Remote Mac is muted when using Screen Sharing to remote into it--and it doesn't un-mute when I disconnct :-(

Screen Sharing app is muting the audio on remote computer automatically. This might have come with recent updates to either Mac in the connection but it is redirecting audio from the remote mac to the mac I'm using to connect to it. Very frustrating because I can not change the Mute setting on the remote computer and it doesn't un-mute when I disconnect ;-( (I'm remoting into a Mac Mini I use as Apple Music server that's embedded in a console stereo so I have to pull it all apart and hook up a monitor and keyboard and mouse just to un-mute the dang thang!:-|