Comments on: Lower Volume & Shutdown http://MacDeveloperTips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html Tips, tools and code for iPhone and Mac developers. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:06:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: George Morten http://MacDeveloperTips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html/comment-page-1#comment-634 George Morten Wed, 21 Jan 2009 01:03:26 +0000 http://macdevelopertips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html#comment-634 As noted above, in OS 10.5.6, setting volume = 0 does not work; however, if you simply want to LOWER the volume, use "volume = 1" and this will make the startup chime much quieter. As noted above, in OS 10.5.6, setting volume = 0 does not work; however, if you simply want to LOWER the volume, use “volume = 1″ and this will make the startup chime much quieter.

]]> By: Stan Wilson http://MacDeveloperTips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html/comment-page-1#comment-620 Stan Wilson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:17:18 +0000 http://macdevelopertips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html#comment-620 One more observation. The start-up chimes use the internal speakers. So if you use the internal speakers as your normal output, this applescript works. If, however, you use Line Out or Digital Out or some other output, you can leave the Internal Speakers muted all the time without any effect on your normal output. This will quiet the chimes without any applescript. (My OS version is OS 10.5.6) One more observation. The start-up chimes use the internal speakers. So if you use the internal speakers as your normal output, this applescript works. If, however, you use Line Out or Digital Out or some other output, you can leave the Internal Speakers muted all the time without any effect on your normal output. This will quiet the chimes without any applescript.

(My OS version is OS 10.5.6)

]]> By: Stan Wilson http://MacDeveloperTips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html/comment-page-1#comment-619 Stan Wilson Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:48:49 +0000 http://macdevelopertips.com/applescript/lower-volume-and-shutdown.html#comment-619 Setting volume = 0 before shutting down does not stop startup chimes ion startup n OS 10.5.6. Setting volume = 0 before shutting down does not stop startup chimes ion startup n OS 10.5.6.

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