diff --git a/VoiceInk/MediaController.swift b/VoiceInk/MediaController.swift
index a27fb29..de67e6e 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/MediaController.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/MediaController.swift
@@ -1,19 +1,13 @@
 import AppKit
 import Combine
 import Foundation
-import os
 import SwiftUI
-import CoreAudio
-import AudioToolbox
 
 /// Controls system audio management during recording
 class MediaController: ObservableObject {
     static let shared = MediaController()
-    private var previousVolume: Float = 1.0
     private var didMuteAudio = false
     
-    private let logger = Logger(subsystem: "com.prakashjoshipax.voiceink", category: "MediaController")
-    
     @Published var isSystemMuteEnabled: Bool = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: "isSystemMuteEnabled") {
         didSet {
             UserDefaults.standard.set(isSystemMuteEnabled, forKey: "isSystemMuteEnabled")
@@ -29,126 +23,37 @@ class MediaController: ObservableObject {
     
     /// Mutes system audio during recording
     func muteSystemAudio() async -> Bool {
-        guard isSystemMuteEnabled else {
-            logger.info("System mute feature is disabled")
-            return false
-        }
+        guard isSystemMuteEnabled else { return false }
         
-        // Get current volume before muting
-        previousVolume = getSystemVolume()
-        logger.info("Muting system audio. Previous volume: \(self.previousVolume)")
-        
-        // Set system volume to 0 (mute)
-        setSystemVolume(0.0)
-        didMuteAudio = true
-        return true
+        let success = executeAppleScript(command: "set volume with output muted")
+        didMuteAudio = success
+        return success
     }
     
     /// Restores system audio after recording
     func unmuteSystemAudio() async {
-        guard isSystemMuteEnabled, didMuteAudio else {
-            return
-        }
+        guard isSystemMuteEnabled, didMuteAudio else { return }
         
-        logger.info("Unmuting system audio to previous volume: \(self.previousVolume)")
-        setSystemVolume(previousVolume)
+        _ = executeAppleScript(command: "set volume without output muted")
         didMuteAudio = false
     }
     
-    /// Gets the current system output volume (0.0 to 1.0)
-    private func getSystemVolume() -> Float {
-        var defaultOutputDeviceID = AudioDeviceID(0)
-        var defaultOutputDeviceIDSize = UInt32(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: defaultOutputDeviceID))
+    /// Executes an AppleScript command
+    private func executeAppleScript(command: String) -> Bool {
+        let task = Process()
+        task.launchPath = "/usr/bin/osascript"
+        task.arguments = ["-e", command]
         
-        // Get the default output device
-        var getDefaultOutputDeviceProperty = AudioObjectPropertyAddress(
-            mSelector: kAudioHardwarePropertyDefaultOutputDevice,
-            mScope: kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
-            mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementMain)
+        let pipe = Pipe()
+        task.standardOutput = pipe
+        task.standardError = pipe
         
-        let status = AudioObjectGetPropertyData(
-            AudioObjectID(kAudioObjectSystemObject),
-            &getDefaultOutputDeviceProperty,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            &defaultOutputDeviceIDSize,
-            &defaultOutputDeviceID)
-        
-        if status != kAudioHardwareNoError {
-            logger.error("Failed to get default output device: \(status)")
-            return 1.0 // Default to full volume on error
-        }
-        
-        // Get the volume
-        var volume: Float = 0.0
-        var volumeSize = UInt32(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: volume))
-        
-        var volumeProperty = AudioObjectPropertyAddress(
-            mSelector: kAudioDevicePropertyVolumeScalar,
-            mScope: kAudioDevicePropertyScopeOutput,
-            mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementMain)
-        
-        let volumeStatus = AudioObjectGetPropertyData(
-            defaultOutputDeviceID,
-            &volumeProperty,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            &volumeSize,
-            &volume)
-        
-        if volumeStatus != kAudioHardwareNoError {
-            logger.error("Failed to get system volume: \(volumeStatus)")
-            return 1.0 // Default to full volume on error
-        }
-        
-        return volume
-    }
-    
-    /// Sets the system output volume (0.0 to 1.0)
-    private func setSystemVolume(_ volume: Float) {
-        var defaultOutputDeviceID = AudioDeviceID(0)
-        var defaultOutputDeviceIDSize = UInt32(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: defaultOutputDeviceID))
-        
-        // Get the default output device
-        var getDefaultOutputDeviceProperty = AudioObjectPropertyAddress(
-            mSelector: kAudioHardwarePropertyDefaultOutputDevice,
-            mScope: kAudioObjectPropertyScopeGlobal,
-            mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementMain)
-        
-        let status = AudioObjectGetPropertyData(
-            AudioObjectID(kAudioObjectSystemObject),
-            &getDefaultOutputDeviceProperty,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            &defaultOutputDeviceIDSize,
-            &defaultOutputDeviceID)
-        
-        if status != kAudioHardwareNoError {
-            logger.error("Failed to get default output device: \(status)")
-            return
-        }
-        
-        // Clamp volume to valid range
-        var safeVolume = max(0.0, min(1.0, volume))
-        
-        // Set the volume
-        var volumeProperty = AudioObjectPropertyAddress(
-            mSelector: kAudioDevicePropertyVolumeScalar,
-            mScope: kAudioDevicePropertyScopeOutput,
-            mElement: kAudioObjectPropertyElementMain)
-        
-        let volumeStatus = AudioObjectSetPropertyData(
-            defaultOutputDeviceID,
-            &volumeProperty,
-            0,
-            nil,
-            UInt32(MemoryLayout.size(ofValue: safeVolume)),
-            &safeVolume)
-        
-        if volumeStatus != kAudioHardwareNoError {
-            logger.error("Failed to set system volume: \(volumeStatus)")
-        } else {
-            logger.info("Set system volume to \(safeVolume)")
+        do {
+            try task.run()
+            task.waitUntilExit()
+            return task.terminationStatus == 0
+        } catch {
+            return false
         }
     }
 }
@@ -162,4 +67,4 @@ extension UserDefaults {
         get { bool(forKey: "isSystemMuteEnabled") }
         set { set(newValue, forKey: "isSystemMuteEnabled") }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}