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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HDMI Audio doesn't work on AMD RX580 Mac Pro 5,1
I have a Mac Pro 5,1 2012 and just installed an AMD RX580 GPU. The sound doesn't go through the HDMI so I have to plug into the headphone outlet on the front of the computer (and can't use the ...
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GarageBand stopped recognizing my piano/keyboard after installing MacOS Mojave
I have a piano/keyboard (HP 137R Roland Digital Piano) hooked up (via MIDI to USB) to my Mac Mini computer and it has worked fine with GarageBand (10.1.6) and Synthesia (10.3.4077) for years.
Then ...
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HTML 5 audio player gives 206 partial content error in Safari [on hold]
I am working on a mobile application where I have used HTML 5 audio player for playing audio. Some audio works correctly on Safari and some give an error as 206 Partial Content. And same audio works ...
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No sound on TV when mirroring [on hold]
When mirroring using iPad Pro and Apple TV there is no sound on my Samsung TV.
It has always worked fine up I till now.
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Using Audio MIDI Setup Multi-Output Device with AirPlay (AirPort Express)
Has anyone really ever made that work?
It seems like the function to use an AirPlay device within a Multi-Output setup should work, but when changing the default output to the Multi-Output device it ...
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Mystery Sound on my Macbook - Triggers every 3-5 Minutes!
Weiiird problem.
Every 3-6 minutes something is triggering my computer's text-to-speech to say the word "nut." I have zero programs running in the background, I know it is internal because I can see ...
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How to record audio from terminal in macOS Mojave?
Since macOS Mojave apps now need to ask for permission to record audio. I want to record it from the built-in microphone of my Macbook.
This means that a lot of old tools are broken. For example, sox ...
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What process sends audio output?
My MacBook Pro and the one before that are both making strange popping sounds once in a while through external speakers in a Dell UP2715k; but only when external speakers are connected.
The noise:
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Aggregate devices not working in Skype (piping audio from iPhone and internal mic)
So what I'm trying to accomplish is to allow me to play audio from my iPhone in addition to speaking through my internal microphone, both which are going to be used as audio input.
I followed this ...
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How do I use a Mac as a wireless speaker for an iOS device? [duplicate]
I know it’s possible to do this when the device is wired to the Mac (using Quicktime’s record audio), but I haven’t found a way to do it wirelessly.
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How do I disable the charging chime with Mojave on 2018 a MacBook?
Searching for commands to disable the charge chime, I have run both of these.
defaults write com.apple.PowerChime ChimeOnAllHardware -bool false; killall PowerChime
defaults write com.apple....
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QC 25 volume suddenly increases on Macbook Pro 2015
I'm using a pair of Bose 25s with a non-oem mike/cord. Occassionlly when I'm using them with my mac the sound will rapidly max out and start blaring. It's really aggravating. This headphone has a ...
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Has Mojave broken Applescript: set volume output volume?
set volume output volume 25
I've used that simple code for well over a decade to set my Mac's audio to a specific volume (25, on a scale of 0-100), but since upgrading to Mojave, running it causes no ...
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My iPhone is acting possessed [duplicate]
Hardware: iPhone 6s
OS: Official iOS 11.4
First, this started a few weeks ago.
How do I fix erratic battery meter behavior on iOS?
I previously blamed and associated this behavior with a specific ...
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Audio In to BT out on iPhone
I want to get audio in (from TV or other audio source) into iPhone and use iPhones capabilities to send this audio over Bluetooth (BT) to a external BT receiver. Any possibilities to get audio in via ...
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How can I run “say --output-file” without it hanging (and worse) with more than 310 bytes of input?
For my non-commercial curiosity, I'm interested in turning some of Lewis Carroll's work into machine-generated speech. When sending the output to an audio device, the say command can do this even with ...
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How can I use my Bluetooth speaker for 2 Apps Spotify + Microphone Apps at same time?
I would like to play the music on my Bluetooth speaker while singing over the music played from another application such as Spotify or YouTube. (Microphone Apps can be downloaded from the Apple store ...
