2009-06-13, 21:15
Recently, the iMON software was updated adding a new feature that I've been looking for sometime. Simply put, I can now use the volume buttons on the remote to control XBMC volume and at the same time, control Windows volume when XBMC wasn't running. I couldn't configure such a thing before this update...
So now, I want to configure my remote to work like this, but I have a few questions about the volume in general before doing so.
1) No matter if the XBMC volume is at it's maximum, if Windows volume is very low, the sound output will be low. Is there anyway around this? Maybe, set the Windows volume to the maximum when XBMC starts up and restore it back when XBMC closes?
2) What happens to any Windows sounds and/or other Windows applications sounds running in the background when XBMC is running in the foreground? Do they still play no matter what? Anyway to do something about it?
3) Is there any configuration possible to show a volume label between 1 and 100 instead of the db level? I don't find db values really user friendly and my mom and sister certainly have no idea what it means and may find it confusing. Why you have opted to show the db levels in the first place still confuses me lol, but hey, not trying to sound a douche if it sounds like that, I appreciate all the work done.
EDIT:
To explain a little bit more why I'm doing all these questions...
I want to be able to chance XBMC volume channel instead of the Windows one like I said at the top. And I also want to be able to set the volume as loud as possible in case I need it for some reason. For that, I need the Windows volume at it's maximum so the XBMC volume doesn't get limited by it. So far so good, but let's say it's late at night, I have XBMC volume set at, say, 20%, and some background sounds come from Windows itself or some of it's applications, that sound will be very loud because the Windows volume is at 100%.
So now, I want to configure my remote to work like this, but I have a few questions about the volume in general before doing so.
1) No matter if the XBMC volume is at it's maximum, if Windows volume is very low, the sound output will be low. Is there anyway around this? Maybe, set the Windows volume to the maximum when XBMC starts up and restore it back when XBMC closes?
2) What happens to any Windows sounds and/or other Windows applications sounds running in the background when XBMC is running in the foreground? Do they still play no matter what? Anyway to do something about it?
3) Is there any configuration possible to show a volume label between 1 and 100 instead of the db level? I don't find db values really user friendly and my mom and sister certainly have no idea what it means and may find it confusing. Why you have opted to show the db levels in the first place still confuses me lol, but hey, not trying to sound a douche if it sounds like that, I appreciate all the work done.
EDIT:
To explain a little bit more why I'm doing all these questions...
I want to be able to chance XBMC volume channel instead of the Windows one like I said at the top. And I also want to be able to set the volume as loud as possible in case I need it for some reason. For that, I need the Windows volume at it's maximum so the XBMC volume doesn't get limited by it. So far so good, but let's say it's late at night, I have XBMC volume set at, say, 20%, and some background sounds come from Windows itself or some of it's applications, that sound will be very loud because the Windows volume is at 100%.