If you have your Mac connected to different audio input and output sources, having to switch between them can be a process: You have to open up System Preferences, click on the Sound preference, and toggle the Input and Output tabs to find the right source. Or do you? Here's a much faster way to do it.
On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Sound, then click Input. Select the device you want to use in the list of sound input devices. All sound input devices available to your Mac are listed. If your display has an internal microphone, it’s listed as “Display Audio.”. Mar 10, 2016 When you use an app to play a sound, that app appears in the Volume Mixer. You can adjust the volume for any app just by dragging its slider. The Device slider controls the master volume. The level you set for each app is relative to the master volume, so as you change the master volume, the volumes for each app also change. Some applications have a sound output (and input) picker that allows you to choose the output device, like the official Last.fm app. (My apologies for the poor example considering I only have one output source.) If an application is written to support it, you can simply change the device as shown above. Jun 29, 2019 There is no shortage of apps that allow you to set app specific volume levels on macOS however there are free apps, and there are paid apps. If you’re looking for something free, we recommend checking out Background Music. Set app specific volume. Download Background Music and install it. It runs entirely in the menu bar where, if you click the app’s icon, you can set individual. MP3TrueEdit is a simple audio splitter Mac tool that has been designed to edit MP3 and AAC audio files. While it costs $11.99 on the Mac App Store, you can download and try it for free. The developers have made the app to split or edit files without the need to decompress and recompress the audio.
A variety of audio editing tools are available: set volume, speed up, slow down, change pitch and add fade in/out effect. To change the settings, just double click the audio file on the timeline and drag the slide bar. Hit 'Return' to confirm the settings and go back to the main interface.
The Mac is well-designed for audio media management. Whether you're just listening to music and podcasts, or whether you're a professional musician, the Mac has abilities (and complicated software tools and workflows) to suit you.
So it's easy to get your Mac set up with audio inputs ranging from USB interfaces to the digital audio input, output including Bluetooth speakers, AirPlay and more. And keeping track of what audio is routing through which device can get to be a bit much to manage, at least if you're doing it all through the Sound system preference.
How to add volume to the menu bar
You're probably familiar with the volume level manager in the menu bar. If not, let's get that out of the way first. Here's how to turn it on:
- Click on the menu.
- Select System Preferences.
- Select Sound.
- Check Show volume in menu bar.
Now click on the sound icon in the menu bar. You can adjust the volume of whatever speaker is selected for output at present.
How to get more volume menu bar options
If you hold down the option button on the keyboard and then click on the sound icon in the menu bar, you'll see a different menu appear. Now you can select whichever sound input method you'd like, and if you do it again, you can select whatever sound output method you'd like.
Obviously this has its limits: If you have really complicated audio workflows, you may not see all of your options listed here. And if you're trying to manage multiple devices at once — let's say AirPlay speakers throughout the house, for example — you may have to resort to iTunes or whatever app you're using to control audio instead.
But this offers a quick and easy way to redirect audio into and out of your Mac without having to deal with the Sound system preference, so that's something.
Any questions?
Any trouble with this? Or have any questions, comments or thoughts to add? Let me know!
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