imac audio program for sound switching

tonyzero · 30 Apr 2009 at 18:07

Hi, is there a program that will let you chose either the speaker on the imac for sound or the speaker you have plugged in without have to unplug you own speakers from the 3.5mm jack

why i ask is because i want to use the speakers on the imac for daily use of sound i.e email, web and so on but then be able to switch to my Klipsch 2.1 speakers for music when i am in the mood but i don't want to keep unplugging the 2.1 speakers.

J1234 · 30 Apr 2009 at 18:11

System Preferences > Sound > Output > Click which one you want to use.

ringo747 · 30 Apr 2009 at 18:13

I use soundsource for selecting all audio devices - handy wee app to have.

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/

tonyzero · 30 Apr 2009 at 18:55

ringo747 said:
I use soundsource for selecting all audio devices - handy wee app to have.

http://www.rogueamoeba.com/freebies/

Thanks i will give that a try

Bod · 1 May 2009 at 00:56

Sorry to hijack the thread, but is there any way to do this with headphones on my imac?

I plug the headphones in, which cuts the sound off from the speakers...which is fine.
However, to get the sound back in the speakers i have to reach round and mess about unplugging the headphones. I'd like to be able to leave them plugged in and digitally switch betweeen the two.

Sound Prefs only gives me one option. Headphones (if theyre plugged in), and Builtin speakers if theyre not. Same with Soundsource. Only one output is ever listed

ringo747 · 1 May 2009 at 09:54

I think this will only work if you have headphones which are on a separate sound channel. I have a set of plantronics ones here and they show up in the sound devices tab as well as the built it ones. This is because it runs on its own audio channel (i think).