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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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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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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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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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1answer
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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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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 ...
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Can you play sound out of Macbook Pro & Apple Cinema Display Simultaneously [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I get sound out of both iMac and attached Thunderbolt Display?
I have a macbook pro 2009 model, and a 24' apple cinema display. When the USB is connected the audio ...
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1answer
299 views
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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1answer
211 views
What software can rip high quality audio from a DVD? (losslessly if possible)
In Mountain Lion, how do I rip only the audio from a DVD as losslessly as possible? I have several concert DVDs that I would like to listen to on my iPod. I have an extensive music library, which is ...
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1answer
197 views
Strange unidentified sound playing at random intervals
I luckily managed to record the odd sound especially considering it plays at random.
Two weeks back it played about 4 times, one minute apart. Then there was nothing for a long time and now it has ...
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What is software dolby-decoding DAC solution on mac-mini?
My HDTV hasn't stereo audio out, but has Optical out only.
So I connected its audio out to my mac mini and play thru on stereo out using rogue aomeba linein. ( http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/ )
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(Thunderbolt/DisplayLink) “Display Audio” with headphones attached
I have a Cinema Display attached to my MacBook Pro via DisplayLink/Thunderbolt. If I also have a headphone cable plugged into my MacBook Pro, all audio output gets routed to the headphones. If I try ...
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installed amarok through macports - no playback
I installed amarok through macport. It doesn't playback the mp3's (actually it doesn't playback anything).
I looked at the console and it says among other things
.... ...
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coreaudiod[126]: FIXME: IOUnserialize problem
Every time I start my Mac I see that in the logs:
coreaudiod[126]: FIXME: IOUnserialize has detected a string that is not valid UTF-8, "`��$����P��$�����%=����".
Obviously coreaudiod reads some file ...
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1answer
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Sound on OS X doesn't work after Soundflower install
Because of missing native equalizer on OS-X (Snow Leopard) I had to use third party app Soundflower in combination with AU Lab. Everything was going right, but once I restarted OS X, the sound stopped ...
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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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5answers
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Lowest volume is still too loud—how can I make it even lower?
The lowest volume I can get by pressing the volume keys is still too loud when I'm wearing headphones. How can I make it even lower?
I have a Mac Mini 2011 (5,1) running Mountain Lion.
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Volume control (sliders or keys) stops working after plugging into/out of headphone jack
I plug my machine into a projector/sound amplification setup regularly for teaching. Often, when I get back home afterwards, the sound volume controls no longer work. Neither the dedicated volume ...
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1answer
762 views
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: ...
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2answers
195 views
Share sound output to other macs via wifi/bluetook/magic [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Playing the same music on multiple computers
Is there any way to share the sound output of a mac to other macs nearby either by wifi, or bluetooth or something?
At work ...
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3answers
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Possible to play stereo sound through single speaker?
Here's my situation: I have a Klipsch Promedia 2.1 system and the left channel died. The left speaker works fine when plugged in the right speaker output on the sub. Right now I have both speaker ...
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Has coreaudiod been fixed in Lion yet? [closed]
I tried Lion a few months ago, but had to revert to 10.6 because of the "coreaudiod bug" – where audio via QuickTime would stop working every few minutes, requiring a killall coreaudiod each time. ...
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1answer
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No Sound from Mac Mini after OS X Server Reinstall
I had to reinstall OS X Lion Server 10.7 on my Mac mini (late 2011) due to partition and boot record corruption. Since reinstalling, I have not have sound. The only sound device that shows under ...
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1answer
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CD digital audio ripping tool for OS X that has accurate extraction, error detection, and verbose reporting?
I'm almost ready to say I have found a good OS X replacement for every piece of software I use on Windows (excluding some Windows development tools), but there's still this gap to fill:
For CD ...
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1answer
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What are the afconvert settings for the iTunes Plus AAC encoding setting?
The challenge
I would like to convert a large collection of WAV files to AAC using the "iTunes Plus" setting in iTunes. iTunes describes this setting as:
128 kbps (mono) / 256 kbps (stereo), ...
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Does Mac OS X Lion support surround sound on optical audio outputs?
Does Mac OS X support running digital signals to multichannel audio systems beyond 2.1 sound systems via optical audio outputs. Eg 5.1 surround sound, 7.1, etc speaker systems?
I have found a guide ...
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2answers
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Wirelessly play audio from an iPad to a Mac
Is it possible to send audio from an iPad to a Mac to make use of speakers connected to Mac? Either Bluetooth or WiFi will work, it doesn't matter to me.
The problem is, it's much easier to play ...
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6answers
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Is there an audio player with waveform seekbar?
I'm looking for a player with seekbar that displays the waveform of the playing song, like http://foobar2000.org + http://foobar2000.org/components/view/foo_wave_seekbar
Specifically, a seekBar is an ...
