Internal volume mute?

zcubed · 2006-09-09, 06:33

i was wondering if it was possible to perhaps make an internal 'mute' button for MP where when u click it it only mutes MP so that u can keep the tv running in the background without muting the whole computers sound. i havent been able to find this anywhere in MP. could someone please let me know if this ability already exists. its pretty important to me. also it would be able to keep the timeshift buffer while u mute the program for awhile and do other things which can be very helpful.

SciDoctor · 2007-03-24, 15:43

The simplistic method is to change the colume control within th MP config to 'wave' and not master volume.

Sp when you use mute or the volume control within MP only the wave ouptput is controled so any external progs that are not using wave are still controled by the master volume.

zyzyx · 2007-04-16, 09:58

SciDoctor, almost all the programs (exceptions are those that are using the MIDI, CD, Line In, Mic etc) are using the wave control, so this won't work very well .

The best solution, as others suggested, is to make an internal MP filter (or something like that) that controls the volume independent of wave or master. Just as Winamp does for example.

samuel337 · 2007-04-17, 01:01

Or upgrade to Windows Vista with its individual-app volume control

I believe there is such functionality in MP, but it isn't functional across all the various players used, and it leads to confusion as to why no sound comes out of MP even when the system was not muted because MP was muted - it is not a normal concept.

Sam

sleepycol · 2008-05-12, 23:21

Having an internal volume control and mute would also help with those using spdif outputs, where spdif system voluime control is not normally possible.

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zcubed Portal Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Age: 22 Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Internal volume mute? i was wondering if it was possible to perhaps make an internal 'mute' button for MP where when u click it it only mutes MP so that u can keep the tv running in the background without muting the whole computers sound. i havent been able to find this anywhere in MP. could someone please let me know if this ability already exists. its pretty important to me. also it would be able to keep the timeshift buffer while u mute the program for awhile and do other things which can be very helpful.

2007-04-16, 09:58	#3 (permalink)
zyzyx Portal Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bucharest Age: 24 Posts: 9 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country: My System	SciDoctor, almost all the programs (exceptions are those that are using the MIDI, CD, Line In, Mic etc) are using the wave control, so this won't work very well . The best solution, as others suggested, is to make an internal MP filter (or something like that) that controls the volume independent of wave or master. Just as Winamp does for example. Last edited by zyzyx; 2007-04-16 at 10:00.

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2007-03-24, 15:43	#2 (permalink)
SciDoctor Portal Tester Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: England Posts: 978 Thanks: 4 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts My System	The simplistic method is to change the colume control within th MP config to 'wave' and not master volume. Sp when you use mute or the volume control within MP only the wave ouptput is controled so any external progs that are not using wave are still controled by the master volume.

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samuel337 Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 773 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Or upgrade to Windows Vista with its individual-app volume control I believe there is such functionality in MP, but it isn't functional across all the various players used, and it leads to confusion as to why no sound comes out of MP even when the system was not muted because MP was muted - it is not a normal concept. Sam

2008-05-12, 23:21	#5 (permalink)
sleepycol Portal Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 207 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Country:	Having an internal volume control and mute would also help with those using spdif outputs, where spdif system voluime control is not normally possible.