Sound Control
First released in July 1999 and updated regularly since, Sound Control is a freeware replacement Windows Sound Mixer applet which together with most of the features of the standard Windows mixer it also allows you to add hot keys to adjust any combination of your sound mixer volumes. Support to control Winamp with a series of hot keys, CD Player and an On Screen Display is also included. Supports Windows 95 / 98 / NT4 / 2000 / XP and Millennium-Me. Review the Windows Vista Compatibility Notes.
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Requirements
- Windows 95 / 98 / NT4 / 2000 / XP / Millennium-Me
- 100% compatible Windows sound card or other audio device
- Winamp v2 or v5 (optional - full support)
- Winamp v3 (optional - limited support)
Screenshots
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- Mixers & Hot Keys, Cyclic Hot Keys, Winamp Hot Keys
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- CD Player & Hot Keys, Application Hot Keys, Miscellaneous Hot Keys
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- On Screen Display Options, Messages & Translations, General Options
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- On Screen Display Examples
Features
General Features
- Increase and decrease the sound volume of any combination of mixers using definable hot keys
- Easily adjust any mixer if you have no corresponding control on your amplifier or if it is in a difficult to reach position
- Multiple languages supported
- No run-time files needed
- Context sensitive help
- Install / Uninstall support
- *No* nag screens
- *No* restricted features
- *No* Spyware, Adware or Malware
- *No* expiry date
- Sound Control is free to use subject to conditions given in the license
CD Player Hot Keys
- Play/Pause track hot key
- Previous track hot key
- Next track hot key
- Stop track hot key
- Jump To Track hot key
- Specify CD-ROM drive in multiple CD-ROM systems
- (Display track number in On Screen Display when it changes)
Other Options
- Automatically load Sound Control at startup
- Beep when hot key is processed
- Force Winamp’s Jump To File window to the top
- Enforce no mouse movement when single clicking for simple volume selector
- Hide tray icon
- Load default sound volumes at startup
- Specify double click on tray icon action
- Specify delay before simple volume selector is displayed
- Specify delay when interfacing with external applications
Mixers and Hot Keys
- Independant hot keys for each mixer, volume increase, volume decrease and mute
- Multiple Sound Card/Device support (limited)
- Synchronisation with external sound mixers (e.g. Sound Control will reflect any changes made using other sound mixer applications)
- Set and remove default sound levels for each mixer
On Screen Display
- Automatically position top left, top right, bottom left, bottom right, center or where last positioned with the mouse
- Configurable delay for how long On Screen Display remains on the screen
- Font Name configurable
- Font Style configurable
- Font Size configurable
- Font Colour configurable
- Outline any scalable font for easy viewing
- Specify default sound level increment
- (Display song name / track number in On Screen Display when it changes)
Miscellaneous Hot Keys
- Open Sound Control options hot key
- Global Disable of Sound Control hot key
- Load Default Volumes hot key
Application Hot Keys
- Hot key for Standard Windows Mixer
- Two user configurable hot keys for any applications
Winamp Hot Keys
- Full support for Winamp v2 or Winamp v5 limited support for Winamp v3
- Open Winamp/Playlist hot key
- Previous song hot key
- Play/Pause song hot key
- Next song hot key
- Stop song hot key
- Fast Forward hot key
- Fast Rewind hot key
- Volume Up hot key
- Volume Down hot key
- Jump to File hot key
- Jump to Time hot key
- 10 Tracks Back hot key
- 10 Track Forward hot key
- Information hot key
- ID3 Tag hot key
- Four configurable playlist hot keys for your favourite tracks
- Shuffle
- Open File
- Fade To Mute
- Preferences / Options
- (Display song name in On Screen Display when it changes)
Messages and Translations
- Foreign language translations of On Screen Display messages
- Configure alternative wording for all On Screen Display messages
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Support
- Windows Vista Compatibility Notes
- What Is A BETA Release?
- What Is Our Policy On Older Or End Of Support Cycle Operating Systems?
- Installing / Uninstalling On A Restricted User Account (Windows 2000 And Above)
- Windows Has Automatically Hidden My Tray / Notification Icon?
- Downloading Using Internet Explorer (Windows XP And Above)
- User Switching (Windows XP And Above)
- What Is A MD5 Checksum?
- Installation On Windows NT/2000 And Above
- How Do I Uninstall?
- After Running The Application Missing DLL / Common Control Errors Are Displayed?
- When I Am Trying To Install A Message The Setup Files Are Corrupted Is Displayed?
- When I Start Sound Control The System Starts To Use 100% CPU Power?
- Sound Control Is Unable To Control Winamp v3 (but works fine in Winamp v2 and v5)?
- An Index Out Of Bounds Error And Duplicate Mixers Are Listed With Multiple Device Support Enabled?
- The Software Has Expired Or Requires A Registration Key?
- The CD Player Hot Keys Do Not Work?
- I Have Hidden The Tray / Notification Icon And Now I Cannot Change Any Of My Settings?
- I Have Adjusted The Speaker Balance And The Sound Volume Adjustments Have Now Become Erratic?
- How Do I Hide The Standard Windows Sound Mixer Tray / Notification Icon?
- The Winamp Hot Keys Indicated With An Asterisk Do Not Work?
- Why Has The Name Been Changed From Sound Control Plus To Sound Control?
- Large Blocks Of Colour / Black Rectangles Are Drawn In The On Screen Display?
- Some Of The Hot Keys Or Standard Keyboards Keys Do Not Seem To Be Working Correctly?
- How Do I Remove A Hot Key Assignment?
- Why Does The On Screen Display Scroll The Winamp Song Title?
- How Do I Backup My Configuration?
