It will NOT work with XP, sorry.

Yes! new version here: Windows Volume Relay

Scott,

I had no time yet to check your tool, but if it works you are welcome in our hall of fame ;-)

So far I made this thread sticky so it stays visible within the forum.

Help I can't get this to work

I am using a HDSP 9632 card and have linked the MIDI out and MIDI in connectors using a straight through cable

However altering the Vista volume control does not alter any of the sliders in HDSP Mixer (Which I assume is TotalMIx)

I have ensured that HD9632 MIDI is set as the output MIDI device. I have also tried using the Master optio which I assume alters the master volume? I have also tried to select channels using the left and right hand buttons with no effect

Latest version (0.1.2.0)  minimizes to tray

New version here: Windows Volume Relay

I get: No device driver is present
when I try to install this utility.

Could it be because I don't have the loopback connection in place?
(I'm trying to install it before I before I get a chance to get hold of a cable, I realise it won't work yet)

Sorry for not getting back to you sooner.

This is what I have in my mixer:

[img align=L]http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/4156/mixervg2.jpg[/img]

And this is what I have in my preferences:

[img align=L]http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/5869/prefshd3.jpg[/img]

Does that look about right or am I missing something important?

I have onboard sound from my motherboard, which I've always had disabled in BIOS. I also had the volume control hidden from the taskbar. I've re-enabled those and installed the Realtek AC97 drivers - interestingly, when I had the audio playback device as HDSP9632 Analog (1+2), that was appearing on my windows mixer, although it made no difference, obviously.

The realtek device is now appearing in my audio devices list and I've tried with different combinations of Realtek being selected as my playback device and as my MIDI device but I still get the same error: No device driver is present. I've also tried soft and hard rebooting between each change.

The hardware information in the Device manager shows that the realtek stuff is all working correctly.

Any other thoughts or am I lost cause!

Oh, and you're right, I'm on XP with all latest patches and updates.

Does the utility need another sound driver to operate then? I wonder if there's a work-around for that which would allow it to be more generic? If people are using an RME it's likely the don't have another sound card.

Edit: I've just noticed that my onboard sound util is running as soundman.exe, is that something the relay could look for? What process or dll is it trying to hook into at the moment? I assume it'd be the kmixer?

Here's the latest error, I'm not sure how much use it's going to be to you:

This is with the Realtek soundcard selected as my default audio device, the volume control displayed in the system tray and the HDSP selected as my MIDI controller.

Interestingly, a colleague of mine has the same motherboard with the same soundcard (albeit without the daughterboard for 5.1) and he got his working last night. He might have been in Vista though. I'm going to check and borrow his midi cable today.

Edit: I also moved the exe into the root of my c drive, just to check and make sure it wasn't becuase of spaces in the path.

Ok, probably more meaningful:

Can I just say thanks for the incredible level of support you're offering for this. Even if we can't resolve the issue I really appreciate your efforts.

I found something that may be the problem. I uploaded a new version.

If you could give that one a try maybe it will work.

I tried that one and I'm getting the exact same error. Just to double check though, the new version I downloaded is still version 0.1.2.1, is that right?

Edit: There's a function called mixerGetNumDevs which isn't appearing in your debug list. Maybe that could point to the default mixer location? Maybe I don't have a mixer 0 or something.

I'll download the mixer util you listed and try it out over the weekend (although I'm not sure what I'm looking for!).

I'm on the 32bit version of vista and, as far as I know, there's nothing odd about my system. I've got things like ffdshow and AC3 filter installed but they shouldn't affect my mixer. Also, when I double click the volume on my taskbar, the mixer appears so I'm not sure why this util doesn't pick it up.

The good news is though that I can uninstall my onboard sound drivers and disable that in BIOS again, the less I've got running the better.

I'll post my findings but if that doesn't reveal any issues then I think we should probably leave it there!

Thanks

Actually, I'm an idiot.
I'm on the 32 bit version of XP, not vista.

You have not done that. This entire forum is dedicated to solving problems. Your's is just as worthy of consideration as any other.

Good luck.

Scott

I?m using RME Fireface 800 with a Dell Windows XP computer (latest service pack installed).  I?m having trouble installing this volume controller.  I get the error:

To run this application, you must first install one of the following versions of the .Net Framework: v2.0.50727
Contact your application publisher for instructions about obtaining the appropriate version of the .Net Framework.

Can anyone please give me some direction?

Also, what do you guys mean by a ?loopback cable??  Does that mean I need to hook the MIDI in to the MIDI out on the RME Fireface 800?

You will need .net 2.0 installed.

A "loopback cable" is just a regular cable hooked up between the in and out midi ports.

Latest version (0.1.3.0)  Supports Presets.

New version here: Windows Volume Relay
Number buttons 1-8 on remote/keyboard select preset 1-8 when mute is active.

Hi,
   I am running XP64 and when I go to load the latest version of WVR I get the following message:

WindowsVolumeRelay.exe   Application error

The application failed to initialize properly (0xc0000135)

I downloaded the application from this forum thread twice and could not initialize either of them.

Is this a problem with XP64, or is there something I am supposed to do with the RME 9632 software setup that will allow your WVR to initialize?

Thank you so much for providing this help.

It is very kind.

                             Fred

Thank you so much for replying so quickly.  We are stripping down XP 64 for musical purposes and do not want to gum up the works by adding in the .net framework.  Am I out of luck?

   Thanks again for your giving spirit,

                                Fred

looks good but my Echo Layla already does this?

Wow, over 10000 hits and not a single donation. I'm not sure what to think

New Release: 0.1.5.0

Just use any of the links above.

This version includes a configuration.xml file that stores the last midi port used. It also allows you to assign keyboard keys to presets 1-8. Other Midi commands will be added in future.

Example:

<WindowsVolumeRelay>
        <Keys>
                <F2 Modifiers="Control,Shift">Preset2</F2>
                <F3 Modifiers="">Preset3</F3>
                <F4 Modifiers="">Preset4</F4>
                <F5 Modifiers="">Preset5</F5>
        </Keys>
        <MidiDevice>2- Multiface Midi</MidiDevice>
</WindowsVolumeRelay>

Also included is a program (KeyPress.exe) for determining what key has been pressed and generates a template tag for that key.

Important note: If the keypress contains the "Control" modifier (see F2 above) and you are sending a preset command then the factory preset will be called up.

brought to you by Sachin.

Thanks man,

Scott