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Change Master Volume in Visual C++

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29 Jul 2011CPOL 63K   5   11
How to set/change the master volume.

To change volume in Vista and Windows 7, use this code:


C++
#include <mmdeviceapi.h>
#include <endpointvolume.h>

bool ChangeVolume(double nVolume,bool bScalar)
{

    HRESULT hr=NULL;
    bool decibels = false;
    bool scalar = false;
    double newVolume=nVolume;

    CoInitialize(NULL);
    IMMDeviceEnumerator *deviceEnumerator = NULL;
    hr = CoCreateInstance(__uuidof(MMDeviceEnumerator), NULL, CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, 
                          __uuidof(IMMDeviceEnumerator), (LPVOID *)&deviceEnumerator);
    IMMDevice *defaultDevice = NULL;

    hr = deviceEnumerator->GetDefaultAudioEndpoint(eRender, eConsole, &defaultDevice);
    deviceEnumerator->Release();
    deviceEnumerator = NULL;

    IAudioEndpointVolume *endpointVolume = NULL;
    hr = defaultDevice->Activate(__uuidof(IAudioEndpointVolume), 
         CLSCTX_INPROC_SERVER, NULL, (LPVOID *)&endpointVolume);
    defaultDevice->Release();
    defaultDevice = NULL;

    // -------------------------
    float currentVolume = 0;
    endpointVolume->GetMasterVolumeLevel(&currentVolume);
    //printf("Current volume in dB is: %f\n", currentVolume);

    hr = endpointVolume->GetMasterVolumeLevelScalar(&currentVolume);
    //CString strCur=L"";
    //strCur.Format(L"%f",currentVolume);
    //AfxMessageBox(strCur);

    // printf("Current volume as a scalar is: %f\n", currentVolume);
    if (bScalar==false)
    {
        hr = endpointVolume->SetMasterVolumeLevel((float)newVolume, NULL);
    }
    else if (bScalar==true)
    {
        hr = endpointVolume->SetMasterVolumeLevelScalar((float)newVolume, NULL);
    }
    endpointVolume->Release();

    CoUninitialize();

    return FALSE;
}

The nVolume parameter must be between 0.0 and 1.0.


0.0 means mute and 1.0 means 100.

License

This article, along with any associated source code and files, is licensed under The Code Project Open License (CPOL)



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QuestionSpecific app Pin
FreakMurderer13-Mar-23 10:14
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QuestionIt is very nice. Pin
Jungryul Kim13-Feb-19 21:51
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PraiseExcellent Pin
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Questionunable to use this method. Pin
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GeneralMy vote of 5 Pin
wanggxii21-Aug-13 4:26
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GeneralWin7 Volume control Pin
jimlundberg12-Jul-13 17:23
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QuestionYou should use attribution Pin
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GeneralMy vote of 1 Pin
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