Volume will only be -60 or +12

[ForthtuN]

Hi, on Windows 11, latest with latest voicemeeter banana.

When changing the volume with my media key, if windows volume is at 100%, then voicemeeter will be at full, +12, however if i go down to 99% in windows, it will just directly down to -60 in voicemeeter. I can't go anything in between +12 or -60, just those two it seems.

[Frosthaven]

I can't seem to replicate this on my Win11 machines.

Can you tell me what build version of Windows (dev/beta/stable) and Voicemeeter you are on?

And what options you have checked in this App?

[ForthtuN]

Im using latest Windows 11 update, no dev or beta, Windows 11 pro 21h2 OS 22000.348.

I haven't touched any settings but "limit max gain to 0-db"

Using latest Voicemeeter banana 2.0.6.1

So strange, tested rebooting system and reinstalling it without working, tested latest version also, same problem :/

[Frosthaven]

propper logging is still on the todo list, but in the meantime - can you:

1. Exit voicemeeter windows volume
2. Navigate to InstallDirectory/required/
3. Right click VMWV.exe and click Run as Administrator

This will launch the application in a visual feedback mode. If you notice any errors there, a screenshot would be very helpful!

[ForthtuN]

Nope no error :/

Its just like Voicemeeter wont hook to changing volume with vwm, it will only go between -60 and +12, nothing in between even if i set my windows volume to like 40, its still at -60 in voicemeeter, until i go in windows to 100% then it jumps to +12 in voicemeeter, And when i lower to 99% in windows it jumps down to -60 again in voicemeeter. Ive tried with my media keys and also with dragging the windows slider for volume, nothing helps. It just wont hook between these values. So strange

Edit* Noticed however, anything between 1-99 in windows volume wont trigger "Mute" in Voicemeeter, only when i hit 0% windows volume it will trigger mute.

If i go into Audio settings on my computer, it will change the volume according to windows for "VoiceMeeter input", however, its just not hooking into voicemeeter banana for any inputs or outputs i try in "Bind windows volume to", other than changing it between the values above.

The error seems somehow that it just wont hook binds into Voicemeeter banana directly someh ow

[Frosthaven]

Do me a favor if you can:

Open powershell and type Get-ExecutionPolicy, then hit enter. Does it say restricted?

If so, run Set-ExecutionPolicy unrestricted and restart vmwv.

This may not be the issue, but its worth ruling out.

[ForthtuN]

Okey, so it said "restricted" at first, i changed it with your command so now it says unrestricted, didn't help however, still same. Rebooted my pc also and tested just to be sure.

[Frosthaven]

So strange! Can you try opening settings.json and let me know what the "polling_rate" is set to? Or better yet, upload your settings.json here.

I'm going to obsess over the cause of this.

[ForthtuN]

Yes i don't know why it wont work, have been testing so many things now trying to get it to work but yet nothing :/

(Had to copy paste the text, json file upload is not allowed as attachment)

{ "polling_rate": 100, "gain_min": -60, "gain_max": 12, "start_with_windows": true, "limit_db_gain_to_0": false, "remember_volume": false, "disable_donate": false, "audiodg": { "priority": 128, "affinity": 2 }, "toggles": [ { "setting": "Strip_0", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_1", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_2", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_3", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_4", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_5", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_6", "value": false }, { "setting": "Strip_7", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_0", "value": true }, { "setting": "Bus_1", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_2", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_3", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_4", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_5", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_6", "value": false }, { "setting": "Bus_7", "value": false }, { "setting": "restart_audio_engine_on_device_change", "value": false }, { "setting": "restart_audio_engine_on_app_launch", "value": false }, { "setting": "start_with_windows", "value": false }, { "setting": "limit_db_gain_to_0", "value": false }, { "setting": "remember_volume", "value": false }, { "setting": "apply_volume_fix", "value": false }, { "setting": "apply_crackle_fix", "value": false } ] }

