{"id":350,"date":"2025-01-24T11:03:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/?p=350"},"modified":"2025-01-24T11:03:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T19:03:24","slug":"how-can-i-mute-the-mac-sound-before-a-break-then-restore-the-volume-afterwards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dejal.com\/blog\/how-can-i-mute-the-mac-sound-before-a-break-then-restore-the-volume-afterwards\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I mute the Mac sound before a break, then restore the volume afterwards?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A customer said that they play music via YouTube, and wanted to silence it during their breaks. Time Out is very flexible, so I was able to come up with a solution for them, using Automator workflows as Break Actions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I created three workflows, that you can download from the Script Actions<\/strong> section of the Time Out Extras page<\/a>. Here are direct download links for your convenience:<\/p>\n

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Volume 25%<\/a> \u2014 sets the Mac system volume to quarter level<\/li>\n
Volume 50%<\/a> \u2014 sets the volume to halfway<\/li>\n
Volume Muted<\/a> \u2014 mutes the sound<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
You can of course edit these in Apple\u2019s Automator app to choose different volume levels.<\/p>\n
To install them, choose Reveal Scripts<\/strong> from the +<\/strong> menu on the Break Actions<\/strong> page in Time Out:<\/p>\n
$\"Reveal$ <\/p>\n
Then decompress those actions and add to the revealed folder in the Finder. They will then appear in that menu so you can use them with a break.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a fancy example, where Time Out will flash the screen 10 seconds before a break is due, play a bell sound 5 seconds before the break is due, mute the volume once the break fades in, set the sound volume back to 25% level once the break ends (whether done, postponed, or skipped), and finally play a different bell sound 1 second after it is done (but won\u2019t play if postponed or skipped):<\/p>\n
$\"Volume$ <\/p>\n
I hope you find this helpful.<\/p>\n
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