No audio through external speakers

I'm finding a lot of solutions on this, but none that seem to work. It all started when try to hook a guitar directly to my 2007 MBP for use in GarageBand. We were getting some feedback, so we tried changing the input settings. The levels on the track registers started going crazy (up down, up down) for no apparent reason, and then I had an error message about a Core Audio driver and a 10202 code, and then the visable audio level for the computer muted grey with a Ghostbusters looking icon underneath.
I repaired my disk permissions and reset my PRAM. Resetting my PRAM unmuted the volume control and eliminated the Ghostbusters icon, and by all indications I should be getting sound.
I get no startup sound along with any periphial sounds, and I have no red light when a jack is plugged in. All of my input/output settings seem to be correct (internal speakers for line out/built-in input for line in). I no longer get any error codes when I open GarageBand or any other audio programs. I am stumped, please don't say it's my logic board. If it is, anybody got a line on a cheap one?
Thanks in advance, I'm strugglin with this one.

Have you checked your settings in the Audio Midi setup utility?

Similar Messages

No sound through external speakers when in Windows?

Hi.
I have a pair of Harmon Kardon soundstick speakers on my Mac Pro bwhich work fine in OSX but when i boot into Windows XP there is no sound through them. I can get it through Headphones and the (poor) internal speaker but not through my external Harmon Kardon's?
This is driving me crazy as i need it for my games!

Hi Mark,
as promised my settings in XP:
And as promised my settings, etc. in XP, which gives me full sound with my external speakers (alongside the internal one, but that's another story).
Here we go:
Audio with external speakers on MacPro while in Windows XP:
OS: Windows XP with SP2 (slipstreamed by myself in my PC heydays)
Drivers: Original BootCamp 1.1.2 Drivers CD
In Device Manager (Control Panel - System):
Audio-,Video- and Gamecontroller:
- Audiocodecs
- Legacy-Audio Driver
- Legacy-Videorecording Device
- Media Control Unit
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Videocodecs
In Realtek High Definition Audio:
- Tab General:
- Manufacturer: Realtek
- Place: Path 65535 (Internal High Definition Audio Bus)
- Tab Properties:
- Audio Devices : Realtek HD Audio
- Midi Devices : Reattek HD Audio
- Mixer : Realtek HD Audio
- Line-In Devices : Realtek HD Audio
For all Devices: Driver activated and functioning
Using Audio functions on this device = On
- Tab Driver:
Manufacturer: Realtek Semiconducor Corp.
Date of Driver: 24.08.2006
Version of Driver: 5.10.0.5288
System Devices:
- Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for HD Audio is installed
In Audio and Audio Devices (Control Panel):
Realtek HD Audio output:
- Tab Volume:
- Device Volume: 1/3 of full
- Sound off: not set
- Volume Control in Task Bar: Set
- Speakers Property: Deskto Stereo Speakers
- Tab Sounds:
- Sound Scheme: No Sounds
- Tab Audio:
- Sound-Playback and - Recording: Realtek HD Audio (output / input)
- Midi: Microsft GS Wavetable
- Tab Voice:
- Voice Playback and -Recording: Realtek HD Audio (output / input)
- Tab Hardware:
- Sony DVD RW DW-150A
- Realtek HD Audio
- Audiocodecs
- Legacy-Audio Device
- Media Control Unit
- Legacy Video Recording Device
- Videocodecs
For all: Device Ready
In Software (Control Panel):
High Definition Audio Driver Package - KB888111
- Support Info: Version 20040219.000000
Realtek HD Audio Driver:
- Size: 28,20 MB
- Support Info: Version 5.10.0.5288
Let's hope you find some differences to yours, so maybe we have a chance to get this sorted out.
Please keep in touch.
Stefan

My iPod Touch will not play through external speakers when it is docked. It only plays through it's internal speaker. All the other functions on the iPod can be controlled by the external speakers (volume,track, etc). How do I fix this?

My iPod Touch will not play through external speakers when it is docked. It only plays through it's internal speaker. All the other functions on the iPod can be controlled by the external speakers (volume,track, etc). How do I fix this?

I would try in oreder:
- Resetting the iPod:
Press and hold the On/Off Sleep/Wake button and the Home
button at the same time for at least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Restoring the iPod via iTunes. First from backup and if problem persists, restore to factory defaults/new iPod.

