Questions tagged [audio]
The audio tag is used for questions involving speakers, microphones, connections between them and computers, and applications for dealing with it.
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Macbook Volume Control Not Changing Volume of Bluetooth Headphones
For some reason, when Bluetooth headphones are connected to my macbook the volume control doesn't have any effect on the headphones volume. They seem to be stuck on full volume and doesn't change when ...
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macOS Sierra - Change default Volume Up/Down keys to Option+Shift+Volume Up/Down?
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The current behavior for the Volume Up/Down keys is to adjust the system volume in whole increments. But! The key combo Option(Alt)+Shift+Volume Up/Down will change the volume in 1/4 ...
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Force USB detection without unplugging and plugging again: is there a Terminal command for this?
I would like to know how to force a Mac to recheck the USB connections without needing to physically unplug and plug them again. Is there a Terminal command for this?
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I have a USB audio ...
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How to map Play/Pause key to mute/unmute Zoom?
I "converted" an old pair of headphones to wireless using a MPOW Wireless Receiver. Today I was on a Zoom call, muted and away from the keyboard and I wanted to unmute myself. So, I thought ...
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Bluetooth headphones not connecting with reason 0x16
I am running a MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015), 2.7 GHz Intel Core i5, 16 GB 1867 MHz DDR3, Intel Iris Graphics 6100 1536 MB with macOS version 10.12.2. I have had a problem with my ...
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Audio input on Mac Mini M1 (2020)
When I connect a microphone to Mac Mini's mini-jack audio out, it does display in System Preferences > Sound as "External Microphone", which would suggest it could be used for audio input....
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iPhone: volume of magsafe attachment sound is not controllable
There are as far as I know two different volume settings to configure on the phone:
ringer volume. This can be edited in the settings, and it can be turned on for adjustment by the volume buttons ...
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Restart CoreAudio... to fix Safari problems?! Why?
On my M1 Macbook Pro (2020) running Big Sur 11.3.1, I've found that I need to restart CoreAudio to solve seemingly unrelated problems. For example:
Safari will stop rendering content... Safari is ...
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How to hide Airplay devices in Audio Output list on Macos Catalina?
This was asked many years ago but previous answers are not applicable to Catalina so I'd like to reopen it.
Is there a way to entirely disable Airplay in Catalina, or by some other means arrange that ...
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Why can't I import AAC files downloaded with youtube-dl into iTunes?
When I download a song with youtube-dl into AAC, then I cannot import it into iTunes. iTunes doesn't give an error. It just ignores it.
youtube-dl -x --audio-format aac https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
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MacBook Pro does not recognize audio from usb c external monitor
I have a 15" MacBook Pro 2017 running High Sierra 10.13.5. I use 2 external monitors, one at home and one at work.
MacBook won't recognize output audio device from monitor when I plug it in. It ...
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El Capitan drops USB-connected speakers
I've been running the Beta for El Capitan for a while now, but since the OS got officially released today, I feel it's okay to ask a question.
FYI: I'm running the GM.
I have an iMac with a Bose ...
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Can I turn off the audio messaging "feature" on iOS 17 sms app?
Can I turn off the microphone triggering on SMS in the Messages app?
It seems to trigger all the time, at least with some contacts and wants to record audio to send a text. Typically, I have my phone ...
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Why does my voice have low volume during calls?
When calling, or recording voice messages, with the phone app, my voice has a very low volume, such that it's almost inaudible.
I disabled noise cancellation in the accessibility settings, which ...
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Show sound input settings by default in macOS Control Center
On macOS, it's possible to modify sound settings from within control center (icon in menubar).
By default, when clicking on sound settings in Control Center, only the audio output is configurable. An ...
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