HOW TO INCREASE SOUND IN MAC PRO?

I had this issue, and I managed to get a better levels by changing the default master stream volume for my output device. I don't know if this is the same issue but you could check in the Audio Midi Setup utility, located in utilities folder [CMD-SHIFT-U]. Once there, under the Window menu, select Audio Devices. In the Audio Devices window select your Built-in Output and check the Master Stream levels. For some reason mine were set to -6dB by default, increasing this level helped.

PS: I think the system automatically sets this level with respect to the sounds you are playing and if you play a particularly loud sound, your system will adjust these levels. I believe this because the levels become lower automatically sometimes. Hope this helps.

Turn the volume up? Depending on your keyboard there's function keys to control the volume and there is also the Sound system preferences.

Seriously, what do you mean? Do you want it louder than the sound preference control maximum? And to what output device? Built in? 27" apple display? External speakers?

If it helps, I tried free Bongiovi to do it. Downloaded from cnet - http://download.cnet.com/Bongiovi-DPS/3000-2169_4-75629300.html. Once installed and updated, goto Bongiovi DPS Preferences. Under SETTINGS tab, set "Output" - Built in speakers, "HEADPHONES" - Apple ear buds.

The Boom you mention is "Boom 2" and is for OS X 10.10 up, or is one call just Boom? My Macbook Pro is OS X 10.9.5 I watch on my Macbook TV, Movie, Sport on streaming and often the voice is lower and difficult understand

I have the same problem, the internal speakers just aren't loud enough. I'm afraid Apple has done this for no good reason. I am afraid that I can only help you in one aspect. I can turn your iTunes up 10x louder. When you are in iTunes press ⌘⌥2 (Command-Option-2) and it will bring up something called the Equalizer. When you have the Equalizer open go to the side where you see something called Pre-amp. If it isn't already click the box that says on and then turn the Pre-amp all the way up, it will make your music ALOT louder, other than that I am afraid I am unable to help you. So you can see by this that the speakers do go louder, Apple just didn't want them to.

The internal speakers were never meant to be an impressive final-word solution for anyone. Professionals choosing a Mac Pro will want to add their own speakers, just as with ANY tower PC.

Matt

I understand this, but why would I want to buy $70 speakers when the computer COMES with speakers. I gave him a simple way to make them louder for iTunes alone, and I know that he doesn't want to buy speakers so he can listen to his music louder.

I suppose because some people like to listen to sound in stereo. It's all the rage these days, I understand, with kids and their popular beat combos.

Matt

bswhite39 wrote:

I understand this, but why would I want to buy $70 speakers when the computer COMES with speakers. I gave him a simple way to make them louder for iTunes alone, and I know that he doesn't want to buy speakers so he can listen to his music louder.

We're in the mac pro section. The mac pro does not come with speakers. It comes with one dinky little speaker mainly intended for simple alert sounds and basic audio. IMO no one is seriously going to use that one cheap little speaker for listening to anything else. That's what audio out via analog jack, digital optical, and USB are for.

Dude. First, why the capital letters? Second, as we've pointed out, the internal Mac Pro speaker (that's singular) isn't meant for listening to anything other than the boot chime. The iTunes equalizer only affects iTunes.

My advice? Buy a set of cheap PC speakers from your local electronics store. Probably be able to get a pair under $20. That will give you volume. When you want quality, upgrade to something better.

Matt

Seriously now, enough with the caps. It's shouting.

Altec Lansing XT1 -- hmm, USB powered. Maybe they aren't getting enough power to drive them any louder. Do you have additional stuff connected to USB (besides maybe mouse and keyboard)? Do you have a external powered hub you can try?

The 'Pro' in title of the device is, in all realities, just marketing - so making an off topic statement about what 'professionals' do is not helping him... but based on your other comments, your goal was to belittle and mock the original poster. I would bet that most owners are 'professionals' in the sense that 'they have jobs' and are not using the MacBook Pro as the primary device to generate an income... to most it is merely a very nice computer to do work on.

If you had more experience with your MacBook Pro (I assume you own at least one) or if you have ever used VMware Fusion or BootCamp for Windows or Linux distros you would have noticed that the speaker in the MacBook Pro can very easily go much louder.

And as for your very small comment about stereo - I for one enjoy watching some streaming training videos or simple documentaries on occasion and more often than not I must resort to abandoning OS X to simply hear anything over the general noises around the office or house - it is obviously an artificial restriction (read 'software not hardware') and the original poster has a very valid point and a very innocent question.