Using Airport Express for External speakers and Apple TV. When I'm on MAC computer adn using internet sound from Internet does not go through external speakers. Instead it comes out of Mac computer speaker. Why?

Using Airport Express for External speakers and Apple TV. When I'm on MAC computer adn using internet sound from Internet does not go through external speakers. Instead it comes out of Mac computer speaker. Why?

As far as I know, the Airport Express only transmits sounds via Itunes. So every other sound (internet, but also incoming mail) will be coming out of your mac instead of your external speakers.

No sound through external speakers on my iphone 4s but headphones work fine! When headphones unplugged volume button shows headphones not plugged in! Tried all solutions suggested here to no luck?!??

No sound through external speakers but fine through headphones! Button on left is not on mute and checked all settings and all fine! Tried all solutions here but no luck! Sound gone before I updated the software??

You may have debris in your headphone jack blocking the sensor. Try blowing hard on the jack, and inserting/removing your headphones quickly multiple times to clear it.

Audio through External Display's Speakers. MD port to HDMI

Hi all
I have been trying to figure out how to do a simple thing like play audio through my new Samsung 27" monitor to use with my 15" MacBook Pro (late 2008 unibody model).
The monitor is a Samsung S27B750V. It is connected with a Mini Display Port to HDMI cable, which supports Audio.
I cannot seem to find a way to play the audio through my monitor's speakers.
My monitor will not appear in the Device output list on the Sound settings box.
Also, I have tried using the included seperate audio cable connecting the headphone socket to the monitor's audio input, but still no sound.
ANY suggestions will be most welcome!
Many Thanks

I see thanks- I never thought the mini Display port would have been different on my model.
I am still trying to use the audio cable provided with the display, through the MacBook headphone socket into the monitor's audio input, and that also is not seeming to work?
Should my device appear in the audio Device output list on the Sound settings box?

Playing video AND audio through TV speakers using Mini Display to HDMI adapter

I have a late 2011 MBP and want to hear the sound of the videos I'm running on my MBP through the speakers of my LG HDTV. I have used a Belkin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter (model f2cd021eb) plugged in to my MBP with an HDMI cable running from it to my LG HDTV. The video shows on the tv, and sound plays thru the MBP speakers. I have used an off-brand Mini DispalyPort to HDMI cable (without any adapter) - that is, it plugs directly into my Mini DisplayPort on my MBP and the HDMI port on my LG TV. The video shows on the tv, and sound plays thru the MBP speakers.
System Preference > Sound > Output, selected LG TV (type HDMI) and the note that displays is "Settings for the selected device: The selected device has no output controls".
I open Audio Midi Setup. It lists Built-in Mic (2 in/0 out), Built-in Input (2 in/0 out), Built-in Output (o in/2 out), HDMI (0 in/2 out). The Built-in Output is selected by default. The source is Headphones (Format 44100 Hz, 2ch-24bit integer, ch master far left, ch 1 and 2 far right with value of 1 for both dB of 0 for both).
Upon selecting HDMI, the source changes to LG TV (Format 48000 Hz, 2ch-24bit Interger, ch Master, 1, and 2 to far left and unavailable to adjust).
Upon selecting Configure Speakers, I click left front and right front and hear sound coming from the tv speakers just fine...loud and clear.
I'm deployed overseas and getting products through the mail is really really slow!! So any insight you can offer would be great!!

I was wanting to do the same and was at the verge of following The Official Way (Apple dongle + HDMI male to male cable). But on the trip to the store, found a TechLink iWire TB male to HDMI male adapter cable for half the cost, bit the bullet and got it instead: http://www.techlink.uk.com/products/apple/iwires/iwires_mini_displayport_plug_to _hdmi_plug
First time use with a Hitachi TV was disconcerting. Used to the old VGA setup, plugged everything in (while the rest of the family was watching regular TV on the unit), fully expecting the Mac to recognize the external display and send the signal over. No go. Tried resetting the PRAM, rebooting the Mac, no joy. Was about ready to write the cable off as a bad POS, when in a flash of inspiration switched the TV's input over to its HDMI port. Lo and behold, the Mac switched res and started sending sight and sound over at the TV's native capabilities. Did not need to fiddle with any adjustments at all. Sound was great, display crystalline clear. Wowed the folks.
And if I switched the TV to another input, the Mac would immediately disconnect and revert to its usual settings.
So yeah, the cable can be a culprit, but so can whatever's on the other end of the cable

