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Title: Volume control problems
Post by: JimH on February 12, 2003, 02:16:06 pm

Several people have reported problems with the volume control slider not working.  We can't reproduce it.

If you have the problem, please tell us this:

1.  Model of sound card
2.  Is it unusual in any way?  USB, for example.
3.  Your OS.  Please copy your system info from MC Help.

We know the problem is real.  We just can't reproduce it.

Thanks.

Jim

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: Charlemagne 8 on February 12, 2003, 04:14:13 pm

Riptide (Internal Card)
Stereo-link (USB)
Creative Extigy (USB)
No volume slider for any of them.

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Media Center Registered 9.0.111 -- d:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Celeron 535 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 260 MB, Free - 104 MB
Resource Info: System - 27 %, GDI - 54 %, User - 27 %

Internet Explorer: 5.50.4807.2300 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 5.50.4807.2300
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping /   Drive G:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive G:          40X12X48 CD-RW     Addr: 2:0:0  Speed:40  MaxSpeed:40  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: No /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: Yes /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: sdgrizdan on February 12, 2003, 05:26:17 pm

Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster PCI 128

(http://www.geocities.com/sdgrizdan/volume.gif)

Media Center Registered 9.0.111 -- d:\Program Files\Media Jukebox\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium II 450 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 261 MB, Free - 91 MB
Resource Info: System - 41 %, GDI - 61 %, User - 41 %

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 4.57 (1014) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-1998 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping /   Drive F:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive G:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: No /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: No /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive F: HP       CD-Writer+ 9600    Addr: 0:6:0  Speed:12  MaxSpeed:12  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: No /  Write CD-Text: Yes
 Use playback settings: Yes /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: Autoelph on February 12, 2003, 05:58:46 pm

Gina 20 by Echo Audio (pci)

The new driver (11-02) for this card incorporates what they call a "purewave" driver, bypassing the windows kernal mixer. I get no volume slider at all if I use this driver, which sounds extremely nice.

I can also use a WDM driver that does go through the windows kernel mixer. I get a volume slider that won't move if I use this driver.



Media Center Registered 9.0.111 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Jukebox\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1  (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium III 599 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 261 MB, Free - 104 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpclient.010817-1148 ) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2600.0000 (xpclient.010817-1148 ) / wnaspi32.dll: Internal ASPI Layer

Ripping /   Drive H:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive I:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive I: MITSUMI  CR-48X8TE          Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:16  MaxSpeed:16  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: dougc on February 12, 2003, 06:47:37 pm

1.  Soundmax motherboard integrated sound and xitel hifi-link usb device.
2.  The motherboard sound is the system default device and I have the hifi-link specified as the default output for Media Center.  The MC volume slider does not work for the hifi-link.  It will work if I switch to a zone configured to use the motherboard sound device.  This has existed for many builds.

3.  Media Center Registered 9.0.111 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Jukebox\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 1992 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 391 MB, Free - 148 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1145 (xpsp2.021108-1929) / wnaspi32.dll: Internal ASPI Layer

Ripping /   Drive G:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive H:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: No /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive G:          RW-201040          Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:20  MaxSpeed:20  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: JollyJim on February 12, 2003, 07:29:57 pm

Mine is part of the motherboard. The audio setting for the sound device say  'VIA PCI Audio Controller'.

- No volume control slider
- Ctrl++ inoperative
- Ctrl+- inoperative
- Ctrl+M inoperative
This was ok up until somewhere around 90088 and then disappeared. I've tried disabling/enabling the sound drivers many times as well as installing/reinstalling MC more times than I care to remember. In trying to remember what was going on at that time, I had a big prob with 90088 which screwed up my library. I tried to go back to a previous version but got an error message concerning, I think, that the db was the wrong size. At about the same time, I installed KingS's chartfinder which necessitated the downloading of the MS Runtime files. Could there be a link here maybe ?? All other appropriate software that I use, controls the volume ok....

