External volume control

2023-08-14 09:19:41

Hi there,

I have searched but could not find a similar thread, therefore posting this.

Most of the Windows external USB volume controller will control the Operating System volume control.

What I would like to achieve is to have an external volume controller (eg. those USB rotary encoder types) that is directly linked to foobar's digital volume control; and does not affect the Windows OS sound volume control.

Has anyone done this before?

If yes, can you please share the method/configuration inside foobar, and the brand/model of the USB hardware encoder you're using?

Thank you so much in advance.

Re: External volume control

Reply #1 – 2023-08-14 10:05:24

Please select another device.

Control Panel > All Control Panel Items > Sound > Set as Default Device

foobar2000 Preferences > Playback > Output > Device

Re: External volume control

Reply #2 – 2023-08-14 11:15:21

Volume: Keyboard Shortcuts.

foobar menu Shift + Playback > Volume
Assign these to Keyboard Shortcuts.

Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts > Add new
Action > Filter list by: "Volume" input
Playback > Volume
Assign these to Keyboard Shortcuts.
or to button.

Re: External volume control

Reply #3 – 2023-08-16 02:36:07

Just to recap my understanding:

• Understand the USB volume control hardware keycodes sent for volume up/down
• Setup foobar global keyboard shortcuts to match the hardware keycodes

I got it. Thanks.