I don't know if this is a problem with just my new macbook, but the speakers on this thing are awfully quiet. I've maxed the volume thru iTunes, System Preferences, and the volume buttons on the keyboard and its seriously hard to hear anything going on. If I put my ear up to the speaker itself, I can only hear the little click noise when i change the volume after the on screen graphic shows it half way to max.
When external speakers are plugged in, the noise made is comparable to my old Powerbook 12", so I'm thinking my speakers or the connection to them is messed up.
Anyone else experiencing this problem?
Macbook 2.0 ghz Superdrive Mac OS X (10.4.6) 2 GB RAM
Someone on another forum mentioned yet another audio app to change to make the speakers louder.
In your utilities folder in your applications folder, there is an app called "Audio MIDI Setup" Check the setting in the app.
There are input and output volume settings that you can alter in this app that may change your internal speakers volumes. It worked for me. Now my right speaker can be heard.
Someone on another forum mentioned yet another audio app to change to make the speakers louder.
In your utilities folder in your applications folder, there is an app called "Audio MIDI Setup" Check the setting in the app.
There are input and output volume settings that you can alter in this app that may change your internal speakers volumes. It worked for me. Now my right speaker can be heard.
Hi, I think you should contact Apple on this issue. The speakers on my Macbook, though not ear piercing loud are certainly easy to hear. If you play itunes or a movie can you ear it quite clearly from several feet away? If not then call them.
Thanks for both of your replies. I went to that Audio Midi program and it seemed to help a bit but its still much quieter than my old powerbook 12". I figure it can't hut to take it to the apple store this weekend.
the speakers do seem quiet to me as well, even at max. volume settings of all, including the midi utilities thing,esp. in contrast to the volume thru the headphones, which is quite sharp and loud.
please let us know what you find out at the apple store-if this is a normal thing or not. it could be a consequence of having the speakers at the rear instead of the front. thanks!
i hate the darn speakers in the rear. what a royal pain in the @$$. Anyways... I do wish apple could boost the sound level a bit on the macbook... and i have many other suggested inprovements like toshiba has... the spill-proof keyboard.. SInce you cant take these off, why not seal them all the way through... and there are other ideas, but they'll never read my post..
I agree that the Macbook speaker system isn't as load as it should be. It certainly isn't anywhere near the volume leve of my Powerbook G4, the system it replaced.
I've discovered a quick fix that, at least for iTunes, works quite nicely. Bring up iTunes and open the equalizer. Adust the 'gain' a little higher until the volume level is sufficient.
This worked well for me, but doesn't solve the volume problem in applications other than iTunes.
I too have noticed a difference in sound quality between my Powerbook G4 12" and my new MacBook. I expected it though. For me it's not a big deal, as when I am home I hook it up to some JBL Creature II speakers. When I'm out and about, I usually hook up some nice headphones. So speaker volume, isn't to much of a concern considering how inexpensive speakers and headphones are these days, to improve the sound experience just a little:).
I'm having the same problem. My wife's iBook is much louder as was my 12 inch PB. With this new Macbook, on half volume in iTunes I can hardly hear anything.
I've noticed the same low volume issue. I've maxed-out the midi audio output and cranked up the equalizer pre-amp volume in iTunes as well. The midi adjustment helps just a little and the iTunes fix works, but only for iTunes.
Now that I think about it, I've only noticed the problem recently. Someone mentioned the recent QuickTime update - I'm wondering.
I also have the same, quiet, speakers. I have almost no problems with the MacBook, but this is probably the biggest of those that I do have. I see it like this: if they include a remote for using Front Row, I should at least be able to hear a film that I'm watching from three feet away! I hope this gets fixed up.
Ah, thank you. That did the trick for iTunes, but we really do need a fix for everything else. This iTunes trick only proves that the speakers can go louder, and is a software restriction in OS X because with BootCamp, the speakers in XP are SO much louder.