Vegas Pro audio monitor volume

craig-l wrote on 5/23/2017, 2:15 PM

Would it make sense to have an output volume control in Vegas Pro so I can adjust my listening volume without having to use the Windows volume control? The best parallel I can think of is how online videos (like YouTube) have an output volume control independent of the Windows volume control. This volume slider I have in mind would strictly be for listening volume and have no effect on the actual audio volumes on the timeline.

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rraud wrote on 5/24/2017, 12:24 PM

I suppose you could use the Mixer/Master as a volume control, but of course it would need to be reset prior to any audio rendering. OTOH, NirSoft's 'Volumouse' controls the PC's output volume by the Alt+ Mouse wheel which is real handy IMO. I also like NirSoft's 'NirCmd', a free command-line tool, which can be used to create audio dim, mute or up/down shortcuts... among many other non-audio commands.. very easy to set-up. Drop the NirCmd.exe command file into the C:/Windows folder, and copy/paste a command to a shortcut's properties. A keyboard shortcut can then also be assigned to that shortcut if desired.

craig-l wrote on 5/24/2017, 12:46 PM

Thank you. Useful info. Adding a monitor volume control to Vegas Pro is a nice-to-have. There are other "improvements" I'm more interested in. But just wanted to get it on the books.

Former user wrote on 5/24/2017, 12:48 PM

I run my audio output into a 5.1 capable amplifier, so I can control monitoring volumes on that.

JMacSTL wrote on 6/1/2017, 2:50 PM

I"ll chime in: Although I see your point, this would be akin to putting a 'volume control' on the output of a tape machine. There just is no need for it, as the audio from the software (as would be from a tape deck) always goes to something else before the sound comes out speakers. A mixer, an amplifier, or even your computer's sound card. More importantly though, is the fact that if there WAS a volume control, it would cause confusion for anybody not paying attention, or not schooled in how signal flow works. You'd end up chasing your tail, trying to figure out why the volume was low, and many would (mistakenly) raise the master gain to compensate, and cause distortion/clipping issues. IMHO it would cause more harm than good.

craig-l wrote on 6/1/2017, 3:49 PM

Thanks for the comment. If I were designing it, I'd make it quite distinct from the volume mixer, with 'fly-over' instructions, and maybe even a Preferences option to enable/disable it.

The reason I thought about this is because sometimes I listen to something else on my PC (music, for instance) in the background while I'm working on a project on the same PC. So I want to change the output volume of the project, but not affect the PC's (music's) volume. This is certainly not something I consider a priority 'enhancement' though, and I doubt it'll ever get there.