Comment by teknopaul
5 years ago
Apple's volume control is laughable. That stupid blipping noise for "feedback" as if you couldn't hear the sounds that is already playing. Naturally the bip is at a squarker bursting volume because all the hip kids listem to music compressed into oblivion and a bit of spare dynamic range is not something any Apple customer will ever understand. I am sure many fanbois bemoan the fact that their hi-fi does not have the exact same apple blessed bip, it will not be long before DJs pump up the volume with accompanying bips.
That "blip" is to give you feedback when sound isn't actually playing. And, you can turn it off if you want to (System Preferences > Sound > Sound Effects > Play feedback when volume is changed). I leave mine turned off; holding down Shift temporarily re-enables it.
I haven't heard that blip in years. Is it still around?
Edit: I see you can enable it, does it default to off on the touchbar Macbooks?