Hey Nicholas, Yes, David Woodbridge did do a podcast on that, but my question would be are the Air Play speakers more reliable than Bluetooth with VO? Since I got the Bluetooth speakers I have kind of enjoyed VO coming through them. My concern is when Bluetooth loses connectivity. I was wondering if there was a way to set things up where if the Bluetooth connection craps out than VO would just go through the internal speakers, that way you don't have to rely on sighted assistance to get everything back up and running. The way I seem to have things set up now, if I lose the Bluetooth connection it's as if the computer thinks it has no speakers it can use. Thanks, On Dec 13, 2013, at 5:51 AM, Nicholas Parsons <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote:
> HI Bryan, > From my experience, VoiceOver by default doesn't play through AirPlay > speakers. This has always been how I've wanted it, as I usually use AirPlay > to play music or movies, and don't want VoiceOver blaring out at a billion > decibels for all to hear. But this might not be what you want with your > speakers. I believe, however, though I'm not sure, that David Woodbridge did > a podcast a while back on playing VoiceOver through AirPlay speakers. I think > it was related to using the AirPlay mirroring feature to stream to his Apple > TV, and I seem to remember him choosing whether or not for VoiceOver to > stream as well, though my memory is a little fuzzy. I've never had the need > to try this so the details have slipped my mind. That podcast or perhaps > someone else on this list might be able to help you completely answer the > question of whether VoiceOver can play through AirPlay speakers. > Best, > Nic > > On 13 Jan 2013, at 4:18 PM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Nicholas, Thanks for letting me know. It all seems to be working for the > last day. Any idea if Air Play speakers work better with the desktop than > bluetooth? I didn't go Air Play because all the reviews claimed they weren't > any better than bluetooth, and you are just paying more for speakers that > connect with only Apple products. Of course, there was no mention of > voiceover in any reviews. Any idea? Thanks > On Dec 12, 2013, at 10:48 PM, Nicholas Parsons > <mr.nicholas.pars...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi Bryan, >> This is a known issue with VoiceOver and bluetooth sound output devices. The >> issue is so bad that I don't bother ever using bluetooth headsets, at least >> not for VoiceOver. It's a real shame, as the best wireless headsets are now >> all bluetooth. Not sure why this is either, as bluetooth headsets work >> perfectly on iOS devices. When a bluetooth sound output device disconnects >> on iOS, VoiceOver automatically defaults to the built in output. Not so on >> the Mac. Try sending another email to Apple Accessibility asking them to fix >> this issue. >> Cheers, >> Nic >> >> On 12 Jan 2013, at 9:02 AM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey Teresa, >> >> Yeah, that's what I thought the answer might be. I was really liking the VO >> going through the bluetooth speakers as VO was sounding a lot crisper, but >> with the bluetooth speakers having some issues I might have to stick to the >> old built in speakers or go through the 3.5 jack so as to not lose sound. >> It's strange as a couple of times when the bluetooth speakers hadn't >> connected yet when I woke the computer up the sound was going through the >> internal speakers, but then out of nowhere it just crapped out. Will have to >> get a sighted person back over here and play around with the settings. >> Thanks again. >> On Dec 11, 2013, at 2:40 PM, Teresa Cochran <vegaspipistre...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Try VO utility, sound. There’s a set of options in there for VO output: >>> system default and whatever devices you have. I have a USB headset and >>> built-in audio, and when my Bluetooth device was connected, it showed that >>> as well. Check your settings as they are now. For example, you might not >>> want your output to be Bluetooth for vO, as you may not use that always. If >>> you do use the speakers constantly, you might want to set the vO output to >>> use them by default. >>> >>> Also, explore the sound settings in system preferences. You can choose the >>> output device for the sound effects in that tab. You will also find a >>> checkbox that says “play feedback when volume is changed”, which will give >>> you the little beep you’re after. >>> >>> HtH, >>> Teresa >>> >>> "We're made of star stuff."--Carl Sagan >>> >>> On Dec 11, 2013, at 9:47 AM, Brian Fischler <blindga...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hey all, >>>> >>>> I just recently connected a pair of bluetooth speakers to my mac, and >>>> twice I have completely lost VO, not sure if it has been a bluetooth >>>> pairing issue or me screwing up a setting. Both times I had to have >>>> someone who can see come in and fiddle around with my speaker output and >>>> VO output settings. I assumed VO would default to the internal speakers if >>>> there was a problem with bluetooth, but it didn't. Is there a way of >>>> setting up your audio output to go through the bluetooth and if bluetooth >>>> isn't working for some reason to go through the built in speakers? >>>> >>>> Also, for some odd reason I am not getting any sound anymore when I adjust >>>> the volume up or down. I used to get that mac beep or twirl sound every >>>> time I changed the volume. 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