Strange sound coming through external speakers

On my 2010 iMac there is a problem when *no audio* is coming out through the external speakers (connected via the headphone port).
If i play any sound (even change the volume and get the 'blip' sound) and then go back to silence, after 5 - 10 seconds I can hear a strange buzzing/hissing sound.
Even when I'm playing music there is no buzzing/hissing but when I pause the track, 5 - 10 seconds later the sound returns.
Using these speakers through my macbook there is no such problem, only the iMac.
I think this may be related to a recent software update since it is a new problem. Any ideas?
thanks.

Could there be a Ground loop in something connected to the iMac?

Mac Mini making strange noises through external speakers

I am experiencing a strange problem with my mac mini and my external speakers. I have two different sets of speakers and the problem occurs with both so I don't think its the speakers as I have never had any problems with them on my other computers. The Mini will make strange gurgling and hissing noises through the speakers at seemingly idle cpu times. Under heavy loads I get the gurgle occasionally but it seems more prevalent at idle times. After playing around with it I have noticed a direct correlation with my wireless connection and the noise. If the mini drops the network, which it does from time to time, I get the noises but if I disable airport then they stop. Have any other mini users experienced this? It's harmless but rather annoying because my mini is set up in my dorm room and we often have music playing and when I go to sleep I hear these weird noises.
Thanks for the feedback in advance.

The Airport sub-system in the mini is identical to any other Airport Extreme equipped Mac, with the addition of a riser board on which the AE card is mounted, and which no other Mac has.
If the mini suffered a design flaw in Airport implementation, then everyone would be hearing the same sound. Neither AE-eqipped minis I've got in my system exhibit any sign of it.
RF interference can get into an audio system in a number of ways - most commonly by direct injection (ie, something in the audio circuit such as a circuit board track or speaker wire) acting as an antenna and picking up an unwanted signal, or by FR breakthrough into the power circuit - usually through the transformer or rectifiers. In the first instance, a change in channel would change the transmission frequency and thus the sensitivity of the component to the signal (thus usually making it stop altogether) and in the second, would usually require a transmission power of significantly higher level than the few milliwatts used by Airport.
There are other possible causes too of course. Even a cordless phone in the same vicinity is capable of generating RF interference - but then stories of people listening to radio stations breaking through into phone lines, and even when opening oven doors are legion - and often true.
In the case of an Airport network, where the user has control over transmission power levels and frequency, a bit of tinkering with the two can resolve many FR interference issues. Incidentally, if you're interested (given your general technical background) a number of very informative sources on RFI (Radio Frequency Interference) are published for and by the amateur radio fraternity.

Why has my MacBook Pro stopped outputting audio on external speakers?

Since buying a MacBook Pro in April 2007, I had no problem playing recorded music and Internet radio on external analog speaker systems in two different houses. Suddenly this summer, the audio no longer plays through the external speakers --though it still works fine with the internal speakers. There were no major changes or accidents. The only technical issue I had was the recent malfunctioning of my laptop battery, which Apple acknowledged was defective and replaced yesterday. (I hoped that the problem might be resolved by the new battery. But it hasn't been.) Most of the discussions I've read about audio troubles with the MacBook Pro don't apply to this situation. (The most-discussed problem had to do with the internal speakers no longer working, often because the MBP's audio out port had inadvertently gone into digital audio mode.) My MacBook Pro is a 2.33 MHz Intel Core 2 Duo, OS 10.4.11, The mute button is not on. The speaker sound is up to max. And when I check the Sound status in System Preferences, the info line correctly identifies the speakers. The default ID readout is internal speakers. And the ID reads external speakers when I plug the external speakers into the headset/audio out port, But the sound plays only on the internal speakers, not on the external speakers. I miss listening to my music library and favorite NPR stations on a good sound system, where ever I go. I'd be grateful for any help. Thanks

