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macitech · May 1, 2006, 11:04 AM

can someone help me, it seems some application is always using my soundcard, even when i reboot or shutdown. I can hear sound in reaplayer, vlc player or quicktime but sometimes i get the message that an application is using my soundcard, now i cant hear any streaming audio off the web.

i have removed all applications from the dock(by quitting them) and it doesnt solve anything.

TETENAL · May 1, 2006, 11:16 AM

Launch Garageband.

macitech · May 1, 2006, 12:18 PM

Launched it. now what ?

Franz · May 1, 2006, 06:27 PM

What's happening is that an application is changing the audio output setting on you (probably either Real or VLC - it happened to me once after using a VLC beta). Here's how to set it back and get sound working again:

1) Open Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/), then check the Audio Output setting.
2) Change the Audio Output setting to 44100.0 Hz.
3) Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

Done..

Dark Helmet · May 1, 2006, 06:40 PM

No sound on myspace? Heck that is a feature I would love to have!

tooki · May 1, 2006, 07:30 PM

No kidding. I've used PithHelmet to block myspace's music player, but QuickTime (which thanks to Flip4Mac also encompasses Windows Media files) is exempt from PithHelmet's URL-based blocking, so tons of junk still gets through. If I plan to browse myspace, I actually use PithHelmet to block all plugins.

tooki

macitech · May 1, 2006, 08:28 PM

audio output is not supported.

tooki · May 2, 2006, 09:47 AM

Care to put that fragment into context?

tooki

macitech · May 2, 2006, 08:47 PM

basically i go into audio midi setup.. under audio output it says "audio output is not supported"

jere_69 · Jun 8, 2006, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Franz

What's happening is that an application is changing the audio output setting on you (probably either Real or VLC - it happened to me once after using a VLC beta). Here's how to set it back and get sound working again:

1) Open Audio MIDI Setup (/Applications/Utilities/), then check the Audio Output setting.
2) Change the Audio Output setting to 44100.0 Hz.
3) Quit Audio MIDI Setup.

Done..

Thank you! I just downloaded Audacity and all of a sudden I couldn't get any sound from YouTube....this worked!

markb8705 · Jul 11, 2006, 06:23 PM

yeh mine messed up when i opened audacity, can't seem to get this fixed, when doing what Franz posted under audio output it says "output not supported".

HELP

DigitalEl · Jul 12, 2006, 03:52 PM

As TETENAL said, simply launch GarageBand. This has always cleared up this problem for me. Launch GarageBand. Close it. Problem solved.

markb8705 · Jul 12, 2006, 04:08 PM

got it, thanks

gambo · Jul 13, 2006, 04:45 PM

creat a new song w/ garageband and everything will be fine this happened to me when using audacity. I spend hours on the phone with apple care and nothing..

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by gambo

creat a new song w/ garageband and everything will be fine this happened to me when using audacity. I spend hours on the phone with apple care and nothing..

Well, I just did that and it still says"output not supported"
I did uninstall audacity, was that bad?
thanks, mac newbie.

markb8705 · Nov 23, 2006, 12:25 PM

get the new version of Audacity... it doesn't do it to me anymore

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by markb8705

get the new version of Audacity... it doesn't do it to me anymore

Hi. the beta? or 1.2.6?
thank you.

markb8705 · Nov 23, 2006, 12:45 PM

not the beta version i dont think

im not at my desktop right now, i dont remember, but im pretty sure its 1.2.6.

just try it

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 02:41 PM

ok. will do.

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 03:42 PM

Originally Posted by markb8705

not the beta version i dont think

im not at my desktop right now, i dont remember, but im pretty sure its 1.2.6.

just try it

worked like a charm, sound is back.
Still says output is not supported though in the box in utilities for audio.
Is that normal. or now just live with it?

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 06:41 PM

bump*

imitchellg5 · Nov 23, 2006, 07:00 PM

What OS are you running? During 10.4.6, I didn't get any audio over the internet. Since 10.4.7 I have though.

Acidbran · Nov 23, 2006, 08:33 PM

Originally Posted by imitchellg5

What OS are you running? During 10.4.6, I didn't get any audio over the internet. Since 10.4.7 I have though.

10.4.7
brand new Imac G5 20" 2.16 Intel core 2 duo
1GB ram

About 6 days old.

Me likey likey.

Acidbran · Nov 24, 2006, 11:40 AM

bump**