Questions tagged [mute]
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Keyboard shortcut to mute CURRENT device in KDE
In my KDE 5.92, I can assign keyboard shortcuts to make sound louder, quieter or to mute it, via System Settings → Shortcuts → Audio Volume:
There can be multiple audio devices connected at once (e.g....
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How can I use ffmpeg to mute only 2 channels?
How can I use ffmpeg to mute only 2 channels (5,6) in the video that have 8 channels of audio? I already used -filter_complex, -map_channel but was unsuccessful.
I tried using this command only one ...
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Is it possible to make Chrome not automatically unmute while casting screen (not tab)?
Google Chrome has two Cast options: Cast tab and Cast screen.
Cast screen automatically mutes the operating system's sound, but it can be normally unmuted and thus both the presenter and the viewers ...
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Is it possible to make Chrome keep the sound while casting tab (not screen)?
Google Chrome has two Cast options: Cast tab and Cast screen.
Cast screen automatically mutes the operating system's sound, but it can be normally unmuted and thus both the presenter and the viewers ...
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Powershell Script to Fade Audio gradually to Mute And toggle to Original Volume
I cannot for the darndest identify why this script does not function as intended - What am i missing , Audio function found here. Removed from the start of the code for readability.
$volumestate = [...
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Mute current game sound with keybind, but not Steam Overlay
I like to play Rainbow's Six Siege, but I also browse the internet as well as watch youtube in between. Sometimes you die early in the round and have to sit and watch cameras for 3 minutes or so, ...
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Windows 10 mute/unmute fades-out/in instead of muting abruptly
How can I make it mute instantaneously like it's supposed to? I can't find a setting, and any kind of search is overshadowed with results for troubleshooting completely different problems.
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Toggle to mute everything on Windows except audio file played
Is there a way to quickly mute everything including notifications, other apps, etc, so I can listen only to meditation audio tracks without being distracted by some random things requesting ...
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How are certain websites able to override Google Chrome's "Mute site" setting?
Certain websites seem to have been able to override Google Chrome's "Mute site" setting.
This is apparent if you follow the below procedure to perform a clean test:
Go to Chrome sound ...
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Muting a programm on startup. win10
Hello i am on windows 10 and i want some way to ensure a program "xyz.exe" always starts muted.
Examples:
1 - I double click the ".exe" file and start the program. I want it to be ...
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Is it possible to mute Windows after both a period of inactivity and a certain time?
I've seen Mute sound after a certain time for Windows? and the related questions, but they don't quite hit on this. I don't want to just mute after a period of time - I've found that the quiet hours (...
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Why can't I hear anybody on Google Hangouts, or Meet when I use Chrome?
I cannot hear anyone on Hangouts, Google Meet, or web.skype.com calls when I use Chrome as my browser. This is happening on both Linux and Macos. When I use Firefox or other browsers, I am able to ...
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Changing thinkpad microphone mute LED behaviour
I was wondering and looking if someone has been able to make the following.
Led indicator ON = Microphone ON //
Led indicator OFF = Microphone OFF
I think is the way it should work, not the default ...
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How to completely mute Chrome, permanently?
Not individual tabs, and not just until I close it.
How can make sure that Chrome never emits another sound, ever?
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sound – Turn off sound except beep (ALSA, Pulseaudio)
I use short beep tone in X.org. I want to keep sound muted (or at minimum volume) except the beep. I use ALSA. I need beep from xterm or applications that beep using X.org (xscreensaver).
How can I ...
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Chrome Mute Tab Function
There are many other threads about this, all that list outdated information. The flag chrome://flags/#enable-tab-audio-muting no longer exists, and extensions posted by other users no longer work.
I ...
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Linux HP 15 mute key light
I own HP 15-db0038nc laptop.
It has LED on mute key, which indicates if sound is muted or not. It works on Windows, but it doesn't work in Linux (Xubuntu 18.04). I don't see it in alsamixer. This is ...
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How to have macOS always be muted upon being opened
An example of why this kind of thing is important. Say I'm watching a video on YouTube to fall asleep, and my computer powers off to conserve battery. I wake up and pack up my computer in the morning ...
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Is there an easy way to tell if my mic is really muted?
I have a Dell computer running Windows 10, which I often use for Skype and other teleconference collaboration. Sometimes, these are large calls and it's very important for participants to mute ...
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How can I mute my laptop for an hour
I get into meetings and mute my laptop. But forget to unmute it when I come out. This leads me to miss the notifications from my outlook.
Is there a way to mute the laptop for say 1 hour. It should ...
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How to watch my headset mic working?
Using a Logitech H540 USB headset, Ventrilo 3.0.8, and Windows 10.
When I'm gaming with my friends, my headset seems to mute by itself. I often don't notice until someone says they can't hear me. ...
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How can I set and use alternate icons on touchbar buttons with BetterTouchTool?
In BetterTouchTool, I made a simple mute widget. The provided code (down below) works perfectly fine, but now I want to have the touchbar button change to its alternate colour and icon when the mic is ...
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SfB Mute Individual Chats
I understand this question has been asked before, but I believe I may be using a separate version of Skype than the rest of those asking and being answered.
I would like to mute new message alerts for ...
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Windows 10 mute not working once fully logged in
I have a strange issue - pressing the mute button on the keyboard, or selecting mute in the Windows volume control doesn't work. When I do that, it very briefly (for a fraction of a second) shows the ...
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Audio is muted after 15-30 minutes of listening to youtube
This one really drives me crazy. Every time I listen music on youtube on my laptop with headsets it somehow gets muted after 15-30 minutes. If I unmute it through the sound control icon in the status ...
