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]]> By: Computer Scatter http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-631 Computer Scatter Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:37:39 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-631 I just wish I could have things at a comfortable volume without internet explorer/chrome/firefox/k-meleon/opera/seamonkey/flock/safari all coming up blasting whenever someone inlines audio or video in their stupid webpages. You have to set the speaker volume all the way up in Vista in order to get full volume control for multimedia applications, but then all of these browers and a few other stupid programs come up full volume every single time...couldn't MS at least include a registry setting for default application volume when none has been stored? like say DefaultAppVolume=10% ? Seriously, billions of dollars on programmers and the simplest things are left out...and they couldn't at least service pack some sort of fix? I just wish I could have things at a comfortable volume without internet explorer/chrome/firefox/k-meleon/opera/seamonkey/flock/safari all coming up blasting whenever someone inlines audio or video in their stupid webpages. You have to set the speaker volume all the way up in Vista in order to get full volume control for multimedia applications, but then all of these browers and a few other stupid programs come up full volume every single time…couldn’t MS at least include a registry setting for default application volume when none has been stored? like say DefaultAppVolume=10% ? Seriously, billions of dollars on programmers and the simplest things are left out…and they couldn’t at least service pack some sort of fix?

]]> By: DougRH http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-617 DougRH Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:27:38 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-617 Hi, The over simplified version of the Vista sound control is symptomatic of MicroSoft catering to the lowest common denominator and simplifying everything to the point that many of the more flexible and powerful aspects for our computers have either been completely done away with or are hidden away. Instead of expanding the power and accessibility that newer hardware makes possible, they are limiting it instead. The Vista ‘supposed sound mixer’ is a prime example. It has removed all but the most basic components of audio control and does not allow for anywhere near the degree of audio control and mixing that should be available and has been in most previous versions of Windows. This is not because I have the most basic versions of Vista. Both my 32 & 64 bit versions are ‘Vista Ultimate’. I also have the 64 bit version of Windows 7. Stop treating everyone like we are all clueless idiots and removing almost all but the most essential of the features that render the enhanced capabilities of the ever more powerful hardware (which have finally got to the stage where PC’s are actually usable and good for something other than a humongous, unwieldy paper weights) and more flexibility of a highly integrated software controlled computer, as opposed to inflexible hardwired computers that have VERY limited range of functionality. Stop ‘dumbing everything down’! Those that don’t want or need to utilize the much wider breadth and depth of available features in modern PCs that should be readily available will just not use them, while they will still be available to those that do. If MicroSoft is concerned about unskilled end users ‘doing more harm than good’ by having availability to functions that they don’t understand and have the capacity to impair or even render there computer’s unusable, then put more in automated information windows and warnings about changing such things. MicroSoft has been doing more of the latter, which is a good thing; but less and less flexibility and functionality available when the hardware has more capacities to utilize that are rendered inaccessible are not. On a ludicrous facetious note: will this trend continue until I have to unearth and utilize my CP/M (which is what the first MsDos was) or MsDos 3x in order to utilize my newer and much more powerful computer computers? Give us some credit! We are not all newbies out here in cyber space. Sincerely, DougRH Hi,
The over simplified version of the Vista sound control is symptomatic of MicroSoft catering to the lowest common denominator and simplifying everything to the point that many of the more flexible and powerful aspects for our computers have either been completely done away with or are hidden away. Instead of expanding the power and accessibility that newer hardware makes possible, they are limiting it instead. The Vista ‘supposed sound mixer’ is a prime example. It has removed all but the most basic components of audio control and does not allow for anywhere near the degree of audio control and mixing that should be available and has been in most previous versions of Windows. This is not because I have the most basic versions of Vista. Both my 32 & 64 bit versions are ‘Vista Ultimate’. I also have the 64 bit version of Windows 7. Stop treating everyone like we are all clueless idiots and removing almost all but the most essential of the features that render the enhanced capabilities of the ever more powerful hardware (which have finally got to the stage where PC’s are actually usable and good for something other than a humongous, unwieldy paper weights) and more flexibility of a highly integrated software controlled computer, as opposed to inflexible hardwired computers that have VERY limited range of functionality. Stop ‘dumbing everything down’! Those that don’t want or need to utilize the much wider breadth and depth of available features in modern PCs that should be readily available will just not use them, while they will still be available to those that do. If MicroSoft is concerned about unskilled end users ‘doing more harm than good’ by having availability to functions that they don’t understand and have the capacity to impair or even render there computer’s unusable, then put more in automated information windows and warnings about changing such things. MicroSoft has been doing more of the latter, which is a good thing; but less and less flexibility and functionality available when the hardware has more capacities to utilize that are rendered inaccessible are not.
On a ludicrous facetious note: will this trend continue until I have to unearth and utilize my CP/M (which is what the first MsDos was) or MsDos 3x in order to utilize my newer and much more powerful computer computers?
Give us some credit! We are not all newbies out here in cyber space.
Sincerely,
DougRH

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]]> By: Audio Pro http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Audio Pro Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:42:46 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-612 PS, Thanks Auds. How did we ever get by without the internet. PS, Thanks Auds. How did we ever get by without the internet.

]]> By: Audio Pro http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-611 Audio Pro Fri, 14 Nov 2008 04:37:51 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-611 Completely understand and agree with your frustrations. I wanted a "What you hear" recording control. I got it working without any external software after I read Auds entry (number 15, 25th April, above). Make sure that in Stereo Mix properties, its not muted (which mine was - probably by default). Completely understand and agree with your frustrations. I wanted a “What you hear” recording control. I got it working without any external software after I read Auds entry (number 15, 25th April, above). Make sure that in Stereo Mix properties, its not muted (which mine was – probably by default).

]]> By: D4 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-608 D4 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:25:31 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-608 Jeez, you are really using vista sound recorder and vista's settings? Get yourself a decent audio editing software!!! Jeez, you are really using vista sound recorder and vista’s settings? Get yourself a decent audio editing software!!!

]]> By: D4 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-607 D4 Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:24:58 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-607 Jeez, you are really using vista sound recorder and vista's settings? Get yourself a decent software!!! Jeez, you are really using vista sound recorder and vista’s settings? Get yourself a decent software!!!

]]> By: manyon http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-606 manyon Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:33:39 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-606 I agree it does seem a bit limited and awkward for power users. I am researching some problems and this looks promising, it might help some of you http://www.actualsolution.com/power_mixer/ I agree it does seem a bit limited and awkward for power users.

I am researching some problems and this looks promising, it might help some of you

http://www.actualsolution.com/power_mixer/

]]> By: Daniel http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/comment-page-1/#comment-604 Daniel Thu, 28 Aug 2008 07:43:03 +0000 http://someguywitha.com/2006/09/11/sound-mixer-the-best-vista-feature-youve-never-heard-of/#comment-604 [conspiracy] The sound card manufacturers probably knocked on M$' door and demanded to make the audio mixer completely useless so people will have to buy their audio crap... [/conspiracy] [conspiracy]
The sound card manufacturers probably knocked on M$’ door and demanded to make the audio mixer completely useless so people will have to buy their audio crap…
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