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A simple record and playback volume control class

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A class to make setting the record and playback volume easier

Introduction

Sometimes we need to control the volume of our soundcard and Microsoft has provided an API waveOutSetVolume() to do this. Unfortunately this can only set the playback volume. When we want to set the volume of other lines such as mic or MIDI or the line-in for recording, there is NO API to help!

At first I thought that DirectMedia may provide an interface to do this, and it does, but after I coded it and tested, the result is not so good. The interface IAMAudioInputMixer can only handle the record, not the playback, and most of all:

"The name of each pin, such as "Line in" or "Microphone", reflects the type of input"

but the name is not the same on different machines!

eg:
I want to set the volume of the microphone, so I find the pin by name "Microphone" and control it, it works on my computer. When I tested it at another machine, it failed because the name of the pin is "Mic Volume"!

I tried many ways and at last I worked out how to do it using MIXER.

There may be some people that have had a headache over the same quetion, so I released my solution. I hope it helps you.

Usage

  1. include the Mixer.h and Mixer.cpp into your project;
  2. add code like this:
    CMixer mixer(MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_MICROPHONE, CMixer::Record);
    
    ......
    mixer.GetVolume();
    mixer.SetVolume(...);
    

Remarks

The constructor takes two parameters, the first is ComponentType from MIXERLINE (see MSDN for all possible values), and the second is an enum type, which can be Record or Play. The above controls the record (waveIn) volume, you can also control the playback (waveout) volume using:

CMixer mixer(MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_MICROPHONE, CMixer::Play);

Notice that there is no default constructor takes no parameters, so if you use it in a C++ class, you should code it like this:

// MyClass.h
//////////////////////////
class CMixer;
class CMyClass
{
  CMyClass();
private:
  CMixer m_mixer;
....
}

//MyClass.cpp
///////////////////////////
CMyClass::CMyClass():m_mixer(MIXERLINE_COMPONENTTYPE_SRC_MICROPHONE, CMixer::Play)
{
}
....

if you have any suggestion or improvement, plz let me know: whoo@isWhoo.com

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Comments and Discussions

 
GeneralMixer.obj : error LNK2001 Pin
LowFly23-Nov-05 3:21
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GeneralIt was a valiant effort, but... Pin
Prodelos15-Jun-05 5:01
Prodelos15-Jun-05 5:01 
GeneralRe: It was a valiant effort, but... Pin
koehler10-Feb-06 2:28
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GeneralCMixer class to controll multiple cards in one system Pin
sujudavid2-Mar-05 0:30
sujudavid2-Mar-05 0:30 
GeneralRe: CMixer class to controll multiple cards in one system Pin
Prodelos15-Jun-05 3:35
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GeneralThank you very much Pin
niukaimin27-Jan-05 16:45
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GeneralComawhite is right. Pin
Whoo17-Dec-04 1:52
Whoo17-Dec-04 1:52 
QuestionHow do you SELECT the Control Pin
ckathrani16-Dec-04 10:17
ckathrani16-Dec-04 10:17 
AnswerRe: How do you SELECT the Control Pin
daluu5-Sep-07 8:50
daluu5-Sep-07 8:50 
AnswerRe: How do you SELECT the Control Pin
Martin Skibye25-Feb-08 20:37
Martin Skibye25-Feb-08 20:37 
Generalmicrophone record volume Pin
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GeneralRe: Link doesn't work Pin
oyljerry8-Nov-04 2:07
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GeneralPlayback Pin
whacker30-Jun-04 8:41
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GeneralRe: Playback Pin
Comawhite11-Oct-04 14:03
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GeneralRe: Playback Pin
fritzpas24-Aug-05 10:21
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GeneralA poorly documented article Pin
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Ravi Bhavnani1-Jul-04 3:22
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GeneralI cannot control mic "play" volume on XP Pin
Anonymous13-Apr-04 11:38
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GeneralRe: I cannot control mic "play" volume on XP Pin
Anonymous15-Apr-04 16:49
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GeneralRe: I cannot control mic "play" volume on XP Pin
Anonymous2-Mar-05 17:50
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GeneralRecording from Soundcard Pin
Anonymous5-Nov-03 17:59
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