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Is it possible to assign Shift Button + Spinner = Computer Audio Volume control?
ARTIFACT:
--- Quote from: RandyT on August 07, 2007, 10:03:14 pm ---
This would be a simple, external volume knob that gets the job done. Would need to be added to the cabinet somewhere (top?).
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Yes if you could make one that plugs to USB (easy wiring / setup) and gets teh job done, I bet pretty much everyone here would buy one (myself included).
I know how much work goes into developing these products, but a sensible price point for this would be $15 I think (IF you can pull it off - again I know how much it all ends up costing even for simple things).
thanks + keep up the good work.
Xiaou2:
At www.nonags.com , I found programs that do what you
are asking.
link: http://www.nonags.com/nonags/autools.html
I installed one called "volctrl" And tested it with winamp,
as well as the latest mame binary. Works great.
(right click on vol control in the taskbar for the options)
There are others there too. Many of which can use the mouse
wheel. This would be good if used with a spinner...
There is already one USB volume controller out there. I forget the
name. Many wanted to try to use it as a spinner... however, its not
high res nor free spinning.
As for others wanting a USB volume control (that is not interfacing
with a spinner+keypress) ... that seems really silly. As anyone could simply use
the Pot from the Audio Amp they probably hacked in the first place?
ARTIFACT:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on August 07, 2007, 11:58:59 pm --- As for others wanting a USB volume control (that is not interfacing
with a spinner+keypress) ... that seems really silly. As anyone could simply use
the Pot from the Audio Amp they probably hacked in the first place?
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Not everyone is comfortable soldering pots and wires o their amp circuit, or have a messy hacked amp hanging somewhere on their cab - I have a decased PC speaker amp on my cab and am not sure I want to expose its pots outside of the cab. Hence this post ... looking for a possibly more "elegant and simple" solution.
Yes I believe there is one model out there.
ahofle:
--- Quote from: ARTIFACT on August 08, 2007, 12:35:42 am ---Yes I believe there is one model out there.
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Griffin Powermate.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/accessories/5ca2/
RandyT:
Making a USB device to do this is pretty simple, but the actual control ends up being the costly part. Unless one wanted dedicated pushbuttons for Vol+ and Vol-.
The best bet may be to contact the author of VoluMouse and see if he can allow for the use of any mouse axis instead of just Z. But if you have your mouse on Z, you might just be in business. I'll do some tests with mine and see how well it works.
RandyT