{"id":2094,"date":"2015-03-03T17:42:30","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T00:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2094"},"modified":"2015-03-04T11:04:01","modified_gmt":"2015-03-04T18:04:01","slug":"quick-audio-taskbar-sound-switcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mattfife.com\/?p=2094","title":{"rendered":"Quick Audio Taskbar Sound Switcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When using my computer I often\u00a0use my speakers when\u00a0listening to music, watching movies, or coding something up. As a first-person shooter fan,\u00a0I usually want to use headphones so I can use the mic to coordinate play with the other live players and not completely bother the rest of the people in the house with gunfire, explosions, and &#8216;colorful language&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Switching between audio output devices on Windows systems usually requires no less than:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Right-click on speaker tray icon<\/li>\n<li>Left click on playback devices<\/li>\n<li>Right click on device you want to be the default output device in Sound selector<\/li>\n<li>Left click on &#8216;Set as Default Device&#8217;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Fun! Not.\u00a0Even worse is that many times I click on the game I want to play only to realize I forgot to switch audio devices. \u00a0In many games, alt-tabbing out and switching the default audio device doesn&#8217;t actually change the in-game playback device. \u00a0You have to exit the game and restart. \u00a0Annoying.<\/p>\n<p>What I want is a taskbar icon I can simply double-click to switch between headphones and speakers &#8211; or any of my many audio devices really. \u00a0So to that end, I wrote up an app that does exactly that. \u00a0You simply select which devices you want to toggle between (any number) and double-clicking the tray icon simply toggles you to the very next device.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i62.tinypic.com\/107tobl.jpg?resize=344%2C96\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"96\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Or, you can right-click on the icon and select the device directly with a single click.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/i60.tinypic.com\/28lc6fc.jpg?resize=437%2C135\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"135\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Give it a try.<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/code.google.com\/p\/taskbar-sound-switcher\/\" target=\"_blank\">here\u00a0to download a copy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The MSI installer is in the source directory. \u00a0Even better is that I&#8217;ve put the code up on Google Code and it&#8217;s open-source under the\u00a0BSD license.<\/p>\n<p>Drop a line if you found it handy or have suggestions!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When using my computer I often\u00a0use my speakers when\u00a0listening to music, watching movies, or coding something up. 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