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Is it possible to have audio follow window across multiple displays
I'm using multiple monitors and would like to have the audio from any particular app window come from the speakers associated with the display where the app window is shown.
Anyone know of a solution?...
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MacBook Pro 2017 headphone jack seems to go to sleep when the laptop is idle
I have a 2017 MBP and i'm using a pair of basic Sennheiser earphones. I am finding when the laptop is idle for a period of time (I can't work out exactly how long yet) the earphone jack seems to hang ...
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TouchBar Volume Control not smooth on Mojave
Since I updated to macOS Mojave my sound control on the touchbar isn't very smooth any more. You can clearly hear the sudden steps the software takes in your volume, while it was a very fluent ...
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Benq Monitor Connected With Macbook Air 2015 ( No Sound )
I own a benq monitor Ew2440zh and i connected it with my macbook air 2015. the issue i am facing is that monitor is havng no sound. I have done everything i could. Auido MIDI does'nt help. There's no ...
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How can I hear my iPhone's audio while recording its screen on my mac using QuickTime Player?
I know how to record my iPhone's screen on my mac using QuickTime Player (while the phone and mac are connected via lightning cable), but when I do that, my phone's sound goes off. I even installed ...
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What makes the headphone remote controls compatible or not to an iPhone?
What makes the cable headphone remote controls (volume up and down for example) to be compatible or not to an iPhone?
Or, how does the iPhone recognizes and says which headphone works and which doesn'...
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iPhone and iPad don't play audio for certain videos
Here's the metadata from a video file that does not work on iPad and iPhone. Does anything about the audio stick out at you?
avprobe version 0.8.17-4:0.8.17-0ubuntu0.12.04.1, Copyright (c) 2007-2014 ...
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Right speaker malfunction in macbook pro , even after changing settings in MIDI
My right speaker is crackling on any volume. As suggested in a previously answered question, to check if its a hardware or software problem, I swapped the sound channels in MIDI setup. Now the left ...
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Convert AMR to MP3 in Terminal?
Is there an integrated system utility that will allow one to rapidly convert AMR files to MP3 in the shell on macOS?
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Audio Drop Out — Trying to Find Culprit in Logs
[Mac Pro 5,1, 10.12.6]
For months now, my audio interface (Apogee Duet 2, USB-powered) seemingly randomly cuts out, causing my speakers to pop loudly, then power cycles indefinitely.
These drop-outs ...
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LCD TV Digital Audio Out to MacBook Pro 2017
I have a 2017 MacBook Pro with 4 USB-C ports. Connected to one port is a USB DAC audio interface which is connected to bookshelf speakers. I listen to all my music this way.
Connected to another ...
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Full video+audio recording with QuickTime on Mac OS High Sierra?
An old (2014) link suggests that it is possible to do a full video recording (video+audio) on a mac with Quicktime, using only free software.
That seemed a little bit too good to be true, and when I ...
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Boost video’s bass
How can I boost the bass of a video?
On my MacBook I’d use ffmpeg
ffmpeg -i in -af bass=g=15 out
But I haven’t found ffmpeg in the App Store for my phone.
iMovie on iPhone seems next to useless.
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iPhone solutions for too loud sound at lowest volume with Bluetooth headphones
One thing that turned me off in iPhone 8 was the lack of mini jack - a feature Apple had a big influence on becoming a "standard" in smartphones.
I thought it could be fixed with a Bluetooth headset (...
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Super quiet audio recording in Quicktime 10.4 using Soundflower-2 on Yosemite
Now that the Soundflowerbed app is retired, I haven't been able to record my Mac's system audio :(
Following the instructions from mattingalls' Soundflower-2 installation guide, (https://github.com/...
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How to do speaker correction on a MacBook Pro Retina
On a MacBook Pro 15inch Retina I find the sound output from the internal speakers to be quite 'strange'. It is like there is too much bass from where the spectrum starts and then as if there are some ...