Jim

Media Center Registered 9.0.110 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium III 602 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 130 MB, Free - 10 MB
Resource Info: System - 36 %, GDI - 61 %, User - 36 %

Internet Explorer: 5.50.4522.1800 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 5.50.4522.1800
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3612.1700
wnaspi32.dll: 2, 0, 0, 0 , ASPI for WIN32 DLL, Copyright © Adaptec 1995 / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping /   Drive D:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive E:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: No /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: Yes /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive E: PHILIPS  PCRW804            Addr: 0:1:0  Speed:8  MaxSpeed:8  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: Yes
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: mnmn on February 13, 2003, 11:36:41 am

Volume control slider missing.
(present and correct in RealPlayer, WMA and other apps)
"Volume N/A" message when scrolling mouse wheel over missing sloder.
On board sound chip: Creative SoundBlaster Audio PCI64V
Have reinstalled driver (to no effect)

Media Center Registered 9.0.109 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows 98 SE
Intel Pentium III 650 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 195 MB, Free - 50 MB
Resource Info: System - 51 %, GDI - 52 %, User - 51 %

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2800.1106 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.81 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106
Shell32.dll: 4.72.3812.600
wnaspi32.dll: 4.71 (0001) , ASPI for Win32 (95/NT) DLL, Copyright © 1989-2002 Adaptec, Inc. / Aspi32.sys: N/A

Ripping /   Drive E:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:4
 Drive F:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: No /  Calc replay gain: Yes /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive E: MITSUMI  CR-4804TE          Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:4  MaxSpeed:4  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: Yes /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: JimH on February 13, 2003, 02:32:03 pm

Thanks to your posts, we've realized that the problem is on the Windows 98 side of the family.  We can reproduce it here now and it should be fixed tomorrow.

Thank you for your help.

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: Charlemagne 8 on February 13, 2003, 03:51:40 pm

Yippie!!!

Notice that Smeagol is smiling a little broader.

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: JollyJim on February 15, 2003, 08:03:31 am

Yep - working over here also.

The neighbours are happy 'cos now I can back the volume down from the 138db that it was stuck on !!!!

Thanks - Jim

Title: Re: Volume control problems
Post by: JNKH on February 21, 2003, 01:26:26 am

Hi JimH,

I'm still having problem with my volume control, on Win XP, even at v118?

The volume control does appear properly on the screen.  It also show the correct volume like 47%

When I try to slide the volume, it does not respond.

The bar does respond to MUTE. but does not respond to volume changes.

When I use the Aureon Control panel, provided by the Aurean product, it can slide the volume.  When the volume changes from the Aureon control panel, Music Center volume bar also move correctly.

Hence, the volume bar in MC appears to be "Read Only".

The sound card is the Terratec Aureon 7.1.  I also have the same problem on the Creative Extigy.  Both cards acts as different channel.

I also checked out Music match.  It does work.





Media Center Registered 9.0.118 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center\

Microsoft Windows XP  Workstation 5.1 Service Pack 1 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 1295 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 654 MB, Free - 301 MB

Internet Explorer: 6.0.2600.0000 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82 (xpsp1.020828-1920) / Shlwapi.dll: 6.00.2800.1106 (xpsp1.020828-1920)
Shell32.dll: 6.00.2800.1145 (xpsp2.021108-1929) / wnaspi32.dll: Internal ASPI Layer

Ripping /   Drive E:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Drive F:   Copy mode:ModeBurstBigBuffer   CD Type:Auto   Read speed:Max
 Digital playback: Yes /  Use YADB: Yes /  Get cover art: Yes /  Calc replay gain: No /  Copy volume: 32767
 Eject after ripping: No /  Play sound after ripping: No  

Burning /  Drive E: PHILIPS  CDD4851 CD-R/RW    Addr: 1:0:0  Speed:12  MaxSpeed:12  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Drive F: PLEXTOR  CD-R   PX-W4012A   Addr: 1:1:0  Speed:40  MaxSpeed:40  Use MJ Engine:Yes
 Test mode: No /  Eject after writing: Yes /  Direct decoding: Yes /  Write CD-Text: No
 Use playback settings: No /  Normalization: None