Setting volume level and sound balance

Scripting Forums AppleScript | Mac OS X
#1

I am adjusting the volume level using the following command

set volume 10

I thought this would set the volume to its highest level but it is only moving it about
3/4 the way along the volume slider. Setting the volume to a higher numerial has no effect.
I can set the volume to the highest level by referencing the volume slider in the Sound System Preference but I do not want to do this.

Also, is there any way of changing the sound balance without referencing the slider within the Sound System Preference?

#2

According to Standard Additions:

So you’d think this would work to run the gamut:

repeat with i from 0 to 7
	set volume i
	beep
	delay 1
end repeat

But it doesn’t. Open the Sound Pref pane and watch the slider move as this script is run. On 10.2.8, it goes from the far left on 0 to the middle on 1 and then moves up incrementally but never reaches the maximum. Looks like a bug.

Jon

#3

I agree that it’s a bug but I can’t decide if it’s a UI bug or an actual volume bug, or both. I can’t tell by listening to the maximum volume generated by the script and the maximum volume generated by using the pref pane or volume menu. FYI, my volume menu doesn’t indicate the maximum setting either (after running the script).

– Rob