I recently picked up a new soundcard for my mac and I noticed that it disable's the system's volume control whenever it is set as the default audio output. (the volume up/down keys will not function and the card sets the volume at max).
I've tried routing the audio using soundflower bed, and while this DOES WORK, it often crashes and begins producing loud static until I restart soundflower.
This thread got me wondering if there is a terminal command that can re-enable the system's volume control when using external audio devices or optical outs.
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20090111110741237
When I bootcamped into Windows, the volume controls work fine even when the card is set to default so I know this is a 'feature' of Mac OS X not the card.
I've tried routing the audio using soundflower bed, and while this DOES WORK, it often crashes and begins producing loud static until I restart soundflower.
This thread got me wondering if there is a terminal command that can re-enable the system's volume control when using external audio devices or optical outs.
http://hints.macworld.com/article.php?story=20090111110741237
When I bootcamped into Windows, the volume controls work fine even when the card is set to default so I know this is a 'feature' of Mac OS X not the card.