Hard to find existing AppleScript routines for this, so with the assistance of Script Debugger I cobbled together some UI scripting. I had a need to route sound in and out of the Zoom app. Of course, Keyboard Maestro can do either AppleScript or shell scripts, so the choice is yours. You can even do 2 or 3 at once: osascript \ You can also do this in a shell script: osascript -e 'set volume alert volume 0' When I have my headphones on, I want to make sure that the volume is not too loud (which sometimes happens if I am listening via HomePods or even the speakers attached to my Mac.Īgain, you can set this using Ears as mentioned above, but did you also know that it is very easy to control volume levels with AppleScript? Just choose a number between 0-100: set volume alert volume 0 Whenever I am on a Zoom call or recording audio, I always want to make sure that is set to zero so I am not getting distracted by them (and so they are not playing over the Zoom call).Īlso, when I am podcast recording, I want to make sure that my input level is always the same, so I am getting a consistent recording. The third is for things like system beeps and notifications. It is easy to forget that there are three different volume settings in macOS: I have used this to make some Keyboard Maestro macros that will set my input and output to either be my Bose headphones or my CalDigit. SwitchAudioSource -t output -s 'CalDigit Thunderbolt 3 Audio' SwitchAudioSource -t input -s 'AirPods Pro' I don’t have an XLR mic, so I don’t know if it works with that, but the nice thing is that it makes it very easy to set input and output. (which you can install via brew install switchaudio-osx) is called SwitchAudioSource when it’s installed. The app is a “pay what you want” model ($2/$5/$10) but is free to use, there’s apparently a nag-screen somewhere if you use it for free, but I never saw it because I bought it as soon as I tried it. (If you use Ears for this you don’t need SwitchAudioSource which I mention below)
It also has command-line and AppleScript support. It will let you set defaults for various input and output devices, but the feature that I like the most is that it shows a notification when the device changes. EarsĮars is an app that I have not heard anyone talking about, but I think it’s very handy: I just wanted to share some other ideas and tips. Controlling Audio with Stream Deck and Keyboard Maestroĭavid and Rose talked about some tools you can use for controlling audio via Keyboard Maestro and/or Stream Deck.
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