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2answers
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Can I lower the minimum volume on my Mac?
Even when the volume on my MBP running 10.7.2 is set to only one bar - it is too loud for my use.
When using headphones, the minimum and maximum volume configuration is just fine. This is not the ...
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1answer
475 views
How can I force Mac OS X to treat my Mackie Onyx Blackjack as a mono input device?
I have a Mackie Onyx Blackjack audio interface, and my microphone is plugged into the first of two inputs ("left"). The other input doesn't have anything plugged into it. What this means is that ...
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2answers
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Why isn't the mute key working for an external output device?
I have an external sound card (Line6 Studio GX) connected through USB. I have selected this device as the output device in sound settings:
Now, when I press Mute (F10), the mute overlay is shown:
...
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4answers
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Extract a sound from a Classic application for Mac OS X?
How can I extract a single 'snd' resource from a classic application into a form that Mac OS X can play?
I can use derez to get the snd resource out, but from there I'm not sure how to assemble it ...
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2answers
951 views
Does the MacBook Air Support 5.1 Surround Sound
The title pretty much says it all. I have a 13" version of the newest-generation MBA. Can I get 5.1 surround sound? If so, do I have to do anything special to enable it?
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1answer
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How can I stream all audio from my imac into a PC on the same network?
I would like all iMac sounds to go through my network into my PC speakers. Is there an available solution for this?
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How can I control sound from different applications?
I have a radio app that I listen to all the time. Then I want to visit a website which has sound (or a game).
Is there a way to mute sound from an application?
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1answer
226 views
Can I direct audio from a single app to a particular output?
For example, I would like for iTunes to play thru my iMac's speakers, but iChat's notifications thru my headphones.
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Is there a way to convert audio files in Mac OS X or the command line without using iTunes?
Now, I know I can use iTunes to convert music. But it's quite a pain.. All I'm asking is: Is there anything built into OS X or UNIX for converting files? Right now I simply want to convert .mp4 to ...
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Adding movie-style sound effects to the Terminal
I want to have movie style sound effects in the terminal. You know, when every keystroke and line emits a cool little beep. (Something like this.) I've used KeyClick, but that's only for keyboard ...
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How do I disable the volume control overlay?
When changing the volume on a Mac, you get a big ugly gray bezel showing the change in volume. This is super annoying when (say) watching a movie. Is there any way to disable this?
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Default volume too high for headphones
Is there a way to change the default volume setting for headphones/line out, i.e. the one you get after plugging a jack in for the first time since you've turned your Mac on and started OSX?
I'm ...
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2answers
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Can OS X play AMR files?
I have an AMR-format audio file which I recorded with my HTC Desire. I would like to send it to somebody who has a Macbook Pro. Will he be able to play it without jumping through hoops?
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2answers
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Piping audio from arbitrary program to Airport Express
What are my options for sending audio from VLC on my MacBook Pro to my Airport Express? (I know about AirFoil so far.)
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1answer
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How can I get my MacBook Pro's sound back?
Sound isn't playing on startup or any other time.
I'm not seeing the red glow from the headphone jack that I've seen mentioned in certain cases of this failure. Though I have noticed an awful lot ...
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5answers
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Is it possible to modify OS X default MIDI sounds?
I've been looking around to find out how to change MIDI sounds for the Built-in MIDI synthesizer inside Mac OS X, haven't found anything, is there a way to do that?
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2answers
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How can I get the mic sound feedback in my headphone?
I bought a noise canceling headphone yesterday and it works perfectly. The only problem I have is that when I myself talk, I cannot hear my voice correctly. I'm wondered if it is possible to enable ...
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Where are the Mac OS X alert sound files located?
Is there any way I can access the files that are used for the alert sounds found in system preferences? For example, in OS X 10.6.6, there are different sounds for Funk, Glass, Hero, etc. Where are ...
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Application level volume control in OSX?
I recently switched from PC to Mac and one thing I miss Window's application level volume control (i.e. mute Firefox, turn up iTunes etc). How can I achieve the same on a Mac? Or better yet I want tab ...
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How can I make my Macbook Pro's headphone jack stop “humming”?
Switched recently from a Lenovo PC and one thing on my mac bothered me. Headphones plugged into my Macbook pro 13" (latest version) "hum" with static when there is no audio playing. Then after a short ...
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Is there a remote desktop solution that will transfer sound output to the client?
I'm looking for a secure and hopefully free remote desktop client that will allow me to interact with my Mac OS X 10.6 machine from a 10.5 machine that will also transfer sound to the client.
At a ...
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Best audio converter for Mac
I'm searching for an audion converter for mac with wide capabilities. it should be able to
Convert to flac (not from flac)
Split cue files into separate tracks
Grab audio cds
Edit ID3-tags in batch ...
