In our previous episode (Saturday, 16-Mar-2013), Scot Hacker said: > On Mar 16, 2013, at 10:14 AM, "Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [V]" > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Can someone please tell me how to do audio switching in iTunes or else >> suggest some other software that will conveniently allow me to choose one >> (or more) of the audio sources? > > Hidden gem: If you hold down the Opt key while clicking the speaker icon in > the menu bar, you can select from any of your outputs really fast - no need > for a trip to Sound preferences. > > I have speakers connected through the headphone port, headphones connected to > a USB headphone amp, and an Airport Express pumping audio to the home stereo > over wifi - I can toggle between them very easily with this trick. No need > for 3rd party software or even to get iTunes involved in the equation.
Also, on newer macs you can use the AirPlay menu to send audio to any other airplay device. You can also sent to multiple devices. When no one else is home I mirror to both AppleTVs and have 'whole house' audio I can control from my iPhone or iPad. -- "What's a Velvet Underground?" "You wouldn't like it." "Oh, Be-bop." _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
