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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1145169" data-attributes="member: 141969">I have seen occasional posts in a WMC forum about not being able to control the audio level in WMC.&nbsp; I may have misunderstood the problem, but I think that the situation is this:(1) If you use analogue audio output from the HTPC to an analogue audio amplifier, you can control the audio level in WMC (and MP!).(2) If you use digital audio output from the HTPC (such as SPDIF, or audio over HDMI), WMC can enable or disable the digital datastream, but cannot re-encode the digital datastream.&nbsp; In other words, the MUTE button works, but the VOLUME buttons do not.&nbsp; The expectation is that you will use the volume control on the target device to control the audio level, i.e. the volume control on the TV or a digital AV amplifier.MP can use the LAV filters, and so can support re-encoding of the digital audio datastream (such as performing a mix-down from 5-channel to 2 channel).&nbsp; Hence MP is able to control the volume level both for analogue audio output and digital audio output.Well, I hope that I have got that right! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1145169, member: 141969"] I have seen occasional posts in a WMC forum about not being able to control the audio level in WMC. I may have misunderstood the problem, but I think that the situation is this: (1) If you use analogue audio output from the HTPC to an analogue audio amplifier, you can control the audio level in WMC (and MP!). (2) If you use digital audio output from the HTPC (such as SPDIF, or audio over HDMI), WMC can enable or disable the digital datastream, but cannot re-encode the digital datastream. In other words, the MUTE button works, but the VOLUME buttons do not. The expectation is that you will use the volume control on the target device to control the audio level, i.e. the volume control on the TV or a digital AV amplifier. MP can use the LAV filters, and so [I]can[/I] support re-encoding of the digital audio datastream (such as performing a mix-down from 5-channel to 2 channel). Hence MP is able to control the volume level both for analogue audio output and digital audio output. Well, I hope that I have got that right! :) -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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