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On keyboards with volume controls, the system emits a small "beep" when you use those keys to set the system volume. Over in the comments to the hint about using shift-arrow keys in QuickTime previews, percy commented that the shift key has a pleasant side effect when used with the keyboard volume controls -- it silences them! If you hold down shift prior to increasing or decreasing the volume, you won't hear the small "beep" noise. Wonderful...
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Option + Sound Key = Open Contol Panel
If you hold the option key & press any sound key it launches the System Preferences & opens the Sound panel.
Option + Sound Key = Open Contol Panel
Mmmm..., thanks! I have loved being able to adjust the volume on iTunes on the fly, but that pesky beep sound was really starting to annoy me. This tip is saving me from a certain migraine.
10.1.5 keyboard volume beeps
Since 10.1.5, the keyboard volume control doesn't necessarily beep on every one, but on every few increments, seemingly depending on the speed you click. Clicking slowly, you can get a beep at every increment, increase the click speed, and you can decrease how often it beeps. Weird!
Cool. but it worked too well...
Wow! That worked great at muting the keyboard volume key beeps... now however I can't get them back. I option-clicked on the volume control and the Alert volume is set to max. I've played around with various key combinations. I've become weary and beepless...
I want to reverse this behavior
I would much rather that the default be to NOT beep, and for it to only beep when I hold the shift key. This because most of the time I don't need this beep feedback, but there are occasions when it can be useful. Somebody has got to find a hack to do this. :)
'shift trick' works in OS 9 too
It works in OS 9.2.2 as well.
Deja Vu
There was a comment posted in December about a resexcelence article that showed how to permanently disable the beep. It worked up through 10.1.4, but I haven't tried it yet in 10.1.5. The article is still available at http://www.resexcellence.com/hack_html_01/12-17-01.shtml if you want to check it out.
Silence the changing volume beep noise
For some reason, this old hint just found it's way into Rob's Help Desk section of the Feb 2006 MacWorld.
Silence the changing volume beep noise
In OSX 10.8 Go to--(System Preferences)--(Sound)--click the Sound Effects Tab--Uncheck the (Play feedback when volume is changed) box. |
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