I have a monitor which is connected by display port, and speakers connected to the monitor via old-school 3.5mm jack. macOS (12.2.1) recognizes that sound output, and I can hear my system sounds ...

Everyone knows Amazon's Alexa ecosystem, and it isn't an exaggeration to say Amazon makes some of the best smart speakers money can buy. Alexa's deep integration with smart home hardware only ...

macOS has two distinct volume control options in the Sound preference pane that affect how a Mac produces sound. The Alert volume slider in the middle controls sound effect and notification volume; ...

Digital potentiometers (pots) offer advantages for audio volume (gain) control applications and can replace bulky mechanical pots, especially in handheld portable devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, ...

In the early days of Windows, users had limited options when it came down to controlling sound. Such problems are no longer the case with Windows 11/10 because we have several tools at our disposal.

All hail the mighty Siri Remote. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac You can set up your Apple TV’s Siri Remote to control the volume levels of a separate sound system. It might not work out of the ...