Now, with a single click, I accomplish what I set out to do.

cable from audio out to the separate audio input available on some Macs. I saved the Automator script ( toggle_retsina_audio_output.app) in ~/Applications, then dragged the icon into the Dock. Mac computers have no built-in ability to record streaming audio playing on a. You can use QuickTime since it’s already on your system but for a good audio app, I recommend using Audacity. I'm sure (?) there's an Applescript or Automator way to do something similar, and if anyone wants to suggest how, go for it. Note that there are a lot of additional hoops to jump through to allow ssh to log in without prompting for a password. This logs into my server and executes the shell command osascript which in turn executes my applescript. Ssh osascript /Users/plex/Documents/toggle_audio_output.scpt On the laptop side, I used Automator to create an App consisting of one action, Run Shell Script.I stored this script in my Documents folder on the media-server Mac, as toggle_audio_output.scpt Tell application 'System Preferences' to quit Set selected of row internal of table 1 of scroll area 1 to true Here’s what you need to do if you have issues with playing Mac sound through the TV: Check Sound settings on Mac. Set selected of row appletv of table 1 of scroll area 1 to true Unless your Mac is older than 2010, it should work fine. If (selected of row internal of table 1 of scroll area 1) then Repeat until exists tab group 1 of window 'Sound' Tell application process 'System Preferences' Set appletv to 3 -Follows internal speakers and separator line for Airplay devices (Another comment mentioned that when designating an Airplay device, the separating line as an item!)Īpplescript to toggle between two sound outputs by Line number, ¬Īs they appear in the Sound Control Panel.

post above led me to this post which contained an Applescript that did the job.

( Note: this solution requires familiarity with Terminal.app and the ssh command)

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