Separate CD volume from wave volume

BOBooga · 25th June 2007, 21:43

In Windows Volume Control, CD volume is currently controlled by the wave fader, not the CD fader as it should be. The same problem happened a couple years ago, and it got fixed after I poked around on this forum and found a related problem. I think I found that thread back (2001) but nothing I've tried so far has solved this undesirable linkage. I'd like to be able to set wave and CD volumes independently, and it seems like a one click fix, but I can't find the right click. Can you help me avoid breaking something (like my ears) when a music CD and "you've got mail" happen at the same time?

Regards,

BOBooga

Dell Dimension 2400
Pentium 4 2.66 GHz, 256 MB RAM
SoundMAX integrated audio
Intel integrated video
WinXP sp2
DirectX 9.0c
WinAmp 5.35 free w/o video
DirectSound output plugin

Rocker · 26th June 2007, 07:23

preferences(ctrl+p) --> input --> nullsoft cd plugin --> hit config

uncheck use digital audio extraction
uncheck use sonic engine.

you'll need to make sure your cdrom has the analogue cord straight to the soundcard for this to work. (this is physical hardware stuff so you might need a technitian to do this if you don't know already)

this may limit your ability to rip tracks to mp3 using winamp as ripping is the method of digital audio extraction.

BOBooga · 27th June 2007, 02:07

Thanks, Rocker, you fixed it! No wonder I hadn't been successful. I was looking at output stuff. Used the St. Louis/Slatkin version of Carmina Burana (which sounds good really loud) to test the newfound flexibility. At this volume before the fix, any dink or donk.wav would have had the neighbors calling for sure.

Thanks!

25th June 2007, 21:43	#1
BOBooga Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: GMT -6 Posts: 2	Separate CD volume from wave volume In Windows Volume Control, CD volume is currently controlled by the wave fader, not the CD fader as it should be. The same problem happened a couple years ago, and it got fixed after I poked around on this forum and found a related problem. I think I found that thread back (2001) but nothing I've tried so far has solved this undesirable linkage. I'd like to be able to set wave and CD volumes independently, and it seems like a one click fix, but I can't find the right click. Can you help me avoid breaking something (like my ears) when a music CD and "you've got mail" happen at the same time? Regards, BOBooga Dell Dimension 2400 Pentium 4 2.66 GHz, 256 MB RAM SoundMAX integrated audio Intel integrated video WinXP sp2 DirectX 9.0c WinAmp 5.35 free w/o video DirectSound output plugin

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26th June 2007, 07:23	#2
Rocker Hiding in plain sight (mod) Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 9,910	preferences(ctrl+p) --> input --> nullsoft cd plugin --> hit config uncheck use digital audio extraction uncheck use sonic engine. you'll need to make sure your cdrom has the analogue cord straight to the soundcard for this to work. (this is physical hardware stuff so you might need a technitian to do this if you don't know already) this may limit your ability to rip tracks to mp3 using winamp as ripping is the method of digital audio extraction.

27th June 2007, 02:07	#3
BOBooga Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: GMT -6 Posts: 2	Thanks, Rocker, you fixed it! No wonder I hadn't been successful. I was looking at output stuff. Used the St. Louis/Slatkin version of Carmina Burana (which sounds good really loud) to test the newfound flexibility. At this volume before the fix, any dink or donk.wav would have had the neighbors calling for sure. Thanks!