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Q: No sound in notification center - OS X

Hi,

although sound is turned on in notification center I don't get a notification sound for e.g. incoming mail or new news feeds entries.

btw: where can I apply different sounds for different applications?

 

ML 10.8.2

 

Regards,

Andi

MacBook Air, OS X Mountain Lion

Posted on Feb 3, 2013 2:10 AM

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  • by dominic23,

    dominic23 dominic23 Feb 3, 2013 3:08 AM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 3, 2013 3:08 AM in response to nudeldieb

    Some times unchecking and rechecking the box next to

     

    "Play sound when receiving notifications" help.

     

    System Preferences > Notications.

     

    Mail has to be open to receive notification alert sound.

     

    Different applications cannot have different alert sounds.

     

    Alert sounds are configuired in "Sound" pane of System Preferences.

     

    System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5362

  • by nudeldieb,

    nudeldieb nudeldieb Feb 3, 2013 4:17 AM in response to dominic23
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    Feb 3, 2013 4:17 AM in response to dominic23

    Hi dominic23,

    this does not solve my issue, but I found another problem, that's part of it.

    I had to check "internal speakers", anyway..

    But as I told sound alerting isn't working, yet.

     

    Regards

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 3, 2013 1:02 PM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 3, 2013 1:02 PM in response to nudeldieb

    HI,

     

    In System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects is the volume set high enough ?

    Can you hear the System Alert sound if you reselect it to play it ?

     

    I presume you are referring to setting the Sound Effects Output to the same as the Master output ?

     

    Do any apps that can play Sound effects (New Mail  for example or Messages > Logging in) be heard ?

     

     

     

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    9:02 PM      Sunday; February 3, 2013


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  • by nudeldieb,

    nudeldieb nudeldieb Feb 4, 2013 8:37 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Feb 4, 2013 8:37 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    Hi Ralph,

    > In System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects is the volume set high enough ?

    At maximum.

     

    > Can you hear the System Alert sound if you reselect it to play it ?

    Yes, works.

     

    > I presume you are referring to setting the Sound Effects Output to the same as the Master output ?

    Yes, it's the internal speakers.

     

    > Do any apps that can play Sound effects (New Mail  for example or Messages > Logging in) be heard ?

    Sending works, receiving, too, but I get the Mail specific sound effect. Feedy doesn't, e.g.

     

    Regards

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 4, 2013 1:07 PM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 4, 2013 1:07 PM in response to nudeldieb

    HI,

     

    I would reduce the Volume setting from Max.

    In some cases the  Mac will "protect" it's circuitry and "Clip" excessively loud sounds.

     

    It is more common in the Input section for the Mic input, where bouncing the Blue response bar in to the right hand end will do this.

     

    So playing a sound, say Bassso, in System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects works.

     

    This bit:-

     

     

    > Do any apps that can play Sound effects (New Mail  for example or Messages > Logging in) be heard ?

    Sending works, receiving, too, but I get the Mail specific sound effect. Feedy doesn't, e.g.

     

    I take it Sending in Messages and Receiving in Messages gets a sound.  Mail itself plays the New Mail Sound.

    Not sure what you meant by Feedy.

    Is this an Action in Messages or is it another app ?  (RSS reader ?)

     

    In System Preferences > Notifications I only see Apple Apps and not Third party apps at all.

     

    I would check whether the App (If it is that RSS reader) has any sound settings itself.

    (Anything set in Messages for example overrides the Notifications Settings - so you can set No Sound for Received Messages and it will not play even if the Nofication center is set to play a sound)

     

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    9:07 PM      Monday; February 4, 2013


    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

     

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  • by nudeldieb,

    nudeldieb nudeldieb Feb 5, 2013 8:15 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Feb 5, 2013 8:15 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    Hi Ralph,

    yes, feedy is a rss reader, and yes, it's in notification center, even though it's ot an Apple App.

    And no, there's no specific sound option inside feedy, just the option to turn notifications on, and they're on ;-)

     

    Regards

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 5, 2013 11:45 AM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 5, 2013 11:45 AM in response to nudeldieb

    Hi,

     

    Which Apps are now not playing sounds when you expect them to ?

