Comments on: Mute system volume with Apple Script and Quicksilver

By: Developing an On-the-Phone AppleScript | GFMorris.org

Developing an On-the-Phone AppleScript | GFMorris.org — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:12:54 +0000

[...] first step was to use Leaf Raker’s suggestion for how to mute the system volume with AppleScript. The approach there works fine; the only issue is going to be that the system volume returns to 50 [...]

By: sampler

sampler — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:52:15 +0000

Here’s a version that leaves the volume where it was before it was muted.

(* Mute/Unute
*)
set _muted to (get (output muted of (get volume settings)))
if _muted is false then
set volume with output muted
else
set volume without output muted
end if

By: sampler

sampler — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:44:58 +0000

The current script raises the volume to 93 no matter what it was before muting. Here’s a version that leaves the volume where it was:

set _muted to (get (output muted of (get volume settings)))
if _muted is false then
set volume with output muted
else
set volume without output muted
end if

By: metaly

metaly — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 08:04:47 +0000

Thanks for this quick script. I just got a new keyboard and the default function keys were driving me crazy. I’m surprised that there wasn’t a convenient mute/unmute option in Apple’s own Keyboard Shortcuts system preferences, or at least one that’s easy to find.