Feature request: audio output switcher in toolbar |
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Feature request: audio output switcher in toolbar |
 Jun 13 2011, 18:10
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Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: 13-June 11 Member No.: 91487  |
Hello @all
Thx for foobar player! I love foobar and i need no other player. I miss only one: a audio output device switcher for the toolbar  Bye! P.S. Sorry for my english
This post has been edited by mileon: Jun 13 2011, 18:13 |
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Sep 27 2011, 05:24
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 27-September 11 Member No.: 93988 |
I have been searching for this exact thing.
I change my output 4-5 times a day and it would be awesome if there was a way to change that without going into preferences. |
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Sep 27 2011, 17:02
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 Group: Members Posts: 1049 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
QUOTE (Krusnik @ Sep 27 2011, 06:24)  I change my output 4-5 times a day. Your circumstances and needs are probably very different from mine, but I can't think of a situation where you'd have to switch outputs so often. Understanding the use case will probably help in getting what you want . You're an audio engineer and have multiple sound cards attached to variety of output systems...? |
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Sep 27 2011, 18:58
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 27-September 11 Member No.: 93988 |
I have two sound cards. One hooked to my speakers for my television/entertainment system and one thru my desktop speakers for my computer.
I'm just looking for a faster/easily way to switch output. |
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Sep 27 2011, 19:28
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 Group: Members Posts: 1684 Joined: 28-May 06 From: Düsseldorf Member No.: 31251 |
Do you know that there is a hidden main menu entry "choose output device" which you can bind to a button or hotkey? If you activate this button/hotkey then the prefrence page for output will be shown with an already opened dropdown list of the output devices.
-------------------- german support forum: www.foobar-users.de / user: qwert73
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Sep 28 2011, 12:15
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Group: Members Posts: 1049 Joined: 16-February 08 From: NL Member No.: 51347 |
Passive input switches like these are completely analog, so if you hook 'em up in "reverse" you have an output switch. You may want to get one that isn't fashioned out of pudding, though.
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Sep 28 2011, 17:09
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Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 27-September 11 Member No.: 93988 |
QUOTE (q-stankovic @ Sep 27 2011, 12:28) Do you know that there is a hidden main menu entry "choose output device" which you can bind to a button or hotkey? If you activate this button/hotkey then the prefrence page for output will be shown with an already opened dropdown list of the output devices. Oh wow, I'll have to check this out. I was not aware! This helps a lot. I think this pretty much resolves my issue. However, I would still be in support of a toolbar/ui element that allows you to switch on the main gui. As far as the input switchers, that could be a solution, but I'm more looking for a software component or hotkey or something. This post has been edited by Krusnik: Sep 28 2011, 17:15 |
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Sep 28 2011, 17:35
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 Group: FB2K Moderator Posts: 4321 Joined: 1-November 06 From: Cincinnati Member No.: 37036 |
Due to how the Window's audio stack enumerates different output devices, there's not viable way to do more than what is already done.
Sorry. If I had the chat logs from 2 years ago when we discussed this I could give a more detailed answer. -------------------- "It must be 'Take A Worm For A Walk' week!"
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