Bug 472590

Summary: Output Sound Source does not change
Product: [Applications] kid3 Reporter: s_decoster
Component: generalAssignee: Urs Fleisch <ufleisch>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 3.9.x   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: macOS (DMG)   
OS: macOS   
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Description s_decoster 2023-07-24 19:06:27 UTC 
SUMMARY
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STEPS TO REPRODUCE
When I plug in the cable of my headphones in my MacBook Pro (when Kid3 is already running), the sound keeps coming through of the MacBook Pro Speakers, even when I select the External Headphones on my mac.

The opposite is also true. If I start up Kid3 when the headphones are already plugged in, the sound does not switch to the MacBook Pro Speakers when I select them on my mac (sounds keep coming through the headphones).
 
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
macOS: Ventura 13.4.1
Kid 3 version 3.9.4
Comment 1 Urs Fleisch 2023-08-30 10:38:34 UTC 
Thanks for the report. I will have a look at it. With Qt 6 it might be possible to implement this in a cross-platform way, there is a class QMediaDevices which will notify the application when the default audio output has changed.
Comment 2 Urs Fleisch 2023-11-29 19:03:10 UTC 
I have now implemented a configuration option for the preferred audio output in the "User Actions" tab of the settings. You can test it with kid3-git20231129 from https://sourceforge.net/projects/kid3/files/kid3/development/.
The audio output will be switched if the preferred audio device is configured or plugged in or plugged out. What from this works depends on the backend. On Linux, audio device changes do not seem to be signaled for the ALSA and PulseAudio backends. On Windows, it seems to work fine. I could not test on a Mac, so you will have to tell me if it works.
Comment 3 Urs Fleisch 2024-02-24 05:58:35 UTC 
Fixed in version 3.9.5.