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mcdi...@gmail.com

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Oct 10, 2019, 9:22:57 AM10/10/19
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I’m sure this has been covered before so forgive me, but I couldn’t seem to locate an answer. How do I turn off the flotools/ KM sounds.  Specifically the beep sound that occurs when a plug opens or when you are at the top of the plugin menu?

Thanks.

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Matt Diemert

www.mattcarsonmusic.com

 

Slau Halatyn

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Oct 10, 2019, 9:28:20 AM10/10/19
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Hi Matt,

Nmm, I'm not sure what you mean and which sound you're referring to. Flo Tools itself isn't supposed to make any particular sound except for when performing lengthier tasks like unmuting, unsoloing or deselecting all tracks. Other than that, there's the level monitor but that doesn't work in the plug-in window as far as I recall. You If there's a macro that's stuck in some kind of loop (which I've never seen), you can go to the Keyboard Maestro menu extra and choose to cancel all macros. LMK if that helps and we can take it further to figure it out.
Best,
Slau


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mcdi...@gmail.com

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Oct 10, 2019, 9:34:02 AM10/10/19
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Here’s an example.

If I am focused on a track and insert a has a plug, if I press one twice quickly to open the plug there is a beep.  In fact the same sound heard in your other example (IE) unsoloing all tracks.

HTH.

Slau Halatyn

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Oct 10, 2019, 9:46:21 AM10/10/19
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Hi Matt,
Ah, OK, that tiny sound is there to indicate that a macro has successfully been executed. With the insert menu popping up, however, that's a VoiceOver sound and not anything to do with Flo Tools. We haven't gotten into customization of sound effects with Flo Tools in order to try and keep a consistent experience and, frankly, it would mean quite a lot of programming. If that little sound bothers you, I can give you pretty simple instructions on how and what to delete in the script. Let me know. Cheers,
Slau


mcdi...@gmail.com

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Oct 10, 2019, 10:26:55 AM10/10/19
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That’d be great. It can be pretty frightening when that pops through all of the monitors when trying to adjust something on the fly when listening up loud.

TheOreoMonster

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Oct 10, 2019, 11:01:46 AM10/10/19
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You could also route your systems sounds to the built in speaker while still routing VoiceOver to your monitors. That way  those sounds don’t blast through your monitors. 


Slau Halatyn

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Oct 10, 2019, 11:03:24 AM10/10/19
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Woah! You're routing VoiceOver through your main monitors?! No wonder… Most people route VoiceOver through their computer's system sound whether it's laptop or iMac, etc.

Slau Halatyn

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Oct 10, 2019, 11:04:16 AM10/10/19
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Good point.

Slau Halatyn

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Oct 10, 2019, 11:05:26 AM10/10/19
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Not to mention, the system sounds are a fraction of the level of VoiceOver, so there's that too :)


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TheOreoMonster

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Oct 10, 2019, 11:21:52 AM10/10/19
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Also, not sure if most are aware you can adjust VoiceOver’s Volume independent of System volume whether they are routed to the same output or not. Its VO+Command+Shift+Up/down  in HighSierra and later and VO+Command+up/Down in Sierra and earlier. 

mcdi...@gmail.com

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Oct 10, 2019, 12:32:19 PM10/10/19
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That’s actually what’s weird, I actually root VO through my iMac but that particular sound comes through my Focusrite.

mcdi...@gmail.com

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Oct 10, 2019, 12:41:25 PM10/10/19
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This works, though I still find the beep annoying, it’s a lot less so.

Not sure why Vo and system sounds were being rooted to two different places, but I can live with this.

TheOreoMonster

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Oct 10, 2019, 12:46:05 PM10/10/19
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Do you have system sounds routed through your Focusrite?  The FloTools sounds are most likely using system sounds routing and not VoiceOver’s. 


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