What's new in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.8.0.2
May 13, 2023
- Primary Fix:
- This release implements an overhaul to the "Automatically Start With Windows" logic. This newer implementation relies on PowerShell to ensure that the taskbar is available before attempting to launch the program. This should bring an end to race conditions that could cause the applet to launch in an invisible and broken state. This should solve #30, and may or may not impact #36
- IMPORTANT: You will need to uncheck and then recheck "Automatically Start With Windows" to regenerate the task scheduler event
- Other Changes:
- "Open Application Folder" has been added to the tray applet menu.
- You can now launch the applet in debug / verbose output mode by launching app-launcher-debug.vbs from the installation directory.
- You can use debug mode along with "Restart Audio Engine On > Any Device Connection Changes" to see the name of devices being connected.
- Using this knowledge, you can add devices to the device_blacklist section in the settings.json file. Blacklisted devices will be ignored when monitoring for the "Any Device Connection Changes" option.
- Cleaned up and enhanced the "Any Device Connection" monitor.
- Whenever new options are introduced that your settings do not have, the defaults will be automatically copied over
- The installer is a lot better at stopping the app and restarting it when installation completes
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.7.0 (May 5, 2023)
- This was mostly a dependency update so that I can get back into patching some reports in. To tide you over, I've added a feature to the auto-restart list that you can choose instead of restarting on audio device changes.
- You can now check "Any Device Connection Changes" which will take over and restart the audio engine any time ANY plug and play device is changed on your system. This is useful if you have audio hardware or other such devices (VR headsets) that you enable/disable but had to keep restarting the audio engine manually.
- And of course, I do see the other reports! I'll be getting back to it hopefully soon now that the build tools are in working order.
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.5.0 (Jul 29, 2022)
- Thanks to mkc1370, who provided a toggle for the mute state. If you wanted to control your mute separately from Windows for any reason, this is your release!
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.4.0 (Jul 5, 2022)
- This release was brought to you by, well, you great people using the software! The following changes have been made based on feedback and reports for this release:
- Linear volume scaling makes a return and can be enabled under Settings >Use Linear Volume Scaling
- The 'cracklefix' patch is now automatically re-applied when the system returns from standby
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.3.0 (Mar 28, 2022)
- 16 This release introduces metahexane's logarithmic function for converting Windows volume to Voicemeeter volume levels.
- 17 This release also fixes a new issue whereby the applet could fail to load correctly on system boot. It does this by adding a small startup delay.
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.2 Pre-release (Dec 15, 2021)
- This should fix:
- Sometime doesnt start up when computer boot #13
- Volume will only be -60 or +12 #9
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.7.1 Pre-release (Nov 29, 2021)
- This auto-restart option should account for:
- Sleep
- Hibernate
- Monitor Wake
- Modern Standby (such as laptops when you close the lid, etc)
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.6.2 (Nov 24, 2021)
- Corrects an issue where mute state could fail to sync.
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.6.1 (Nov 16, 2021)
- Performance Improvements:
- One of the libraries that this app relied upon, "win-audio", has shown to be very detrimental with memory leaks. I've removed it from the project and incorporated my own audio scanning process. This will improve long-term performance and stability significantly. Because this is a very large change, I look forward to hearing any feedback!
- Enhancements:
- You can now select to automatically restart the audio engine under the following conditions:
- When either your audio devices change (such as plugging in a usb headset or turning on a monitor with speakers)
- When this app first starts (this will help those of you that always have to restart audio-engine when first launching Voicemeeter)
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.6.1 Pre-release (Nov 14, 2021)
- Memory Leak Fixes:
- One of the libraries that this app relied upon, "win-audio", has shown to be very detrimental with memory leaks. I've removed it from the project and incorporated my own audio scanning process. This will improve long-term performance significantly. Because this is a very large change, I've marked this as a pre-release for now.
- Enhancements:
- You can now select to automatically restart the audio engine under the following conditions:
- When either your audio devices change (such as plugging in a usb headset or turning on a monitor with speakers)
- When this app first starts (this will help those of you that always have to restart audio-engine when first launching Voicemeeter)
New in Voicemeeter Windows Volume 1.5.1 (Nov 11, 2021)
- Hotfix from v1.5:
- This hotfix corrects a settings load error that led to crashing
- Features:
- Added "Limit Max Gain to 0dB" feature, per supporter request (You no longer have to manually edit the settings.json file)
- Added menu option to restart the currently running Voicemeeter process
- Enhancements:
- Better organized the menu items
- Updated the app icon to one that is more friendly to both dark and light themes (I'm open to criticism here!)
- Bugfixes:
- Fixed a regex bug that could prevent the app from detecting the base version of Voicemeeter