics.installProcessWideObservers()
+    }
+
+    deinit {
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+    }
+
+    func attach(to player: AVPlayer) {
+        detach()
+        self.player = player
+        log("attach rate=\(player.rate) isMuted=\(player.isMuted) volume=\(player.volume)")
+
+        observations.append(
+            player.observe(\.rate, options: [.new]) { [weak self] p, _ in
+                Task { @MainActor in self?.log("rate-change rate=\(p.rate) tc=\(p.timeControlStatus.rawValue)") }
+            }
+        )
+        observations.append(
+            player.observe(\.isMuted, options: [.new]) { [weak self] p, _ in
+                Task { @MainActor in self?.log("isMuted-change value=\(p.isMuted)") }
+            }
+        )
+        observations.append(
+            player.observe(\.volume, options: [.new]) { [weak self] p, _ in
+                Task { @MainActor in self?.log("volume-change value=\(p.volume)") }
+            }
+        )
+
+        if let item = player.currentItem {
+            attachItemObservers(item)
+        }
+        observations.append(
+            player.observe(\.currentItem, options: [.new]) { [weak self] p, _ in
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    guard let self else { return }
+                    self.log("currentItem-change newItem=\(p.currentItem != nil)")
+                    if let item = p.currentItem {
+                        self.attachItemObservers(item)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+        startHeartbeat()
+    }
+
+    func detach() {
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+        heartbeatTask = nil
+        observations.removeAll()
+        for t in tokens {
+            NotificationCenter.default.removeObserver(t)
+        }
+        tokens.removeAll()
+        player = nil
+    }
+
+    private func attachItemObservers(_ item: AVPlayerItem) {
+        tokens.append(
+            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+                forName: .AVPlayerItemNewAccessLogEntry,
+                object: item,
+                queue: .main
+            ) { [weak self, weak item] _ in
+                guard let self, let event = item?.accessLog()?.events.last else { return }
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    self.log(
+                        "accessLog indicated=\(Int(event.indicatedBitrate)) observed=\(Int(event.observedBitrate)) switches=\(event.numberOfMediaRequests) stalls=\(event.numberOfStalls) avgVideo=\(Int(event.averageVideoBitrate)) avgAudio=\(Int(event.averageAudioBitrate))"
+                    )
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+        tokens.append(
+            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+                forName: .AVPlayerItemNewErrorLogEntry,
+                object: item,
+                queue: .main
+            ) { [weak self, weak item] _ in
+                guard let self, let event = item?.errorLog()?.events.last else { return }
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    self.log("errorLog domain=\(event.errorDomain) statusCode=\(event.errorStatusCode) comment=\(event.errorComment ?? "nil")")
+                }
+            }
+        )
+
+        tokens.append(
+            NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+                forName: AVPlayerItem.mediaSelectionDidChangeNotification,
+                object: item,
+                queue: .main
+            ) { [weak self, weak item] _ in
+                guard let self, let item else { return }
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    let asset = item.asset
+                    guard let group = try? await asset.loadMediaSelectionGroup(for: .audible),
+                          let selected = item.currentMediaSelection.selectedMediaOption(in: group) else {
+                        self.log("mediaSelection-change selected=nil")
+                        return
+                    }
+                    let codec = (selected.mediaSubTypes as [NSNumber]).map { audioDiagFourCC($0.uint32Value) }.joined(separator: ",")
+                    self.log("mediaSelection-change audio=\"\(selected.displayName)\" codec=\(codec)")
+                }
+            }
+        )
+    }
+
+    private func startHeartbeat() {
+        heartbeatTask?.cancel()
+        heartbeatTask = Task { @MainActor [weak self] in
+            while !Task.isCancelled {
+                self?.emitHeartbeat()
+                try? await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(1))
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private func emitHeartbeat() {
+        guard let player, let item = player.currentItem else { return }
+        let currentTime = CMTimeGetSeconds(player.currentTime())
+        let event = item.accessLog()?.events.last
+        let indicated = event.map { Int($0.indicatedBitrate) } ?? 0
+        let observed = event.map { Int($0.observedBitrate) } ?? 0
+        log(
+            "hb t=\(String(format: "%.1f", currentTime))s rate=\(player.rate) tc=\(player.timeControlStatus.rawValue) muted=\(player.isMuted) vol=\(String(format: "%.2f", player.volume)) indicated=\(indicated) observed=\(observed) ltku=\(item.isPlaybackLikelyToKeepUp) route=\(AudioDiagnostics.currentRouteDescription())"
+        )
+    }
+
+    private func log(_ message: String) {
+        let ts = AudioDiagnostics.timestamp()
+        print("[AUDIO \(tag) \(ts)] \(message)")
+    }
+
+    // MARK: Process-wide
+
+    private static func installProcessWideObservers() {
+        guard !processWideInstalled else { return }
+        processWideInstalled = true
+
+        let session = AVAudioSession.sharedInstance()
+        print("[AUDIO SYSTEM \(timestamp())] initial category=\(session.category.rawValue) mode=\(session.mode.rawValue) sampleRate=\(session.sampleRate) route=\(currentRouteDescription())")
+
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            forName: AVAudioSession.routeChangeNotification,
+            object: nil,
+            queue: .main
+        ) { notification in
+            let reasonValue = notification.userInfo?[AVAudioSessionRouteChangeReasonKey] as? UInt ?? 0
+            let reason = AVAudioSession.RouteChangeReason(rawValue: reasonValue).map(audioDiagReasonDescription) ?? "unknown(\(reasonValue))"
+            let prev = (notification.userInfo?[AVAudioSessionRouteChangePreviousRouteKey] as? AVAudioSessionRouteDescription).map(routeDescription) ?? "nil"
+            print("[AUDIO SYSTEM \(timestamp())] routeChange reason=\(reason) previous=\(prev) current=\(currentRouteDescription())")
+        }
+
+        NotificationCenter.default.addObserver(
+            forName: AVAudioSession.interruptionNotification,
+            object: nil,
+            queue: .main
+        ) { notification in
+            let typeValue = notification.userInfo?[AVAudioSessionInterruptionTypeKey] as? UInt ?? 0
+            let type = AVAudioSession.InterruptionType(rawValue: typeValue).map(audioDiagInterruptionDescription) ?? "unknown(\(typeValue))"
+            print("[AUDIO SYSTEM \(timestamp())] interruption type=\(type)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    nonisolated static func currentRouteDescription() -> String {
+        routeDescription(AVAudioSession.sharedInstance().currentRoute)
+    }
+
+    nonisolated static func routeDescription(_ route: AVAudioSessionRouteDescription) -> String {
+        let outs = route.outputs.map { "\($0.portType.rawValue):\($0.portName)" }.joined(separator: ",")
+        return outs.isEmpty ? "none" : outs
+    }
+
+    nonisolated static func timestamp() -> String {
+        audioDiagTSFormatter.string(from: Date())
+    }
+}
+
+private let audioDiagTSFormatter: DateFormatter = {
+    let f = DateFormatter()
+    f.dateFormat = "HH:mm:ss.SSS"
+    return f
+}()
+
+private func audioDiagFourCC(_ raw: UInt32) -> String {
+    let bytes: [UInt8] = [
+        UInt8((raw >> 24) & 0xFF),
+        UInt8((raw >> 16) & 0xFF),
+        UInt8((raw >> 8) & 0xFF),
+        UInt8(raw & 0xFF),
+    ]
+    let chars = bytes.map { b -> Character in
+        let scalar = UnicodeScalar(b)
+        return (0x20...0x7E).contains(b) ? Character(scalar) : "?"
+    }
+    return String(chars)
+}
+
+private func audioDiagReasonDescription(_ reason: AVAudioSession.RouteChangeReason) -> String {
+    switch reason {
+    case .unknown: "unknown"
+    case .newDeviceAvailable: "newDeviceAvailable"
+    case .oldDeviceUnavailable: "oldDeviceUnavailable"
+    case .categoryChange: "categoryChange"
+    case .override: "override"
+    case .wakeFromSleep: "wakeFromSleep"
+    case .noSuitableRouteForCategory: "noSuitableRouteForCategory"
+    case .routeConfigurationChange: "routeConfigurationChange"
+    @unknown default: "unknown-future"
+    }
+}
+
+private func audioDiagInterruptionDescription(_ type: AVAudioSession.InterruptionType) -> String {
+    switch type {
+    case .began: "began"
+    case .ended: "ended"
+    @unknown default: "unknown-future"
+    }
+}