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Sending multiple audio streams to different places simultaneously
Using only built-in macOS functionality, or possibly a Homebrew package, is there any way I can send audio from one music program (eg. iTunes) to a Bluetooth speaker, whilst simultaneously sending the ...
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MBP 2015 Retina Strange Audio problems
On Monday I left my Macbook Pro mid-2015 15" Retina turned on overnight, and when I tried to adjust the audio volume (external headphones) the next morning, it started lagging badly. So I restarted it,...
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Using multiple sound systems with an iMac
I have a new iMac and 4 speaker systems each with a sub. The Altec Lansing 641 and the Logitech THX both hooked up through the 3.5 on the back of the iMac. The Bose Companion 5 going through USB, and ...
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2017 iMac (27” 5K) not working with headset microphone
I recently purchased a 27" 5K iMac (2017 model) and am trying to use a KOTION EACH G9000 3.5mm Game Gaming Headphone with it.
The headphones work fine, but I'm having problems using the microphone. ...
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Can I stream audio from ps4 to MacBook Pro via bluetooth transmitter?
If no, are there any ways to do that?
The thing is, I'm planning to buy 2 homepods, but, except using them as an audio output for iPhone and MacBook Pro, I would like to use it also as an audio output ...
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Which audio interface standard (or API) does macOS use?
For instance: Windows supports DirectSound & ASIO, Linux supports PulseAudio & Jack, etc.
A basic google search currently does not seem to answer this basic question.
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Drivers for Roland UA-101 on current OSX?
I have gotten a nice Roland UA-101 USB sound device, which is quite vintage, but still in great shape and able to produce great sound. However it seems OS X does not recognize it without a driver.
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Earbud Audio Not Working?
I have a Macbook Pro and it has a problem when plugging in headphones/ear buds into the audio jack may cause the audio to lower/raise by itself, but simply just unplugging and plugging back in helps ...
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How to disable auto-adjusting of mic input level in Chrome in Mac OS?
Although this question has been addressed at this link, none of the solutions worked for me and they are mostly from several years ago (I tried 3 or 4 of them and left comments too).
The problem I'm ...
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Weird noises when using Bose QC25 with iPhone SE
I'm experiencing audio dropping out, kinda in sync with the bass drum in a track I'm testing with. The issue is specific to a particular configuration.
Mac: High Sierra 10.13.6 / MacBook Pro Mid 2014
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Auto-split audio with Audio Hijack 3.5.3
I am using Rogue Amoeba's Audio Hijack 3.5.3 on macOS High Sierra. I would like to use it for recording audio from an application source (an old LP currently stored in iTunes as a single file) in such ...
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Macbook pro 2018 - microphone shown as 1 input in Audio MIDI setup
Microphone quality is really poor in my Macbook pro 2018 (15 inch) when I compare it to Macbook pro 2016.
When I enter Audio MIDI Setup on Macbook pro 2018 I see (sorry for polish lamguage):
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How come Android earphones work on a MacBook Air?
Similar to the discussion here. Given that Apple and Android earphones have MIC and GND flipped, how come sound still comes through the earphone speakers when using Android earphones on a 2013 MacBook ...
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Mute ringtone on FaceTime [duplicate]
Is there any way to mute the ringtone signal (permanently) for FaceTime in macOS?
I do not want to mute the computer entirely, just the signal when someone is calling. I want to be able to answer ...
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Loud crackle from home button on iPhone 8
Ive got a iPhone 8, running iOS 11.4 latest sub version.
As i understand on the latest iPhones (i think from 7 onwards) the home button is not a touch button but rather an inbuilt Taptic engine ...
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Broken ZIF Lock on Mac Mini A1176
I recently was upgrading my Mac Mini's failing hard drive when I accidentally removed the audio board ZIF Cable lock completely from the board. It can be alternatively "fixed" by buying a USB audio ...
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Unable to Airplay audio or video from MBP to Apple TV
Apple TV Gen 4
MBP early 2013 with Sierra (10.12.6)
I'm unable to make the MBP switch from internal speakers to Great Room, the name of my Apple TV. I click Great Room, and after a moment of silence ...
