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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How can I use my Apple earbud mic with the internal speakers on my Macbook Air?
When I plug my iPhone headset into my Macbook Air, the operating system recognizes both the headphones and the microphone. As a "side-effect" it disables the internal speaker and microphone.
Is there ...
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How can I play a sound from the command line running as sudo?
While typing afplay danger.mp3 in the Terminal will play the .mp3, doing sudo afplay danger.mp3 or sudo su and then afplay danger.mp3 does not.
Any idea why is this? How can I use the afplay command ...
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What is the impedance of the line/headphone jack on MacBook Pro Retina?
I want to buy headphones that I will primarily use on my MacBook Pro Retina. I read that I should not buy headphones with high impedance because the volume will be really low. I want something I can ...
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Connection Apple TV to the analog audio stereo speakers
I have a projector with HDMI connection and speakers with analog audio jack.
I've bought Apple TV and I'm going to connect the projector with HDMI.
However, I'm afraid I need to buy an adapter for ...
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MacBook Pro Lion + lavalier mic records nothing
How can I record audio using a lavalier mic and MacBook Pro OSX Lion?
I have just opened my brand new Audio-Technica ATR-3350 Lavalier Omnidirectional Condenser Microphone. I tried to connect it ...
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How to get sound to headphones through my USB speakers vs. the internal speakers?
I have AKG headphones with a USB or dual prong jack that I want to use with my MacBook Air. I can plug them into the USB port but how can I get the sound to come through the headphones instead of the ...
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Free or cheap software to boost volume of Macbook? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do you know a simple sound booster app for Mac?
What software can I use to artificially increase the volume of my Macbook? I know Boom and Audio Hijack Pro are solutions ...
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How to pipe output of 'say' to another command
'say' has both -o and -n arguments for various ways to direct the output, but I don't see any way to simply pipe the output to another command (say, sox). Is this a limitation of say, or is there a ...
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Since dropping my iPod, I can only hear music, but no vocals
My iPod fell on the ground this morning. Since then, I can hear the music but not the singers anymore! It sounds as though they were in the next room during the recording. As I listen almost only to ...
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MBP 15" Late 2011 Lion audio noise
Today I noticed something unusual on my MBP's audio.
When I played some music on youtube today, I noticed that something was different. The sound is noisy, like when in a car, you put the volume very ...
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Macbook Pro Audio Input Not Working With Microphone
I am trying to connect microphone to my early 2011 17" MacBook Pro, but I cant get it working. MBP 17" has 2 audio jacks so I supposed the second one is for microphone but just doesnt work (Mac or ...
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How can I record sound in Mac OS?
Is there any simple application (or built-in in Mac OS) that allows me to record sound on a Mac? I'm referring not only to voice input through the mic, but also to sounds issued by the system.
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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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Play a sound effect in Firefox when I can't go back a page any further?
Is it possible to make Firefox play a sound effect when I can't go back/forward a page any further? Meaning, if I'm in a tab and it has three pages in its history, and I go all the way back to the ...
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MacBook Air audio input/output, mic/headset
In perusing varying sources I have not reached a definitive answer on the ability to use a product such as the Headset Buddy on my MacBook Air.
Apple states...
Support for Apple iPhone headset with ...
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How can I send my computer's audio to multiple outputs?
I'm sending my system's audio to Soundflower, but I want to send it to my headphones at the same time. Is there any way I can achieve this?
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Connected a Cinema Display to MacBook Pro, recognizes sound output device but no sound
I connected my new Cinema Display to my MacBook Pro and the audio output device shows "LED Cinema Display" in Sound Preferences, and the volume controls work, but no sound is output.
I tried ...
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Are there any car stereos out there that support AirPlay?
First, I understand that I'm walking a fine line but, to be clear, I am sticking to the FAQ and I am not asking for hardware recommendations. Instead, I simply want to know if there are any car ...
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How to find the source of a sound on an iPhone?
In the last few weeks my iPhone occasionally makes some kind of notification sound. It's not any of the built-in sounds, and I've gone through all the "Sounds" settings just to make sure. It's a ...
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Audio very jittery/cuts out when mirroring iPad on Mac Mini with Airserver
What are some potential causes of jittery audio when mirroring an iPad using AirServer? I've played around with the internal audio buffer settings and nothing's really doing it. Note that audio ...
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Problem adding large surround sound wav file to iTunes
The Problem
When I attempt to add 5.1 surround sound WAV files, they do not show up in iTunes, and no error is displayed.
(I have checked "recently added," etc.)
Background
I have surround sound ...
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Moving playlists from iTunes library currently loaded on an external HD to a flash drive
I have my iTunes library on an external hard drive and want to put my playlists onto a flash drive to play in my car. I have tried to drag and drop the playlists but I get a symbol that indicates I ...
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ios 5 - exctracting sounds
Is there a possiblity to get / exctract alert and ringtone sounds (sound files) from iOS 5?
I was also trying to find them elsewhere on the internet, but without any luck.
Thanks
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What are the best digital mixers to use with logic? [closed]
I'm thinking about switching from ProTools with a Digi002 to logic and I'd like to know which digital mixers work great with logic.
Any suggestions?
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Is it possible to echo what your mic records to the speakers?
