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  • Choosing system output channels on mac

    From Tobiah@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 16:38:24 2021
    I have a new Macbook air M1. I have my
    system sounds going to my Presonus 1810 interface, but
    they only seem to be configurable to go to the virtual outs 1/2.
    I'd like to use the virtual outs 5/6 for
    that purpose so I can push them out to their
    own slider in my interface's software mixer
    so I adjust them independently and use 1/2 and 3/4 for
    recording stuff.

    I can choose the 1810 for my system sounds,
    but I don't see a way to choose any other
    channels than 1/2. Under Windows, the system
    dialog saw independent stereo devices and let
    me choose from them for system sounds.

    I will probably just have to use 1/2 for system
    sounds and the other virtual outs for recording,
    but I really wondered whether this was a glaring
    limitation of Mac, or whether I was missing something.


    Tobiah

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  • From Tobiah@21:1/5 to All on Fri Dec 10 16:52:16 2021
    Nothing like posting here to spur finding the answer
    on my own. The answer was rather hidden under
    'Configure Speakers'.

    Never mind.

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  • From geoff@21:1/5 to Tobiah on Sun Dec 12 13:52:33 2021
    On 11/12/2021 1:38 pm, Tobiah wrote:
    I have a new Macbook air M1.  I have my
    system sounds going to my Presonus 1810 interface, but
    they only seem to be configurable to go to the virtual outs 1/2.
    I'd like to use the virtual outs 5/6 for
    that purpose so I can push them out to their
    own slider in my interface's software mixer
    so I adjust them independently and use 1/2 and 3/4 for
    recording stuff.

    I can choose the 1810 for my system sounds,
    but I don't see a way to choose any other
    channels than 1/2.  Under Windows, the system
    dialog saw independent stereo devices and let
    me choose from them for system sounds.

    I will probably just have to use 1/2 for system
    sounds and the other virtual outs for recording,
    but I really wondered whether this was a glaring
    limitation of Mac, or whether I was missing something.


    Tobiah

    'System sounds' ? Why ?

    Just turn 'em off !

    geoff

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