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Using external DAC but MacOS sound effects (e.g., mail) play through laptop speakers

Hi,


I have a weird problem using a DAC at work. All my sounds play through the DAC just fine, apart from mail/MacOS sound like empty trash which all play through my laptop speakers, which is just annoying in the office.


I'm running the latest iteration of MacOS, any idea how I fix this?


Cheers!

MacBook Pro

Posted on Jan 13, 2020 3:27 AM

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Posted on Jan 13, 2020 3:30 AM

Check System Preferences > Sound > Sounds Effects and make sure "Play sound effects through:" is set to your DAC.

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