Turn it up to 11: How and when to use OS X's advanced audio controls<article>
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<p>You can use a Mac for a long time without ever adjusting its audio settings. As with so many things in OS X, the default settings often work just fine with little (if any) intervention on your part: Your iTunes music plays through your headphones, and the built-in microphone works when you need it.</p><p>However, as with so many other things in OS X, you
can tweak its audio settings—in the Output and Input tabs of the Sound pane of System Preferences—in all sorts of interesting ways if you wish. Doing so may be required, useful, or just fun to mess around with, depending on your individual case. Here’s a general guide to some of OS X’s more advanced audio-configuration options.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2687760/turn-it-up-to-11-how-and-when-to-use-os-xs-advanced-audio-controls.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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Turn it up to 11: How and when to use OS X's advanced audio controls
