My personal opinion is that no app should touch the mic OR the speaker volumes unless it is an app that specifically provides that feature at the users behest. I would call this extremely bad programming and advise any users having that problem to complain to the other developers. Not your circus, not your monkeys.
Bob S > On Nov 20, 2014, at 02:25 , Keith Clarke <keith.cla...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi Folks, > A question for any Mac audio experts in the virtual room. > > The Problem > Some colleagues are having problems with multiple apps fighting over OSX > (Yosemite) microphone levels - and auto-adjusting the Automatic Gain Control > (AGC) in real-time. Apps include Skype, GotoMeeting, Webex, Google hangouts, > various soft-phones… > > The biggest issue is apps ramping-up input volume/AGC to the max in the > background, creating noise, feedback & distortion for the other parties > involved - all without the (non-technical, BYOD) user being aware unless they > monitor system preferences all the while and ‘ride the faders’. > > There are various threads around on settings for specific apps but I’ve not > found a definitive answer for overriding a bunch of disparate apps that don’t > play nice - on other folks’ machines. Furthermore, Yosemite’s System > preferences for Sound doesn’t seem to provide a true, ‘absolute' Master > Volume control - nor does it provide a master AGC On/Off. > > Potential Solution? > So, I wonder if the way OSX audio settings work might allow a way to create a > simple 'one knob + one button' Livecode utility that they can have on screen > that drives Applescripts to get/set input volume and provide a global AGC > on/off switch? > > So far we’ve tried this rather 'blunt instrument' volume reset via Terminal > to address some of the symptoms… > > osascript -e repeat -e "set volume input volume 15” -e 'delay 1’ -e 'end > repeat’ > > … but it would be nice to refine the behaviour, add AGC control to prevent > unwanted adjustments and wrap it for use in a user-friendly Livecode stack. > > Any ideas gratefully received. :-) > Best, > Keith.. > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
