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[MacBook Air] How to disable OSX's auto switching of volume when using Headphone Jack
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<blockquote data-quote="sinetwo" data-source="post: 1226436" data-attributes="member: 177114"><p>Hi all,</p><p></p><p>I'm writing this as I've now become deaf thanks to Apples 'ingenious' ( <img src="/mac_images/images/smilies/Angry.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":Angry:" title="Angry :Angry:" data-shortname=":Angry:" /> ) auto switching volume levels.</p><p></p><p><strong>Scenario:</strong></p><p>1. I use my laptop at full speaker when listening to Spotify. I increase the volume to 100%.</p><p></p><p>2. I then use my 2.1 system and plug it in. OSX then turns the volume down to 20% (as per my previous headphone settings). I then turn it up again to 100%.</p><p></p><p>3. I then take the 2.1 system out from the jack, and it's on 100% as per 'scenario step' 1.</p><p></p><p>4. I plug in my headphones, and turn the volume down, there's a severe (3 seconds?) delay in the Mac noticing I've plugged it in, and it boosts it up to 100% again as per 'scenario step' 2.</p><p></p><p>So basically, I almost blew my AKG headphones and my brain. This has happened several times before.</p><p></p><p>I know it's a 'user fault' as this is how it's designed to be. But I've googled relentlessly and not found anything that states you can disable this incredibly horrible feature.</p><p></p><p>Does anyone know how to disable it totally so I just have one global volume control regardless of if it's playing through the speakers or through the jack?</p><p></p><p>Thanks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>- SineTwo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sinetwo, post: 1226436, member: 177114"] Hi all, I'm writing this as I've now become deaf thanks to Apples 'ingenious' ( :Angry: ) auto switching volume levels. [B]Scenario:[/B] 1. I use my laptop at full speaker when listening to Spotify. I increase the volume to 100%. 2. I then use my 2.1 system and plug it in. OSX then turns the volume down to 20% (as per my previous headphone settings). I then turn it up again to 100%. 3. I then take the 2.1 system out from the jack, and it's on 100% as per 'scenario step' 1. 4. I plug in my headphones, and turn the volume down, there's a severe (3 seconds?) delay in the Mac noticing I've plugged it in, and it boosts it up to 100% again as per 'scenario step' 2. So basically, I almost blew my AKG headphones and my brain. This has happened several times before. I know it's a 'user fault' as this is how it's designed to be. But I've googled relentlessly and not found anything that states you can disable this incredibly horrible feature. Does anyone know how to disable it totally so I just have one global volume control regardless of if it's playing through the speakers or through the jack? Thanks! :) - SineTwo [/QUOTE]
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