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Music fades in and out randomly

I've noticed on my iPad both using the iPod software as well as Pandora that my unit will periodically fade the volume in and out at random intervals during playback. It doesn't occur during song transitions but will happen during a song. There don't seem to be any notifications that would trigger it and nothing pops up on screen.

I've looked around the discussion board and haven't seen any other mentions of this.

Does anyone have any ideas?

iPod, iPhone OS 3.1.3, 16G WiFi/3G

Posted on Jul 19, 2010 8:48 AM

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May 7, 2012 2:40 PM in response to Margaret10

I am also having the same problem. Here is my guess but I have not tested it yet.


I have volume turned down on notifications. I had the button set to not be able to change notification sounds with volume buttons. (I hate this feature, I just want one volume adjustment for audio and alerts) I assume when I was getting alerts with the volume turned down it was lowering the music, but not playing the sound. As much as I hate it, I have reenabled the "Change With Buttons" for alerts.

May 10, 2012 4:46 AM in response to Chris CA

Unfortunately not. On the iPhone, you have "ringer" volume which is what is adjusted if no other audio is playing (like music). On the iPad, you have a separate "sound effects" volume which is adjusted separately from music volume. What this means is that you can't turn the volume down on something before it is active.


Example with the switch on ;-) Let's say I am in a boring meeting, I turn my "sound effects" down. It gets so boring I decide to play a game. When the game opens the volume will still be as loud as it was last time I played, rather than the new volume I set with sound effects, and as the Angry Birds music blares out for a second I am busted.


With the switch off, game/music volume is adjusted, but the only way to turn down sound effects is to go under settings and change them with the slider.


I want an "all sounds/universal volume" setting that adjusts "sound effects" and "game sounds/music" at the same time.

Music fades in and out randomly

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