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ffmpeg creates out-of-sync and glitchy audio when using concatenate filter to cut segments of video
I have created an artificial test case where I want to have red + middle C, green + middle D, and blue + middle E each for 2.5 seconds, cut down to each for 1.5 seconds. This is a simplification of ...
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How to rescan connected audio devices after waking MacBook from sleep?
I have a MacBook Pro M2 running on Sonomo 14.4 that I connect my Solid State Logic SSL2+ audio interface to. The interface is connected via USB-C directly to the MacBook where it gets it's power from.
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sox became buggy after MacOS upgrade to Ventura 13.6.5
I installed sox using homebrew. It ran without problems when I was using Big Sur (10.16). However, after updating to Ventura (13.6.5), when I try to play an audio file, it freezes with the following ...
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Bluetooth earbuds not playing any sound after a while while video calling on my macbook
I am using a 2017 MacBook air. I can watch videos with the same earbuds without any issue at all for however long. But, when video calling or attending meetings in WhatsApp and MS Teams (haven't tried ...
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How to fix command-line VLC `AudioObjectAddPropertyListener` errors
$ vlc -Z --play-and-exit my_music.mp4
VLC media player 3.0.20 Vetinari (revision 3.0.20-0-g6f0d0ab126)
[00007fec32124770] macosx interface error: Updater aborted with error 1001
[00007fec21807100] ...
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How can I equalize audio frequencies during video calls on MacOS?
I am using MacOS Sonoma, and I have been experiencing discomfort in my ears during video calls on platforms like Zoom, Meet, Teams, and others. It seems that certain frequencies are causing this issue....
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Mac does not handle multiple Bluetooth peripherals properly
I have a mysterious problem with Bluetooth peripherals on my Mac machine (MacBook Pro 2021 running Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71)).
I (usually) connect three devices via Bluetooth:
Apple Magic Keyboard
HP ...
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How to record microphone audio when using external monitor
macOS Ventura v13.4.1
MacBook Pro 14 M1
External Samsung monitor
I've been struggling for hours on how to record the built-in microphone audio when making a screen recording using the default macOS ...
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Can you limit the max loudness (db) for audio output on Mac OS X?
It happens very often that I am watching a video on Youtube or some other platform, and an advertisement starts suddenly, where the level is extremely high. And in case I had the volume control ...
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How to delete "BoomAudio" from sound settings in mac os Ventura?
Even after uninstalling the Boom2 app using its own uninstaller and following all the instructions from:
How can I delete the Boom application output device from my system?
I can still see "...
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Strange input issue with my MacBookPro (people can’t hear me)
I have a very weird and annoying issue with my Mac (Mac Book Pro 2017 + OS Ventura).
Whenever I have a call, people cannot hear me. They say they can hear the small noises like when I plug in ...
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How do I play audio through multiple connected devices?
I have multiple bluetooth audio devices which I want to be able to play audio to synchronously. I would like to be able to do this for connecting multiple bleutooth speakers, earbuds or airpods at the ...
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How to keep the Microphone volume up, and disallow apps to change it
I have this issue on my Mac:
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/forum/all/microsoft-teams-keeps-adjusting-my-microphone/58475db0-2d0b-43e6-a012-29efe938f983
No one have a good solution that I ...
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How to disable keyboard shortcut sound effects in Monterey on an M1 Macbook Pro?
On my M1 Macbook Pro (Monterey), I sometimes get a sound effect when pressing certain key combinations. For example, if I open up Finder and then press Ctrl+B I will hear my generic system sound ...
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macOS host Problems with QEMU audio on Debian installation
I want to virtualize debian 11.2 with QEMU. However, the guest operating system has no audio. Since I'm blind and therefore work with a screen reader, it's important that the sound works. My host is a ...
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Use pulseaudio for remote ssh connection
I am trying to stream pulseaudio sound output over the cloud instance. In my previous question I could not get paprefs to work on Mac OS but it turned out it does not matter as I can set everything by ...
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How to fix these warning messages when running VLC player from command-line?