If your computer was hot it wasn't asleep - it either didn't go to sleep or it work up after you put it to sleep. I've seen both things happen. First, read this article and follow the instructions.
1) For the next few days/weeks pay attention to the blinking light on the front of your computer when you close the lid. Don't put the computer into your backpack/case until it begins to blink. Wait a minute or so after it starts to blink to make sure it doesn't stop blinking - the signal it woke back up.
2) having followed the above instructions, if you take the computer out and it is hot again or if you take it out and discover it has powered down (you'll know this because when it starts up the battery will be drained and you'll see a progress bar over a ghostly display that will eventually become normal) immediately start the Console program and perform a search on 'sleep' and then 'wake'. This should bring up all the recent log files about sleep state changes (going to sleep and waking up). You should see one for when you put the computer to sleep and put it away and the next one should be just after you got it out. You'll find at least one though that shouldn't be there. That will tell you when the computer work up (when it shouldn't have) and might give a clue as to why.
One of the whys could be a magnet that is making the computer think the lid has been opened.

Skype audio through external interface

I'm currently running sound through an external audio interface (M-Audio Profire 2626). Before, everything was fine, but at the moment, Skype seems to be sending signal only to the left channel of the interface. All chat sounds, rings, and alerts are audible in the left channel only, but in a call, the other party comes through both speakers. So it's only alerts in the one speaker.
What's happening here?

When it was working, what was different? Was there a specific version of Skype that it was more compatible with? Since it doesn't occur on other devices (as far as I'm able to test since I own no Firewire output devices) I can only assume the issue is driver/software related or a compatiblity issue over Firewire but I would really suspect translation software that's being used to get it work in Skype unless the drivers are native WDM-based (vs something like ASIO). If you have other firewire ports you've never used you can always try those to see if the install of that device on that specific port changes anything.

Streaming Audio to external speakers

So here's what I want to do.
Use Frontrow to watch movies and have the auido streamed via Airtunes to external speakers.
I've tried importing movies into iTunes but it only plays the audio through the computer. I'm guessing there is no way to seperate the video and audio which is why audio is through the computer?

Okay, so the next question is, can you play videos directly in iTunes and have the audio go through the AirTunes? Even if they live inside iTunes, Front Row plays videos through QuickTime and not directly through iTunes. Since QuickTime can't play audio through AirTunes, that might be the problem... You might need a utility like Rogue Amoeba's Airfoil:
http://www.rogueamoeba.com/airfoil/mac/
-Doug

No Sound through external speakers during capture/ log

How do I get sound through my external speakers when logging or capturing using FCP7.0.1.
Other forums suggest creating a duplicate preset and then switching speakers on in the Quick time audio setting via an advanced button. But there is no advanced button in the quick time audio settings my software.
Is there another setting elswhere?

Try clicking the preview button in the log and capture window, clip settings tab. Not sure if you can enable it while you're actually capturing and if you can, it's not recommended. In previous versions of fcp when you could enable this, it would occasionally cause problems with the audio of the captured file. Apparently since the native sampling rate for the mac is 44.1k, it needs to resample on the fly to monitor it, and this can cause problems. I used to get random clicking in the captured audio. Much better to figure out a way to monitor directly off the deck/camera.

"Popping" sound through external speakers

I'm using the Apple Pro speakers through an iFire on my G5 iSight and have been getting a popping sound through the external speakers. This does not happen with the internal ones. This topic is mentioned over on the intel iMac discussions board and seems to be a widespread problem. It appears that many different brands of speakers are making the popping sounds. My external speakers work perfectly with my iBook. The external speakers sound much better than the internal ones. I hope there is a fix for this. Anyone else have this problem?
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.3) 20' iSight

Hi, on the older white intel iMacs we use to open&close Midi. Sometimes it worked sometimes not.
My intel iMac popped until I changed my older Logitech 2 speakers + Bass unit for a set of Bose..L

How to listen to itunes through external speakers

I have Intempo IDS ipod speakers and want to know how to plug them into my laptop so i can listen to my itunes playlist through the speakers... I have read that there should be a box in the bottom right of the screen to select speakers but I do not have this and I do have the look for speakers box ticked in my preferences.
Any suggestions? what needs to be plugged in where?
any help would be much appreciated
Ela.

I have read that there should be a box in the bottom right of the screen to select speakers but I do not have this and I do have the look for speakers box ticked in my preferences.
That is only for speakers connect to an Airport Express wireless system. There is no setting in iTunes to play through speakers connected to your computer. All you should have to do is plug them into your laptop's audio/headphone output.

No audio through external speakers

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for