When I talk on my Blackberry with a headset, it echos what I'm recording back into the headphones. This helps me hear my own voice when I'm talking, so I can regulate my volume.
I'm wondering if it's ...
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Bluetooth Headphones Need Re-Pairing on Every Connect When Using External Dongle
I have a MacBook running 10.6.8 and I have been having Bluetooth problems for quite a while when using it for headphones (Sony DT-BT50). The first problem started after I repaired my screen: the sound ...
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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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Export from garageband to audacity
I want to export ALL the audio tracks from garageband to audacity. I searched on the internet and it is apparently not possible ( here for instance), or better it is possible but one track at time.
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Apps are muted on my iPad
I have a 1st generation iPad and it is doing a very strange thing. All the installed 3rd party apps are muted. Video and music playback works and audio is ok, but all other Apps are muted.
Why is ...
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Video player with audio stream switching
Is there a video player application for iPad that supports audio stream switching?
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Audio meter tool?
I'm looking for an audio meter tool that will attach to any input or output on my Mac and show me the audio levels on that channel. I need it to show me independent levels for stereo sources so I can ...
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No output in right channel audio headphones
The right channel output cuts off and on when using headphones. The laptop speakers work fine.
I have tried 3 known working headphones, a USB headset (connected via USB not using the audio jack), ...
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copy song info from mp3 file to aac file from terminal
I am trying to create a script that performs various conversions between formats of audio files. In one particular step, I use afconvert in Terminal to convert an mp3 to aac(mpeg4/m4a), but in this ...
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Does lossless audio over Apple AirPlay have preserved audio quality?
AirPlay is very convenient to bring up the sound on my big stereo speakers, but I am wondering whether the AirPlay protocol preserves audio quality, e.g. bitrate?
I understand that if the WiFi is ...
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Why does running afconvert result in error -43
I am trying to use afconvert to convert a .mp3 to .m4r. I am entering the following:
afconvert -f m4af -d aac -o input.mp3 tone.m4r
However, this gives me an error:
Error: Couldn't open input file ...
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If we use SoundFlower to record the system's audio output, then we can't hear it at the same time?
SoundFlower can let us play the system's audio to the SoundFlower 2 channel and record with this SoundFlower 2 channel, so QuickTime on Mac OS X Lion and record exactly what the system is playing for ...
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Automator action to adjust volume on audio files
I am looking for an Automator action (or an app with Automator support) that can adjust the volume on audio files (something like set to 150% of input file volume), preferably free.
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not all the sounds got played on iPhone
I have a iPhone 3G with iOS 4.2.1 which hit the ground too many times. The thing is that it doesn't ring when someone calls me but it play the sounds on some games or when I try to change the ...
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Multi-output MIDI device disables volume control
When creating either an Aggregate Device or a Multi-Output Device in Audio MIDI Setup and setting it as the default audio output device, the volume control is greyed out and locked at maximum ...
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How to download an audio file from a web site on iOS?
Is there a way to download an audio file, such as a mp3-file or a Quicktime-file from the iOS Safari browser to the device so I could listen to it later when I'm offline? Is there a way I should ...
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Any way to edit video in iMovie after establishing multiple audio tracks?
I've painstakingly edited audio from two separate tracks with my video in iMovie 2011. Now I want to trim the audio+video in certain areas. However, all I am able to do is select a portion of video, ...
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Audio Devices: Hardware Rate Converter
Audio MIDI Setup -> Audio Devices -> Built-in Input has four configurable audio parameters:
Sample Rate
Sample Size
Channel Volume
Hardware Rate Converter
The Hardware Rate Converter has three ...
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Exporting a Video in Quicktime in OS X Lion Shows only Audio
I'm trying to export a video in OS X Lion to either 480, 720, or 1080 but it only exports the audio file. After the export, the file is in .mov format but, when I play it, the file shows nothing, only ...
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Pipe sound output to file?
Is there a way to either pipe the sound output of the computer to a file or record what the computer puts out? I know I could use a headphone to microphone cord, but I was hoping for a more elegant ...
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Airplay mirror iPad to mac but let audio play from iPad
Scenario:
I'm trying to mirror my iPad to my iMac using the Reflection app. Everything works fine but the reason I'm doing this is to record myself making a real time mix using the app Djay.
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Is it possible to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers?
I'd really like to be able to play sound through both the headphone jack and my internal speakers on my MBP. Is this possible? If so, how?
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Bootcamp/Parallels - how to use the the line-out on my MacPro
I have a 2010 MacPro which I'm multi-booting (OS X, Win 7) using Parallels and Bootcamp depending on what I'm doing.
I can't see how to change the audio setting so that the line-out on the back of ...
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Which iPhones support the apt-X codec for Bluetooth audio?
I'm shopping for a new Bluetooth headset for my iPhone 4 and noticed that some headsets support the apt-X codec for "CD-quality sound". Presumably this is better quality than plain old A2DP that I've ...
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No audio on the right channel
I have 13" MacBook Pro (Late 2009) model that is refusing to play sound on the right audio-channel.
Without any speakers connected it still plays fine but once I connect earbuds or a headphone, I ...
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How to stop iMovie removing high frequency audio when exporting?
i have inserted a high frequency audio (more than 18000Hz) into a Movie, it is to test if children can hear that frequency during my video presentation. However, iMovie does not allow anything above a ...