I installed VLC player on macOS using Homebrew, then when running it from command-line, I got many messages/warnings:
% which vlc
/usr/local/bin/vlc
% vlc
VLC media player 3.0.16 Vetinari (revision 3....
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Using MacBook as an audio output mixer so I can combine external input and system audio into one common output source?
So my case such - I have a gaming console with an audio output and an M1 MacBook, and I want to be able to use built-in Macbook speakers as an audio output for external device (console) while also ...
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See what bitrate/frequency MacOS is sending to DAC
I've recently revised my audio setup, and while I have it set to send 24-bit/192khz, I'm curious if there's a way to see what the audio going out actually "hits." I'm using Amazon Music HD, ...
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Macbook pro 2019 Mac OS Catalina crackling sound issues
I've been having crackling sound issues through my in built speaker on my Retina Macbook pro 2019 (MacBookPro16,1) model, I'm on MacOS Catalina.
I've had the issue for months, recent updates haven't ...
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Removing MorphVox audio drivers from macOS Big Sur
I installed MorphVox audio changer on my mac for testing, then I uninstalled it, but the audio drivers are still there, I can still see MorphVox speakers and microphone devices. Any tips how can I ...
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Restore headphone pause/play button iTunes opening settings from launchctl?
I think I used the terminal line command from this page a while back because iTunes opens when you press the pause button on your headphones on macOS
launchctl unload -w /System/Library/LaunchAgents/...
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app crashed while trim audio in react native error - video:0kB audio:476kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead:
I'm trying to trim audio file, don't get any error but app is crashed.
Last line of process is
video:0kB audio:476kB subtitle:0kB other streams:0kB global headers:0kB muxing overhead:
Please help
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record application audio only with ffmpeg on macOS
I’m trying to record the audio produced by the system (i.e. from the OS and other running apps) using ffmpeg.
I first create a virtual input/output device using Blackhole or Loopback. I then start ...
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How to use a mic connected to a PC as a remote mic on a Mac?
I have a macbook and windows PC, all connected to a local network. I want to connect a USB mic to PC, and be able to record audio on a mac or do zoom/skype calls using it as a remote mic. Is it ...
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Is there a way to stream audio from Windows to macOS with low latency?
I'm looking for a way to stream audio from an application or system output device on a Windows system to a mac over my local network. I need it to be high quality and low latency (less than 50 ms).
If ...
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How do I locate the source of an annoying periodic 'ding' sound produced by Chrome on MacOS?
How do I locate the source of an extremely irritating periodic 'ding' sound?
I've used SoundSource with its per-app volume controls to identify Chrome as the source, but despite disabling extensions ...
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Why can't use mac audio feature when install Kubuntu in VirtualBox on macOS?
Versions I'm using
macOS: 10.15.4
VirtualBox: 6.1
Kubuntu: 20.04
I installed Kubuntu and everything works well but I found I can't use audio feature when it's running. If I shutdown it, the audio ...
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Avoid music playback getting streamed by Discord?
I'm using the Discord app on macOS to audio-chat with people using headphones, but they've told me they listen to the music I'm listening on Youtube (on Safari) when I speak.
How can I avoid my audio ...
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Whenever i talk my computer attenuates others
In every software i've tried in 1 to 1 video-calls my computer lowers the sound of others when i'm talking or my mic receives any sound.
It doesn't happen on group calls for what i've experienced.
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Can't Seem to Removing Unecessary Audio Devices
I have a few audio devices that I am always having to filter through when I am pushing audio to, for example, my HomePod. I've gone into my HAL folder and removed all that I think were no longer ...
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VLC audio stopped working, no idea why
Audio simply stopped working for VLC (& other video players). MacOS 10.14.6, VLC 3.0.8. Audio is fine otherwise; YouTube has audio, games in Steam do too, my music player works fine. I've ...
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Does audio work in Oracle Virtualbox when macOS is the guest OS?
I created a virtualbox vm for macOS High Sierra on two host OSs, macOS Catalina (as explained at How can I install a macOS VM Guest under VirtualBox on a Mac host?) and Windows 10. In both cases the ...