     

     

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    7:44 PM      Tuesday; February 5, 2013


    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

     

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  • by nudeldieb,

    nudeldieb nudeldieb Feb 5, 2013 9:34 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Feb 5, 2013 9:34 PM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    Hi Ralph,

    every application does not work! Except for Mail with its somewhat "internal" sound effects...

     

    Do you know of https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4170677?start=60&tstart=0 ?

    Those tips didn't work for me, either.

     

    Regards

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 6, 2013 12:19 PM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 6, 2013 12:19 PM in response to nudeldieb

    Hi,

     

    I took this line to mean Messages for Sending and Receiving was playing sounds and that Mail was playing it's own "Mail Received" sound.

     

    > Do any apps that can play Sound effects (New Mail  for example or Messages > Logging in) be heard ?

    Sending works, receiving, too, but I get the Mail specific sound effect. Feedy doesn't, e.g.

     

    On re-reading it I can see that possibly you meant you can hear the Mail Sending and the Mail Receiving Sounds and were not talking about Messages at all.

     

    Do you have another Mac User Account on your Mac ?

    If so can you log in to that and test some apps there ?

    Do they play sounds that can be heard ?

     

    3Sigcopy2.png
    8:18 PM      Wednesday; February 6, 2013


    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

     

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     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad

    "Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

  • by nudeldieb,

    nudeldieb nudeldieb Feb 10, 2013 1:08 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)
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    Feb 10, 2013 1:08 AM in response to Ralph Johns (UK)

    Hi Ralph,

    I have to be sorry, but it seems that I'm getting sound feedback from the Apple Apps, e.g. from Mail and Reminder.

    So, it's an app-related problem, but seriously a weird one.

     

    Thanks a lot.

  • by Ralph Johns (UK),

    Ralph Johns (UK) Ralph Johns (UK) Feb 10, 2013 12:17 PM in response to nudeldieb
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    Feb 10, 2013 12:17 PM in response to nudeldieb

    Hi,

     

    Let me try again.

     

    In my tests with Messages, which as iChat could play sounds for various actions, I turned the sound option Off in System Preferences > Notifications.

     

    Messages will still play Sounds for the Alerts.

    The Volume is still controlled in System Preferences > Sound > Sound effects.

    This means the App overrides the Notification settings.

     

    I find the same is true of the Mail App.

    I can set the Sound it plays for New Mail in Mail Menu > Preferences > General Setting and I will hear this even if this is Off in System Preferences > Notifications.

     

    Screen Shot 2013-02-10 at 19.51.54.png

     

    Of course the drop down that currently reads "Hero" can be set to NONE.

    This means  that the app will play no Sound - even if the System Preferences > Notifications says Play Sound

    This is true in Messages and Mail.

     

    Basically the app will override the Notification settings.

     

    I only use Messages and Mail of the Apple listed items in the Notification settings.

    I have no none Apple items listed.

     

    I am not sure what you mean by "Feedback" in this particular case.

    I am not entirely sure which apps you are hearing sound from  and whether you feel it is the app or the Notification settings.

     

    3Sigcopy2.png
    8:17 PM      Sunday; February 10, 2013


    Please, if posting Logs, do not post any Log info after the line "Binary Images for iChat"

     

      iMac 2.5Ghz 5i 2011 (Mountain Lion 10.8.2)
     G4/1GhzDual MDD (Leopard 10.5.8)
     MacBookPro 2Gb (Snow Leopard 10.6.8)
     Mac OS X (10.6.8),
     Couple of iPhones and an iPad

    "Limit the Logs to the Bits above Binary Images."  No, Seriously

  • by maberube,

    maberube maberube Oct 27, 2015 5:47 AM in response to nudeldieb
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    Oct 27, 2015 5:47 AM in response to nudeldieb

    Do you have a monitor plugged in via thunderbolt? Can your monitor handle sounds?

     

    I had this strange issue where the sound effects would play through the monitor but since I deactivated the monitor speakers, i didn't play anything. Fixed it by going into System preferences -> Sound -> Sound Effects tab -> Play sound effects through: "Selected sound output device"