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Sound is muted and flushed to right channel every time on start-up

I'm not sure when this started happening, but whenever I turn on my macbook air, the sound is muted and flushed to the right channel. This happens even when i shut down the computer with sound on and balanced sound. I still can hear the start-up chime though. I'm using macOS High Sierra, MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012).

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 30, 2020 7:35 PM

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Posted on May 30, 2020 8:49 PM

To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...


Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.


Does it work in the new account?

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Sound is muted and flushed to right channel every time on start-up

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