Plexamp Volume Control?

[nurbles]

I’m sure this has been discussed before, but…

Plexamp’s lack of a volume control is VERY ANNOYING. I like to have music playing quietly when I am working, but I cannot use Plexamp due to this annoying lack. Plexamp’s insistence that I adjust the master volume for everything on my computer means that things like notification alerts are essentially inaudible when I have the volume of the music played by Plexamp at a reasonable level for working.

Windows supports different volume levels for different programs, for example, WinAmp and VLC can both be independently adjusted between no sound and the current master volume maximum. That’s great, and I must use those programs because of the deficiency in Plexamp, meaning I have a very limited selection and no access to all of the music I went to so much trouble to get named, organized and tagged right for Plex.

Is there any chance that this ESSENTIAL FEATURE will EVER be added to Plexamp? PLEASE

[OttoKerner]

@nurbles

Windows supports different volume levels for different programs, for example, WinAmp and VLC can both be independently adjusted between no sound and the current master volume maximum.

If you use the Windows audio mixer, you can do the same with plexamp.

[nurbles]

Thanks, Otto!

[OttoKerner]

I assume you have been bitten by the notoriously long time Plexamp 1.1 needed to sign you into your account, right?

You might as well try the new V3.0 http://plexamp.com/#downloads

[nurbles]

No, it appears to log in almost instantly. It lets me browse the music library, but any time I hit PLAY, it goes blank again.

FWIW, the Plex App from the Microsoft Store will also not play music (but plays video just fine). The app appears to ignore a PLAY click because nothing at all happens. BUT, the Plex Web App (running in Chrome) WILL play music and video just fine. So does the Roku app. I just posted more details in a thread about Plexamp not playing because that seemed a more appropriate place to talk about this.

I uninstalled v1.1 completely and installed Plexamp 3.0. Music is playing fine (but still not in the Microsoft Store app)

[OttoKerner]

@nurbles

FWIW, the Plex App from the Microsoft Store

There is no plex app from the MS store anymore. It has been long since retired/deprecated.

If you want to get rid of plexamp on Windows, delete these folders
(First, make sure there are no plexamp.exe or mpd.exe processes left running in the Task Manager [CTRL+Shift+Esc])

C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Plexamp
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Plexamp

[nurbles]

Now my only sorrow is that the volume keys referenced in the FAQ don’t work on my system. Ctrl+Alt+Up and Ctrl+Alt+Down don’t appear to do anything at all, whether or not Plexamp 3.0 has the focus. I wish the keys worked because they would be much more convenient than opening the mixer … especially if there was a quick MUTE option as well!

Oh well, just dreaming, I guess. Thanks for your help, Otto!

[OttoKerner]

At least it should respond to the general media control keys Play/Pause, Next, Prev
I will enquire about the volume shortcuts

[nurbles]

It might, but my keyboard doesn’t have any of those.

[kcgodwins]

I don’t think it is unreasonable to expect volume controls within the app. Every other mp3-ish app I’ve used has them, and Plexamp not having them is a deal breaker for me. I shouldn’t have to fumble around in my operating system mixer settings because someone was too lazy to include what most would consider a basic functionality element to the app.

I’ll stick to the web browser version of plex which - shocker - has an integrated volume control.

[pommesmatte]

Plexamp 3.0 does not react to any of my multimedia keys. The keybinds from 1.1 are also not working anymore and the media control from the taskbar preview is also missing.

Apart from that i’m LOVING Plexamp 3.0 thus far.

[colincwilliams]

Media controls are also not working for me. They work with the Plex for Windows app, though.

[OttoKerner]

I was able to reduce and afterwards increase volume with CTRL+Alt+↓/↑
even without Plexamp having the focus.

Global media keys will only work if not another app is grabbing them. So make sure not to have other media players (or their “helper apps”) running (not even in the task tray on Windows).

This error message is hinting at other keybindings

Plexamp 3.0 not starting on Arch linux

Having the same issue on my end with openSUSE Tumbleweed. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+CommandOrControl+Space. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+0. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+1. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+2. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+3. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+4. Couldn't install shortcut for Shift+Command+Control+Option+5. Couldn't …

Shift+Alt+Space is activating the Search page and focusing the search input, so you can immediately start typing

Shift+CommandOrControl+Option+Right is skipping to the next album
(equals Shift+CTRL+Alt+→ on Windows)

Those with the numbers are for rating tracks, but I have no idea, yet how to invoke them on Windows.
[edit: apparently they are Shift+CTRL+ALT+Windows+n which is a bit unwieldy]

[pommesmatte]

@OttoKerner

I was able to reduce and afterwards increase volume with CTRL+Alt+↓/↑
even without Plexamp having the focus.

Global media keys will only work if not another app is grabbing them. So make sure not to have other media players (or their “helper apps”) running (not even in the task tray on Windows).

Strg+Alt+Up/Down is usually grabbed bei Intel Graphics for Screen Upside Down. Disabling does not help for me. (I just checked on another machine, here at least Strg+Alt keybinds are working).

I also do not have any other media player running. However when I start any other media player media keys instantly work on that media player respecively.

[mattbg]

I used to have a keyboard with media keys and missed them when I changed keyboards. You can use a tool like AutoHotKey to map other keys to the same, if that’s not too offensive. I map Scroll Lock to Play/Pause, for example, and Ctrl+Scroll Lock with or without Shift for prev/next track.

One thing I wish PlexAmp 3 did have on Windows was play controls in the taskbar thumbnail like most media apps do - it’d mitigate the compromise of needing a taskbar icon (rather than a tray icon) a bit.

But generally I think PlexAmp 3 is great and am fine with most of the compromises.

[RoryFuhrer]

Are the keybindings in the same place? Ctrl+Shift+Space ruins VSCode’s Trigger Parameter Hints function which is super useful

I had these turned off in Plexamp 1 by binding the command to something else I never use:

"ui": {
    "size": 950,
    "keys": {
      "activate": "Shift+CommandOrControl+0"
    }
  },

As far as I can tell it’s not using this config file anymore. Any help on how others have rebound their keys in V3?

[aquatix]

I would also like to know how to change or disable the global hotkeys. I’m using Gnome on Linux, and ctrl+alt+arrow-up/-down is bound to switching workspaces there, and PlexAmp breaks that navigation by grabbing this combination.

Odd thing is that it sometimes does not work, and I can navigate Gnome Shell like normal then.

Anyway, would appreciate to hear about the place to bind them to something else!

I really like the player otherwise, it helps me rediscover parts of my collection I forgot I had.