mlbTVOS/Views/SingleStreamPlayerView.swift

@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@ private func makeSingleStreamPlayerItem(from source: SingleStreamPlaybackSource)
     return item
 }
 
-/// Lock the HLS audio rendition to the default option so ABR can't swap
+/// Pin the HLS audio rendition so ABR can't swap channel layouts mid-stream.
-/// to a different channel layout / loudness mid-stream.
 private func pinSingleStreamAudioSelection(on item: AVPlayerItem) {
     let asset = item.asset
     Task { @MainActor [weak item] in
@@ -571,6 +570,10 @@ struct SingleStreamPlayerView: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
             logSingleStream("Configured player for quality ramp preferredForwardBufferDuration=8 automaticallyWaitsToMinimizeStalling=true")
             context.coordinator.attachDebugObservers(to: player, url: url, resolveNextSource: resolveNextSource)
             controller.player = player
+            if context.coordinator.audioDiagnostics == nil {
+                context.coordinator.audioDiagnostics = AudioDiagnostics(tag: "single")
+            }
+            context.coordinator.audioDiagnostics?.attach(to: player)
             logSingleStream("AVPlayer assigned to controller; calling playImmediately(atRate: 1.0)")
             player.playImmediately(atRate: 1.0)
             context.coordinator.installClipTimeLimit(on: player, resolveNextSource: resolveNextSource)
@@ -602,6 +605,10 @@ struct SingleStreamPlayerView: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
             logSingleStream("dismantleUIViewController — PiP active, observers cleared but keeping player")
             return
         }
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            coordinator.audioDiagnostics?.detach()
+            coordinator.audioDiagnostics = nil
+        }
         uiViewController.player?.pause()
         uiViewController.player = nil
         logSingleStream("dismantleUIViewController complete")
@@ -613,6 +620,7 @@ struct SingleStreamPlayerView: UIViewControllerRepresentable {
         private var startupRecoveryTask: Task<Void, Never>?
         private var qualityMonitorTask: Task<Void, Never>?
         private var clipTimeLimitObserver: Any?
+        var audioDiagnostics: AudioDiagnostics?
         private static let maxClipDuration: Double = 15.0
         var onTogglePitchInfo: (() -> Void)?
         var onToggleGameCenter: (() -> Void)?