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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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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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“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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How to resolve USB headset microphone transmission being garbled after 30 minutes?

I use Google Voice to make and receive phone calls on my Macintosh MacBook Air. I've found that after being on the phone for 29 minutes and ~45 seconds, the other party starts to hear me as garbled, I ...
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Audio balance is being changed randomly in a MBP retina 15'' mid 2012

I'm having some strange issues on my MBP retina , suddenly it changes the audobalance, and the right speaker is being almost muted. Anyone knows what could be wrong here? I have OSX 10.8.2
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How can I switch to the window playing music in a single keystroke?

How can I set up a single keystroke to jump to the app or web site playing music? I currently use Rhapsody, iTunes, Pandora, Spotify, Rdio, VLC, and Soundcloud to listen to music, as well as the ...
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OS X ML 10.8.2 sound from certain applications going to non-selected sound card?

I have a USB sound card hooked up to my Mac. This worked fine until this morning for some reason. I selected the sound card as the primary output device in the Sound Preferences. When I adjust the ...
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How to figure out what app is beeping at me?

Every now and then, on my Mac, I hear a bell. I have no idea what app it is, or why it's beeping at me. My first thought was that it's coming from the Notification System in OS X 10.8 (I never heard ...
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How can I create a custom alert sound in Mountain Lion?

I want to use a personal sound file (currently an mp3) instead of the system alert sounds (sosumi, basso, etc.) I remember this being really easy on Macs a couple of decades ago, but can't figure out ...
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Core Audio Driver not working

I have been using Virtual DJ on my machine. The setup is where I want audio to play over the headphones and use a USB sound card to play audio into my headphones so I can listen to music before I ...
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Sudden sounds in Mountain Lion

I run Mountain Lion on my macbook pro, and experience an unusual effect: sometimes system sounds happen, without any visible reason. Does anybody know, why it could be? Or, if it is possible, how to ...
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AirPlay via AppleTV stutters on retina MacBook Pro but not iPhone 4

I recently got a retina Macbook Pro and I am loving it except for one thing. When I go to System Preferences > Sound > Output and select AirPlay while playing audio, the sound will often just stop or ...
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Airplay mirroring and audio after briefly trying video mirroring?

I alt-clicked the volume button in the menu bar and selected to play the audio from my Mac (spotify at the moment) to my Apple TV, which started playing the music through my stereo system. I then ...
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Sounds are not working on Mountain Lion Notification Center

Although I see an option in System Preferences > Notifications to enable applications to pop a sound on new notifications, Mountain Lion is not actually playing those sounds. Has Anyone run into ...
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What is sound drift correction on OS X and how should I use it?

On Audio MIDI Setup there is an option to to enable/disable audio drifting for any sound output device? What is this and how should I use it? I do want to enable sound output for multiple devices: ...