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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What impedance matching speaker selection systems are smartphone controllable?
There are tons of ways of distributing sound throughout your house – most from the pre-smartphone days – that let you individually toggle speaker output to different rooms via a central console full ...
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How can I stream audio to multiple computers at the same time?
I'm trying to stream music to different computer's speakers simultaneously. Currently I'm doing this by physically timing the start of the song on each computer.
Are there any built in utilities or ...
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Sound device not found on MacBook Pro
I own a MacBook Pro 2012 running OS X Mountain Lion. I use Soundflowerbed. After quitting this software, my master volume in the Audio MIDI Setup was low and kind of disabled. I tried to restart ...
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Routing Bluetooth audio in and out of headphone/mic jack on iPhone
I would like to be able to route the audio from a Bluetooth headset out of the headphone/mic jack on an iPhone. That is, to be able to send the mic input from the Bluetooth device out the jack and ...
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Coreaudiod spams system log: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
I'm getting my system log virtually spammed with:
May 13 23:56:36 alluminium coreaudiod[238]: Enabled automatic stack shots because audio IO is inactive
May 13 23:56:37 alluminium coreaudiod[238]: ...
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Place a call through an iPhone using bluetooth / USB
I've seen some references to apps like Phone Amego that enable to call on a mac using the iPhone. This app is not really working well, but I wanted to know if other solutions existed? (I'm not looking ...
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What does a 2012 Mac Mini need for microphone input?
I need a simply jack Mic unamplified physically connected to my Mac Mini (late 2012 model) through Audio-IN and it doesn't work.
I also tried the original iPhone's headphones to no avail and I wonder ...
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MacBook Pro (mid-2012) Microphone Input
Here, it says how to use the audio jack as in input. On my MacBook Pro 13" (mid 2012), It doesn't seem to have the option in settings. Is it not possible with these computers?
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how to remove distortion from concert video file in iMovie or GarageBand?
I was at a concert last night and recorded a few little videos on my Canon camera, but the sound was so loud that it's very distorted.
I can hear vocals and guitar on the video, but the distortion ...
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Use a bluetooth headset JUST as a microphone?
This is hopefully a pretty simple question. Is it possible to configure a bluetooth headset to act as only a microhphone? I am using OSX Mountain Lion. I would assume the process would be something ...
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Activating the Apple Thunderbold Display speakers when Macbook Pro is docked
Sometimes, I don't get access to the Display Audio that my Thunderbolt Apple Display provides when I dock to the machine with my MacBook Pro. The clunky way to solve this, is a reboot. I've tried ...
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Can I configure my iPhone to play audio files through ear speaker instead of the bottom speaker?
My company utilizes a voicemail system which sends audio files as email attachments. These audio files playback via QuickTime in iOS which pushes the audio out via the phone's speaker. Which is great ...
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Audio input/output splitter for MacBooks without changeable input/output jack?
From what I can understand, in the latest iterations of the MacBooks, what former was an input/output 3.5mm jack, now only can be used for input. However, it's possible to use certain headsets (for ...
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macbookair1,1 codec#0 file [closed]
I'm running linux ubuntu 12,04 on a mba. I can't make the microphones (neither external nor internal) work.
Speaking with some wise guys, it seems there is a problem with linux kernel trying to ...
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Ozone oxyd usb headphones bad sound
Anyone know what Must I do for remove the sound glitches and noise, when I change I star the applications like flash, vlc , itunes with this headphones?
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Play .ogg on command line
How can I play a .ogg music file on the command line? On Linux I can use ogg123, but what about on Mac?
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iOS-iOS device real time sound transfering
I'd like to know if there's any way I could connect two iOS devices to transfer sound in real time. Sort of a walkie-talkie device. Anyone would know any apps for that?
Thanks :)
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The audio jack of my iPhone keeps cutting out
When I'm trying to listen to something on my iPhone, the audio keeps cutting out. I've had this problem quite a bit lately and there seems to be a sweet spot where it doesn't cut out.
It also means ...
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Stop Automatically Switching to Bluetooth Audio
I have a pair of headphones that I really like. I also spend over 12 hours a day in front of my MacBook. As such, I prefer to use some voice commands using Speakable Items. However, due to the ...
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Long delay before system alert sound
I just upgraded from an old MacBook running 10.6 to a slightly less old MacBook Pro unibody (mid-2009) running 10.8. I find that, very often, when an app triggers the system alert sound -- for me this ...
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What is the finder's default midi player and how does it know which instrument to associate with tracks?
What is the finder's default midi player and how does it know which instrument to associate with tracks?
Also where does it take those instruments from? A VST? Is it possible to use these sounds ...
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Will the sound processor in an iPad outperforms MacBook Pro's?
So iPads or any other iPod or iPhones uses audio codec from third-parties, most likely Cirrus Logic in recently products. For example, the iPhone 5 uses Apple-branded Cirrus Logic 338S1077 audio codec ...
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Selecting iPad As Audio Source When Mirroring to Apple TV?
I'm currently mirroring from my iPad to my Apple TV, but the audio source automatically sets to the TV. At night I'd love it if I could switch the audio source to my ipad so I could hook up some ...
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Working with audio samples on an iPad
I'm looking for an iPad app that allows me to work with audio samples that I can later use in GarageBand (iOS) to create songs. The GarageBand audio sampler is useful, but its functionality is a bit ...
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Send laptop audio to iphone via bluetooth
I have an Iphone 4th Gen, and Philips dock speakers which I use with the phone.
The dock doesn't have any aux input, and I would like to use the dock as a speaker for my laptop.
I know I can achieve ...
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Internal speakers work but digital out is always muted on MacBook
My internal speakers and headphones work but when I try and use the digital out I don't get any sound. I just get the sound symbol that shows it's muted. The red optical out works (lights up) but no ...
