AudioCircle
Audio/Video Gear and Systems => The Apple Core => Topic started by: dburna on 12 Jan 2017, 01:32 am
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I'm sure there's some extremely simple answer here, but I have been unable to figure out how to get Chrome Web-based audio out from my MacBook Pro to an iFi iDSD Micro DAC. I can play music fine. I have system sounds played through the DAC. But when I try to play music from my Chrome browser through this DAC (e.g. Amazon mp3 samples, SoundCloud, Bandcamp) -- silence. Haven't been able to figure out if the Chrome setting that I need to flip....and if so, which one. Note: Chrome plays fine if the Mac Pro is playing through the computer speakers -- this seems to be strictly an issue with Chrome and an external USB DAC. Also, this problem doesn't exist using Safari -- all Web-based sounds/music play just fine through the USB DAC.
Thanks to anyone who can provide an answer. This is clearly not a connection issue since I am able to play through iTunes/JRiver and get the system sounds to play. It's a setting somewhere in Chrome (most likely), I just can't figure out where.
Regards, -dB
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The short answer is it will not work per the Chrome help sited I used a while back. If I recall the only USB port is a micro for charging.
I did a quick G search and came up with no help.
Alan. https://www.google.com/amp/allaboutchromecast.com/chromecast-audio-guides/chromecast-vs-chromecast-audio-which-one-is-for-you/amp/?client=ms-android-verizon
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To see if a browser extension may be blocking USB sound output, click the hamburger button in Chrome and open a new incognito window, load up one of your web sources and see if there is still no sound.
Steve
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To see if a browser extension may be blocking USB sound output, click the hamburger button in Chrome and open a new incognito window, load up one of your web sources and see if there is still no sound.
Steve
Was worth a try, but Amazon samples still won't play under Chrome via an Incognito window, so I'm guessing that browser extensions are not the problem.
For the time being, I guess I'll just open a Safari window to listen to anything in a Web browser.
-dB
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Have you confirmed that your USB DAC is selected for
System Preferences > Sound > Output.
You set the output device for Sound Effect and Sound separately.
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BTW when I tried to play Amazon samples through Chrome I received a message saying flash is being blocked. I unblocked flash and all is good.
Can you play a SoundCloud cut or Internet Radio Stations such as WBGO through Chrome?
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Have you confirmed that your USB DAC is selected for
System Preferences > Sound > Output.
You set the output device for Sound Effect and Sound separately.
Yes, I have set both correctly. That's why I can play both iTunes/JRiver and get system sounds out to through the USB device. For some reason, Chrome is the only application exhibiting this bad/uncooperative behavior.
-dB
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BTW when I tried to play Amazon samples through Chrome I received a message saying flash is being blocked. I unblocked flash and all is good.
Can you play a SoundCloud cut or Internet Radio Stations such as WBGO through Chrome?
Tried a SoundCloud cut to no avail.
-dB
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So you are not getting any sounds in Chrome?
Perhaps this thread will be useful to you.
https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chrome/RR7hyy0V7Io