Audio Midi Setup fix – when you configure speakers it doesn't default to 5.1 only stereo | Image Modified |
When you choose Configure Speakers and the output defaults to 2 speakers - you want to change it to 5.1 here is how to fix it. | Image Modified |
Make a test user account on the computer – one that has never been used before - and go to Audio Midi setup and set it how you want
Go To System Prefs>User Accounts>Make a "test" account that you are going to delete after you get the .plist file for the audio midi setup | Image Modified |
Launch Audio MIDI Setup>Click on Output tab | Image Modified |
Click on Configure Speakers | Image Modified |
Set that to 5.1 not stereo | Image Modified |
Now we need to get the .plist file for the preferences to put in the default user profile of the computer.
Go To> Your User Account >Alt/Option>Library>Preferences>comm.apple com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup.plist
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Copy this .plist file to an external location like tempstorage partition | Log out of this test user account we are now done with it |
Enable Root User so we can copy the file into the Default User Profile | - Choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups (or Accounts).
- Click Image Modified , then enter an administrator name and password.
- Click Login Options.
- Click Join (or Edit).
- Click Open Directory Utility.
- Click Image Modified in the Directory Utility window, then enter an administrator name and password.
- From the menu bar in Directory Utility:
- Choose Edit > Enable Root User, then enter the password that you want to use for the root user.
- Or choose Edit > Disable Root User.
Now log out of commpower Log into Root UN Root PW new commpower password Continue log in and don't add to keychain Don't sign into apple ID Skip that
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Copy the file that we made of the Audio Midi setup (.plist) file> to the eng.l.prodge folder. | |
While logged in as Root Go to the folder> Macintosh HD>System>Library>User Template>English.lproj>Library>Preferences > (put the audio midi.plist file here | Image Modified |
Copy this file into the preferences folder com.apple.audio.AudioMIDISetup.plist | |
Log out of Root and log into Commpower and then Disable the Root User account using the reverse workflow of enabling root user.