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From: jens@seas.gwu.edu (Jens Johansen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Sound disappears on Mac IIsi !
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Date: 28 Jun 91 13:06:51 GMT
Reply-To: jens@seas.gwu.edu (Jens Johansen)
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Darryl "NOT Ug" Lee writes:

>add me to the list of "yes, this happens to me, but i have no idea
>why"
> 
>actually, i use my 2si for LONG periods of time (well, ok, not THAT
>long, but maybe 4-5 hours at a pop) and have noticed the sound
>disappearing more often when i've been on the computer for a while.
> 
>i think i can confirm that the computer needs to be shut-off then
>turned on before the sounds comes back.
> 
>sys 6.0.7 w/ a lotta inits, cdevs, etc...not a big problem, but
>curious like everyone else :}

Guess what, my IIsi does it too.  I find it highly annoying, but I've found
a way to force the sound back on:
 
Using the microphone I go into the Sound control panel and record a new
sound in which I tap on the mike a few times.  Playing it back brings back
the sound immediately.  It seems that a sudden loud sound like a mike tap
is enough to "jumpstart" the sound mechanism.

I suppose you could also do it by turning the volume all the way up, and
then turning it back to where you had it.  I'll try it the next time my
sound disappears & see...

God, isn't it annoying with problems like this which aren't reproducable
on demand:  you can't test your theories until next time...?

Oh well...  If someone at Apple is out there, perhaps they can tell us
what's going on?


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