External Speakers Problem with Mac Mini

[AndreaMartin]

I have Studio One External speakers that connect via USB. So I can select them in the audio preferences and it works great, however, once the Monitor or Mac Mini go to sleep after time of no use, then I get back on it, the audio seems to be muted even though it is on the proper audio output and input. I have to re-start the mac Mini every time for the sound to come through again. Not sure how to fix it.

 

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[Raz0rEdge]

Rather than restarting the Mac, can you just unmute the audio to have it play again? What version of macOS are you running on there?

I have speakers connected to my Mac Mini's analog port (to which I have a pair of wired headphones connected) and I also have a pair of BT headphones connected. I use the BT headphones throughout most of the day and my Mini does go to sleep a couple of times as I break for lunch or other activities, but when I return I'm back to whatever output device I was on and at the same volume level and all.

Additionally, if I switch between the BT headphones and external speaker/headphones, macOS remembers the different volume levels I've chosen for those 2 devices.