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High Pitched Noise from Macbook through Headphone Jack when Displayport Connected
I have the following issue with sound on my 2015 Macbook Pro (10.14.6). Every time I plugin my monitor on the Mini-Displayport port (using a MiniDP->HDMI dongle from Club3D), and I plug in my Logitech ...
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MacBook sound balance changes on its own
Platform: 2017 MacBook Pro, running macOS Catalina 10.15.2
Context: I had a pair of broken headphones where the right bud was much quieter than the left. So, I adjusted the volume settings on my ...
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OSX to Win10 via RDP, Increase Win10 Audio on OSX
I am RDPing into Windows 10 via OS X, and I am looking to increase the volume of the sounds coming from the RDP session, Windows 10 volume mixer is maxed out, but the sounds are not that loud.
So ...
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How to fix "Zoom can't detect your speaker" in the middle of a call?
In the middle of a call I'm getting this error message
It happens when I start speaking, my voice goes through, everything works, except after a few seconds I get muted and this message shows up.
I ...
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MP4 video file does not play audio in Quicktime on macOS 10.14
Consider the following MP4 audio file, with the following codec information (Cmd+I in VLC):
When I open this file with QuickTime, or QuickLook, this file does not play with audio. However, when I ...
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mono audio in audioSprite / ffmpeg has the same bitrate as stereo
I'm using audioSprite that uses ffmpeg for encoding. I need to make mono files in order to reduce (halve) file sizes.
As an audio professional, I thought this was a simple job. Downmix, encode the ...
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MacOS is not saving output from say -o
I have enable "Speech" on the MacOS system and run this command and hear the output:
say "Hello there"
But if I try to run following command:
say -o "Hello, this is not working"
The terminal ...
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can my Mac act as a bluetooth headset for an Android phone?
I just bought a Roland VT-4 (voice transformer). It's a riot.
After installing the drivers on my Mac, the VT-4 is detected as a microphone (and speakers). I can use it with Skype, Zoom, etc.
I'd ...
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Volume control per audio device on Windows
I am used to the nice feature of MacOS X that has separate volume control per device (Speakers and Headphones). Is this possible on Windows 10 as well?
Example
When I mute the sound of my speakers, ...
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Why does iTunes autostart when Bluetooth headphones are connected?
When I connect the Bluetooth headphones to the MacBook Pro iTunes starts automatically. I wish to stop that. How do I do that?
The second best solution is that Spotify autostarts instead.But I really ...
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How can I "record" sound directly from an audio file?
What is the easiest way to route an audio output (e.g. a playing song) into the recording input of another application (e.g. discord's microphone input)?
I'm looking for a solution that is ...
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Is it possible to reinstall just the core macOS audio drivers on a MacBook Pro?
My audio only works from the headphone jack and for a long time I thought it was a hardware issue. When I unplug from the headphone jack, I see the loudspeaker icon with the error-icon on the bottom.
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Keep control over macOS sound when connecting stereo via MiniDP/HDMI
When I connect my MacBook to my old stereo via Mini-Display-Port -> HDMI -> HDMI-Sound-Splitter -> Jack cable -> Stereo, I can't control the Mac-volume anymore because it is disabled. So I just can ...
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Mute MacBook at startup, both chime and volume
I've got a MacBook Pro Mid 2014 on High Sierra and I would like to know if there is any way to mute the laptop at startup? So not only do I want the chime to be muted (there are 100x posts about this) ...
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How to record 30 seconds of audio from the iOS simulator with sox (or equivalent)?
I want to record 30 seconds of audio from the iOS simulator on OSX.
I have found an example to record audio using a microphone.
How to record 10 seconds of audio with SoX?
However I need to capture ...
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I need to combine 632 mp3 files [duplicate]
I have 33h:38m:06s of music that I am trying to combine (for a project) into one large .midi file. So far, I have 632 .MP3 files in one folder, and I am trying to combine them into one file.
What is ...
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Is it possible to record the output of sound in macOS from the Terminal?
I would like to record the output audio of my Mac to an audio file using the command line, where I can specify the length of time to record.
So for example, I might ask the command to record to a ...
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