I'll preface this by saying at first, thought i was going crazy, then thought, it wasn't a big deal. This behavior is also apparent on IOS as well. Someone on another thread asked why their Mac was beeping at them. there was a resolution quickly, until another user suggested to use VO H to open the help menu wherein you can discover all the sounds. I either used Mac so long i'd forgotten, or maybe never knew about this. Either way, the sounds are much quieter. My volume is I'd say thirty percent, using my built in speakers. I had to pay attention hard to sounds like interaction and stop interaction, etc. I hope Apple turns them back up or at least figures out something. even the sounds with headphones are quieter. I know they want to protect hearing, but if they're barely audible, that needs improvement. Anyone else notice anything?
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Sad, but true
The sounds are almost non existent for me. I use a pair of Pebble speakers by Creative Labs with my MBP, and even still, the VO sound effects are only barely audible. For me to really experience them with the aforementioned speakers, I have to turn the macOS volume to 100%, VO voice to about 25%, and then turn the hardware volume control on the speakers to a high level.
Too much work for too little reward IMO. 🤷🏼♂️