Archive for the ‘Sound Control’ Category

List Of None Winamp Compatible Players For Sound Control

4th October 2009
The media hot key functionality of Sound Control now supports a limited set of none Winamp compatible players if using Sound Control v3.00+ (available soon). The applications listed below support a subset of functionality of the media players features and should result in at least the major Next/Previous/Stop/Pause and Play keys being available. If you wish Sound Control to support a new none Winamp compatible player or support further operations of an existing player please contact us to [...]
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Sound Control v2.48 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released

8th July 2009
Sound Control v2.48 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include: Added - Application - Winamp Hot Keys - Can now customise what command is sent to Winamp for each hot key Added - Application - Winamp Hot Keys - Added 10 customisable Winamp hot keys Added - Application - Test Media Commands - Can now list and test all Winamp commands Added - [...]
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Sound Control v2.47 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released

29th June 2009
Sound Control v2.47 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include: Fixed - Application - On Screen Display - Leave On Screen Until Next Operation option now lasts longer than 30 seconds Fixed - Application - Mixers - Blank lines in mixer list Fixed - Application - Mixers - Better support for drivers that return blank/missing mixer information Fixed - [...]
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Sound Control v2.46 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released

12th April 2009
Sound Control v2.46 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include: Fixed - Application - General - Missing Accelerator Keys On Checkboxes and Radio buttons Fixed - Application - General - No Translation Found being output when double clicking tray icon Fixed - Application - Options - Format song prefix now detects more prefixes Added - [...]
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Volume/Mute Not Supported Is Displayed Instead Of The Appropriate Mixer Controls

6th March 2009
This informational message is displayed when it is reported by the sound card driver that either Volume or Mute/Select adjustment is not possible on a specific mixer. Sound Control displays all mixers where either Volume or Mute/Select can be adjusted. If a mixer reports that both Volume and Mute is not supported it is hidden.   If the mixer you require displays a Not Supported message look down the listed mixers to find an possible alternative.  On occasions you may find a mixer may [...]
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Sound Control v2.45 BETA – An Alternative Freeware Windows Sound Mixer And Volume Control Applet Has Been Released

9th February 2009
Sound Control v2.45 BETA the freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer and Volume Control applet supporting hot keys, on screen display, Winamp and more has now been released. Changes in this version include: Added - Application - General - If mixer has default volumes set this is now indicated by the volume percent being display in bold Added - Application - General - Show Options At Startup option to Splash and Options screen Added - Application - General - Tips area Added - [...]
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List Of Winamp Compatible Players For Sound Control

29th December 2008
The media hot key functionality of Sound Control supports any Winamp compatible player and not just Winamp. A limited set of none Winamp compatible players are also supported see related posts section below. The applications listed below support at least a limited set of functionality which should result in at least the major Next/Previous/Stop/Pause/Play/Fast Forward/Rewind keys being functional. As each compatible player supports a different feature subset other media hot key [...]
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When I Start Sound Control The System Starts To Use 100% CPU Power?

15th February 2004
This problem appears to be related to Norton AntiVirus 2002 and Sound Control's Automatically Display Song Title When It Changes option. It has been reported that users of Norton AntiVirus 2001 can run LiveUpdate to download an update so this CPU usage problem does not occur. It is unclear at this stage whether the program causing this problem is NAV2002 or Sound Control. Whilst investigating this problem users of NAV2002 can continue to use Sound Control but the Automatically Display Song [...]
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Sound Control Is Unable To Control Winamp v3 (but works fine in Winamp v2 and v5)?

21st December 2003
It is recommend you use Winamp v2 or Winamp v5 as Winamp 3 does not support the programming interface which Sound Control uses to remotely control Winamp. A 3rd Party has developed an add-in (called Winamp 2 Plugin Manager) for Winamp 3 which emulates the functionality of Winamp 2 which Sound Control requires. After installing this add-in Sound Control will have limited control over Winamp 3. Testing was carried out 31 October 2002 if a newer version of Winamp 2 Plugin Manager has been [...]
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An Index Out Of Bounds Error And Duplicate Mixers Are Listed With Multiple Device Support Enabled?

26th August 2002
This is a known problem and is currently being investigated. The current workaround to solve these issues is to disable multiple device support. You may need to uninstall and then reinstall Sound Control if you are unable to display the Options screen. Please note that uninstalling and reinstalling the application will reset your application [...]
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