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TalkTastic App Microphone Issue: KVM Switch Troubleshooting Guide

Avatar of Victor DozalVictor Dozal
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Bug Report: Microphone Recognition Issue with TalkTastic App Summary: The TalkTastic app fails to recognize the microphone when switching between computers using a KVM switch or after locking and unlocking the computer. This issue requires restarting the app, which sometimes becomes unresponsive and needs to be force quit. Environment:

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    Devices: Personal and work MacBook Pros

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    Operating System: macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 (23E224)

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    TalkTastic App Version: v0.8.19

Steps to Reproduce:

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    Connect both MacBook Pros to a KVM switch.

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    Open the TalkTastic app on one MacBook.

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    Switch to the other MacBook using the KVM switch.

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    Switch back to the original MacBook.

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    Attempt to use the microphone in the TalkTastic app by pressing F5 to record a note.

Expected Result: The TalkTastic app should recognize the microphone and allow recording without any issues. Actual Result: The app does not recognize the microphone, preventing recording. Restarting the app is required, and it sometimes becomes unresponsive, necessitating a force quit via Activity Monitor. Follow-up question: Is there a way for me to roll back to a previous version? The latest one is causing me too much trouble 😢

5 comments

  • Avatar of Matt Mireles
    Matt Mireles
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    Hmm. I've never heard of a KVM switch before, so we definitely didn't test one. Sorry you're having those problems. We'll investigate. We're already planning on shipping a new version that iterates on how we handle microphone settings. Apologies for the hassle! What mic are you actually using? Is it just the built-in MacBook mic, or do you have some external microphone hooked up? Have you added all the mics you're using to TalkTastic? We rolled out a whitelisting feature, but we kinda dropped the ball on letting everyone know about it.

  • Avatar of Victor Dozal
    Victor Dozal
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    Thanks for following up Matt Mireles. I am using either my headphone's microphone (Bose Quietcomfort), connected via bluetooth, or my Blue Yeti microphone, connected by USB via the KVM. I have added all of the mics I'm using to TalkTastic. Let me know if you need any other information Matt Mireles! In the meantime, is there a way for me to roll back to a previous version? The latest one is causing me too much trouble

  • Avatar of Matt Mireles
    Matt Mireles
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    Sorry, not right now. We have a new version ASAP.

  • Avatar of Victor Dozal
    Victor Dozal
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    Okay. Thanks

  • Avatar of Devo at Talktastic
    Devo at Talktastic
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    Victor Dozal we are proposing a new version of the microphone settings. Any feedback about the in the thread would be really appreciated. https://talktasticinsiders.slack.com/archives/C07QCS61WHM/p1732053802728289