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Version 2.5.0
The best guide to easily create a keyboard shortcut which allows you to mute and unmute your microphone on Apple's macOS without having to be in the application. Volume Mixer is the first Mac app on the list and it allows you to control system volume by application. The app sits in your menu bar so you can call it up as needed. Mute individual apps. Set up hotkeys to control volume, mute and EQ for the foreground app. There is even a hotkey to mute all background apps. The mute video tool is compatible with iOS and Android phones, Windows and Mac computers. Mute your video with one click. How to mute a video. There are two ways to mute messages on your Mac to help you get more done or take time away from your various screens to recharge. You can either set a general 'Do Not Disturb' across your.
- Devices menu now shows the Master Volume.
- Input devices now properly show and update the muted state.
- Toggle mute for default input device now shows the HUD to indicate status change.
- Add hotkeys for controlling the default input device’s gain and mute.
- Input devices now show gain dB value properly.
- Changing the gain of an input device no longer beeps.
- Added Priority devices for Input devices.
- Added HotKeys for changing the default input device.
- Volume feedback beeps now play on the appropriate device.
- Sound Control no longer interferes with macOS automatic device selection if priority devices are not enabled.
- Reduced CPU use.
- Added option to show and control apps that have been explicitly added to the listing.
- Fixed audio distortion after switching sample rates on bluetooth devices.
- Addressed application hang when switching to a bluetooth device or a built-in device on T2 Macs.
- Master volume displayed in the touch bar now updates properly when the default output device is changed.
- Added support for AirPlay!
- Added AppleScript support for setting mute, volume and balance.
- Added support for Zoom Thunderbolt audio devices.
- Sound Control volume change overlay more closely matches the system.
- Fixed a crash that could happen when muting AirPods Pro.
- Menu bar icon no longer shows disabled if STZ Audio Process plugin isn’t installed.
- Last version to support macOS 10.11 (El Capitan), 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra. The next update to Sound Control will require macOS 10.14 (Mojave).
Tip
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This tip comes from a request by Alec, after a bit of fiddling and looking for workarounds I have found a solution on how to mute individual applications. This is quite useful if you have a noisy web browser or application that you want to mute, which doesn’t have its own volume control.
The solution involves using a program called Audio Hijack. As the name suggests its designed to hijack audio from other applications. Although this is a paid app there trial version (which is free to use indefinitely) does exactly what we want.
The first step in hijacking an application and to mute it is to press the hijack button.
This will take hold of the application within the program, you can still use the app normally. Unless you install the instant hijack button you do have to restart the soon to be muted program. The instant hijack button will, from the looks of it, cure this minor problem.
You can then press Mute, and the program will be muted. Very simple. If you want to add any more applications to be muted simply press the plus button at the bottom of the sidebar in the Audio Hijacks window and you can add as many apps so you wish.
Its not a perfect solution, and it is a bit bulky, however it does work and if you find some apps really annoying and you can’t mute them, this may be one solution.