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quick change of audio output

I'm always having to change between two outputs when using foobar, 1 using ASIO/Coax for listening via my headphone setup and via HDMI for putting it through the TV speakers.

Is there anyway to quickly change this without having to go though file-> Preference -> Playback-> Output , e.g setup a keyboard shortcut or make a little button to switch between two outputs?

Thanks
Steve

quick change of audio output

Reply #1 –
You can bind a keyboard shortcut to Playback->Choose output device

But no "more automatic way" is possible because Output devices are enumerated at startup and subject to change.
elevatorladylevitateme

quick change of audio output

Reply #2 –
Well I wanted this function too, so I found a workaround:

I use 2 portable installations of foobar - both identically setup, except each is set to a different device.

I'm no programmer, but I can't see why a more automatic way can't be done - can't the device's text name be used to select the output?

quick change of audio output

Reply #3 –
Holding shift + clicking on "playback" in the toolbar will let you change the output device as well. Not really automatic though.

quick change of audio output

Reply #6 –
We made a small windows batch file (vbs file):

Set sh = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sh.Run """C:\Program Files (x86)\foobar2000\foobar2000.exe""", 3, True
sh.SendKeys "+%PI"

Save this for example as switch.vbs and put a shortcut to this file onto your desktop.
In the shortcut you can then define a shorter shortcut like ctrl-alt-o

You can either double click on the desktop shortcut or use ctrl-alt-o.
:-)

Best regards, Maik