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Why is AU Lab not saving my output device settings?
I use the combination of Soundflowerbed and AU Lab on my MacBook Air in order to have a system-wide equalizer.
In AU Lab, when I open a document I previously created, the device selected in the ...
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Converting Audio to AC-3 using afconvert?
I'm trying to use afconvert to convert an audio file to AC-3 format. It's 5.1 audio, having already been converted from DTS to WAV (using ffmpeg, since afconvert doesn't seem to deal with DTS).
As ...
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Play audio CLI apps
I have an AppleScript which plays audio files using Play (from hieper.nl) unix cli app.
I would like to find a command line play program with which I can set the volume without touching system output ...
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No Sound macbook pro
Im playing music through my mbp 15" speakers and i keep getting a glitch were the sound will wont start playing i click on the sound up key and i get this icon, after a while (10 seconds) it goes away ...
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Plug headphone not support with macmini
I have a Macmini 4,1. I tried to use plug headset with mic for skype call, but it doesn't work.
I can hear the voice from the other end, but my voice can't be heard on the other end. I tried with two ...
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iOS: Sounds when Headphones Are Plugged in but Silent Otherwise?
Is it possible to set up an iOS 6 device (for example, specifically the iPhone 5, or 3rd generation iPad) such that all the usual sounds from apps and the system sounds like typing or message ...
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Logic 9 is not recognizing my audio line-out port as Output Device
Logic 9.1.8 is not seeing my "Audio Line-Out Port" (that's now it is labeled in the System Preferences under Audio). It's the headphone jack on the back of my Mac Pro 12-core. Other devices (iTunes, ...
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Bluetooth Audio Passthru From Mac -> iPhone -> Headphones
I am wondering if it is possible to Pass Audio thru an iPhone thru it's Bluetooth connection, and on to an external Audio source such as a pair of headphones, either bluetooth, or Wired.
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Best/neutral sound quality out of a Mac(Book)? And out of a iOS device? (Current models.)
Does the headphone jack support digital audio output or not)?
Which is the provides the best sound quality the USB, Thunderbolt, digital socket or perhaps Mini DisplayPort from the Mac of the Mac? ...
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My iPhone thinks it's always docked — Volume slider disappeared with no audio output
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I managed to fix this problem in a risky way, but it worked for me. Read below.
Pin 11 apparently carries out the following function :
11 GND
If connected to GND the iPhone sends ...
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“this Emacs binary lacks sound support”
I'm trying to get Aquamacs Emacs to play a sound.
I have this:
(add-hook 'org-after-todo-state-change-hook 'my-org-after-todo)
(defun my-org-after-todo ()
(play-sound-file ...
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What is the difference between an “aggregate” and a “multi-output” device?
For those who might not be familiar with it, OS X gives us an option to output audio to more than one device through the Audio MIDI Setup utility. As a matter of fact, two options; creating an ...
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Soundflower difficulties
I recently downloaded Soundflower so I could record some audio with the imagery I can already record through QuickTime. The thing is, once I've set Soundflower up I can't hear anything on my computer! ...
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MBP Headphone Jack Doesn't Work in OS X but does in Windows
I bought a brand new Mid-2012 MacBook Pro 13" from Apple. Ever since I've had it, it's had this quirky bug where headphones are only recognized if they're plugged in before the computer is woken up: ...
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how to change music tonality in runtime?
On windows usualy for karaoke purpose some audio cards provide possibility to change tonality on fly, is it possible under Mac ?
Is ther any additional software which can do it ? or maybe terminal ...
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Screen flash disabled but happens anyway
My Mac has started flashing the screen instead of beeping. It's exactly the same effect as you'd get if the Accessibility pref pane's "flash the screen" option was enabled, except that it's not ...
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Does OS X process sound in any way other than volume adjustment before outputting it?
Some Windows systems have various "sound enhancer" functions enabled by default (depending on the audio driver). This changes all sounds that are sent to the speakers by applying equalisation and ...
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“Add to itunes as spoken track” file format
When I highlight text and choose "add to iTunes as a spoken track" in TextEdit, it is saving the file as a .m4a audio file.
When I highlight text and choose "add to iTunes as a spoken track" in ...
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iOS audio input via USB
I am working on a project where I need to process 4 channels of audio input, simultaneously, and in real time on an iOS device. I cannot find any compact 4-input USB audio interfaces claiming to be ...
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stuttering when sending audio (airplay) to bowers & wilkins a5 stereo
I have an iPhone 5 and a Bowers & Wilkins A5 stereo connected to an Airport Extreme. All devices are in the same room.
I get terrible stuttering from the device: it's rare if it plays audio for ...
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How to set up macbook 2008 to samsung led tv - sound issues
I have a Macbook, and the specs are:
OS x 10.5.8
2.2 Ghtz Intel Core 2 Duo
2Gb 667 Mhtz DDR2 SDRAM
mini-dvi out
I have a Samsung LED TV with HDMI in , Component in with twin phono in
I have ...
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Sound always comes from Apple Thunderbolt Display even with headphones connected
I have an issue using the Apple Thunderbolt Display. I have a Dell XPS laptop with Windows 8 where I connect to the display over Thunderbolt, but every time I try to listen to some music or video, the ...
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MacBook Pro 15" 2011 - missing audio device (no sound driver)
I have a problem with a 15" MacBook Pro (2011, OSX 10.7.5): After being repaired due to a water damage recently, the sound was just working fine. Some days later the audio device in the status bar ...
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Where can I find the Mountain Lion (Notification Center) notification sound?
I've been searching around for the little sound (the default one) when a notification is presented (on Mountain Lion Notification Center) but I can't find it. Example: http://d.pr/a/P5xo (sound ...