[Frosthaven]

try setting polling rate a bit higher, around 300-400

[ForthtuN]

Tried up to a 1000nd still the same

[Frosthaven]

alright lets try this. im going to give you two commands to copy and paste.

open powershell

copy/paste the following large code block into powershell and hit enter

Add-Type -TypeDefinition @'
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
[Guid("5CDF2C82-841E-4546-9722-0CF74078229A"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
interface IAudioEndpointVolume
{
    // f(), g(), ... are unused COM method slots. Define these if you care
    int f(); int g(); int h(); int i();
    int SetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(float fLevel, System.Guid pguidEventContext);
    int j();
    int GetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(out float pfLevel);
    int k(); int l(); int m(); int n();
    int SetMute([MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)] bool bMute, System.Guid pguidEventContext);
    int GetMute(out bool pbMute);
}
[Guid("D666063F-1587-4E43-81F1-B948E807363F"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
interface IMMDevice
{
    int Activate(ref System.Guid id, int clsCtx, int activationParams, out IAudioEndpointVolume aev);
}
[Guid("A95664D2-9614-4F35-A746-DE8DB63617E6"), InterfaceType(ComInterfaceType.InterfaceIsIUnknown)]
interface IMMDeviceEnumerator
{
    int f(); // Unused
    int GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(int dataFlow, int role, out IMMDevice endpoint);
}
[ComImport, Guid("BCDE0395-E52F-467C-8E3D-C4579291692E")] class MMDeviceEnumeratorComObject { }
public class Audio
{
    static IAudioEndpointVolume Vol()
    {
        var enumerator = new MMDeviceEnumeratorComObject() as IMMDeviceEnumerator;
        IMMDevice dev = null;
        Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(enumerator.GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(/*eRender*/ 0, /*eMultimedia*/ 1, out dev));
        IAudioEndpointVolume epv = null;
        var epvid = typeof(IAudioEndpointVolume).GUID;
        Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(dev.Activate(ref epvid, /*CLSCTX_ALL*/ 23, 0, out epv));
        return epv;
    }
    public static float Volume
    {
        get { float v = -1; Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Vol().GetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(out v)); return v; }
        set { Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Vol().SetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(value, System.Guid.Empty)); }
    }
    public static bool Mute
    {
        get { bool mute; Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Vol().GetMute(out mute)); return mute; }
        set { Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHR(Vol().SetMute(value, System.Guid.Empty)); }
    }
}
'@

and then, paste the following and hit enter:

[audio]::Volume

next change your windows volume and repeat a few times:

[audio]::Volume

let me know what the output is of the last command

[ForthtuN]

Thanks for the help! So, i tested. The output gives me correct windows volume when changing, example 77% in windows gives me 0,77 in powershell. However, no change in Voicemeeter banana

[andjo]

@Frosthaven I'm having the same issue (on Windows 10), but I figured it out by running your code from source. Turns out that the volume received here is formatted differently depending on the current locale and parseFloat() don't understand it: https://github.com/Frosthaven/voicemeeter-windows-volume/blob/b72120331ec818bcf50d21c91ff47930fc41ce40/src/lib/workers/windowsAudioScanner.js#L114 My data contains values like '0,96'

[Frosthaven]

@Frosthaven I'm having the same issue (on Windows 10), but I figured it out by running your code from source. Turns out that the volume received here is formatted differently depending on the current locale and parseFloat() don't understand it: https://github.com/Frosthaven/voicemeeter-windows-volume/blob/b72120331ec818bcf50d21c91ff47930fc41ce40/src/lib/workers/windowsAudioScanner.js#L114 My data contains values like '0,96'

Aha I should have considered locale differences in volume representation! Thanks for this catch! I'll try to put an update out soon to cover for this!

[Frosthaven]

alright grab the latest pre-release - this should no longer be an issue. If you run into any issues let me know :)

[andjo]

Works for me.

[Frosthaven]

Works for me.

Fantastic, thanks so much for jumping in on this :)