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How could I make a timed mute button on windows 10?
I am aware of one method to put a mute button link on the desktop of windows 10, but is there a simple way to run this link twice within a time period? Would it be simple to make a script to launch ...
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Is there a setting/extension to default tabs to muted in Chrome?
I'm aware that I can right-click and mute pre-emptively as I open each new tab, but I'd prefer to just not have to worry about it, and in the event I actually want sound, I can re-enable it.
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Is there a way to mute just one of the Multiple Desktops in Windows 10?
I use the Multiple Desktops feature of Windows 10 to segregate distractions from work.
When I switch to the "Work" Desktop, I don't want any of the non-work Desktops to distract with any sounds such ...
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How do I make a hotkey that mutes all sound when in a game
How do I make a hotkey that mutes all sound when playing a game?
nircmd don't seem to work.
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Mute mic while shortcut pressed in Windows 7
I want to have a global shortcut/script to mute my microphone (visible as input device), but only while pressed. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
One more requirement: it has to work without ...
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Muting Realtek internal microphone doesn't work
I have a rather strange issue: Muting the microphone doesn't actually mute it.
In the Microphone Settings panel I see it as being muted (graphically), my keyboard button that mutes it also lights ...
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Disable Google Hangouts notifications for everyone EXCEPT certain people or groups?
I would like to disable Google Hangouts notifications for everyone except certain people or groups.
Hangouts is my primary method of messaging, so people often message me throughout the day. However,...
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How to enable mute button and wireless button LEDs on HP ZBook 15 laptop
I have an HP ZBook 15 laptop. When I first got it, it came with Windows 7 preinstalled. I reformatted the hard drive and installed Windows 8.1.
There is a mute button and a wireless button on the ...
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Sound stops in Windows 8.1
Sorry if this has been asked before, but I could not find anything similar with a quick search at the forum. I have a strange sound problem. The audio may mute for apparent no reason while playing a ...
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Windows 8 HP laptop is stuck on mute
Ever since I ran an automatic update a few days ago on my Windows 8 HP Envy dV6, my computer will not play sound.
The speaker button in the bottom corner says it's muted, but even when I adjust the ...
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Mute sound after a certain time for Windows? [duplicate]
Is there a way I can automatically disable sound on my PC after a certain time?
Scenario: I go to sleep. Someone calls me on Skype or my Gmail Notifier plus application makes an alarm notification ...
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Volume Mixer automatically mutes game
I am running a game (3d movie maker) and the Volume mixer has set the sound right down to 0.
So I put the volume back up, but as soon as I click back to the game, the volume goes right back down ...
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Disabling the mute button on internal laptop keyboard
On my laptop, the mute button is jammed in a really weird position. The volume control is flickering on and off rapidly. It's really tiny and I won't be able to physically fix it unless I take apart ...
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Muting individual landlines and skype lines so that people can answer questions in a class or conference
I want to conference call in people on landlines and Skype and then mute / unmute certain ones. It seems that this can be done to Skype users on the conference call but not landlines. I've read ...
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How to tell my Macbook to never use the speaker but only headphone
The macbook is used in the office. So I do not want to make it sound in the speaker. It should output sound when there is an earphone connected to it. Otherwise no sound.
Is it possible to configure ...
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Saitek Cyborg v7 keyboard muting with backspace button?
Whenever I hold backspace on my keyboard to delete a line of text, my computer mutes. Why? How do I stop this? MadCatz wants me to send my keyboard in to them for 'warranty service' when I know it's ...
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I do not know how to get my mic to work on my Mac OS X
I have had this Mac for 4 1/2 years. I have never been able to figure out how to get it to register/record my voice. I cannot figure out how to use Skype. Skype tells me my mic is muted. However, ...
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Windows lowers volume because of "communication"
Randomly, or at system sound (usb connect for example) Windows 8 lowers the volume of all other sources. (Same problem can exist on windows 7, just look online).
This is happening because of the "...
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No sounds played in google chrome tabs
I have somehow muted all the tabs in my google chrome.
Youtube and other flash players are playing video, but there is no sound.
In Window 7 Volume mixer I can see Google chrome icon and it has ...
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How do I make a mute hotkey in windows 7
Now, I actually already made a hotkey to mute the volume.
I got nircmd and put in this command, Nircmd.exe mutesysvolume 2. The problem is that it doesn't work when I start up a PC game (like ...
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Is it possible to mute your computer through the command-line interface? [duplicate]
Currently, I can press the mute button on my keyboard, making my sound turn off. Is it possible to do this through cmd.exe so that I can run it with other things I have in that program?
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Ubuntu and XFCE: unmute sound
I've installed XFCE for Ubuntu and use it as my default X session.
After this change some sound problems appeared:
I can mute sound with alsamixer or with hotkey on a keyboard.
But just reenable it ...
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How can I set sound to mute by default, but automatically "un-mute" when I plug in headphones in Windows 7?
I want my Windows 7 machine to autmatically un-mute when I plug in headphones, and then return to mute when i unplug them.
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Is it possible to schedule my laptop to mute and unmute at a specific time?
I always used to wake up to my favorite radio station on my alarm clock. However, I have moved and can no longer get that radio station over the air. To solve this problem, I would like to stream the ...
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Set mute button to always mute in OSX
Does anyone know of any hacks for OSX that will set the mute button to always mute rather than toggle? I would feel much better knowing that when I am hitting the mute button to avoid producing any ...
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