Loud Voice Over

[mclough6]

I like to keep my volume rather loud in order to have a good range to change based upon what song is playing, etc.  However, when I set the volume low on a song (e.g. set volume at 20) (I am using MediaMonkey) I get a loud response when I ask for data, such as what song is this.  It appears that the response is at max volume.  Is there some way to reduce the volume of the voice over?

[jitterjames]

sure, just use this action:

TTS.SetVolume 70

to reduce the TTS volume by 30%.  the Default is 100%.

It should remember the volume, I think on subsequent TTS commands, so you could add it once to a startup command macro.

You could also reduce the system sound softmute if you want, instead of the mediamonkey softmute.

[mclough6]

So I would add that command to the launch mediamonkey command folder?

[jitterjames]

that could work and might be the easiest for you, or you could create a special command and trigger it with the VC.Loaded event which is fired as soon as VC loads up for the first time.

for help with events you can watch this:

really, you can put it into any command you want as long as it gets executed once before your TTS.  You could put it directly into all your TTS commands if you want but that's a bit of a waste.

Please watch the video and see if you can figure it out.  If not, I'll create a command for you that you can import.  I don't mind doing it, but I also like to see people learn about the features I worked so hard to create!

Let me know how it goes.

[jitterjames]

you could also create a command "stop yelling at me" but you'd have to say it again every time you restarted VC...

[mclough6]

Well I have had no luck.  I used the tts set volume command under Media monkey launch, Vox Commands, and MM Volume and it apparently does nothing.  I have set the parameter to 20 and then to 80 with no change in TTs volume.  So I set up a new command group TTS set volume with the tts set volume command, but no change in the TTS volume.  I give up.

[jitterjames]

I am sorry to hear that.  The attached command works exactly as one would expect on my machine.  Can others comment on whether or not the tts.setvolume command works for them?

[Kalle]

I am sorry to hear that.  The attached command works exactly as one would expect on my machine.  Can others comment on whether or not the tts.setvolume command works for them?

I'm not sure, but go in windows playback settings and take a look on the point "other programms allowed to control that device".
I hope it help.

Kalle

[jitterjames]

Hi Kalle.  It is not clear to me what you are talking about. 

[mclough6]

Thanks James,
We cannot rule out that I just didn't set the command string up correctly.  I will import your solution when I get the chance and see how it goes.

[jitterjames]

by the way, I think the command I uploaded has no phrase or events associated with it, so to test it you can double click it to open the LCB and then click "Save and Execute"

[Kalle]

Hi Kalle.  It is not clear to me what you are talking about.  

Sorry for my late answer, there is a option in Windows Audo Settings, that allowed a exclusive modus.
See attached pic, but I'm not sure, if this related with the problem.

Kalle

[jitterjames]

I don't think it is related.  I don't even know if there is a problem!  There is no problem on my computers anyway.

[Kalle]

I don't think it is related.  I don't even know if there is a problem!  There is no problem on my computers anyway.

I have no problems too, everthing works perfect.

Kalle

[mclough6]

It works now but I still don't see what I was doing wrong.  I set it up to where I can issue the command TTS Set Volume and it will adjust the volume as in the media monkey set volume command in 5% increments.  So I now have what I wanted.  Thanks for the help and there is nothing wrong with the program, just the user.