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Show HN: Volume Mixer for Mac

22 points by checker659 11y ago

gchp 11y ago
Cool, looks nice! Not related to the app, but the website. The main text above the app store buttons is really difficult to read, the contrast is quite low. Perhaps darken the text a little?
- checker659 11y ago
  What do you think now?
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pratyushag 11y ago
Awesome, I've always wondered why I Apple never made a volume mixer! Maybe because Windows made it first ;). Thanks.
64mb 11y ago
Looks a nifty app. Quite missed this functionality that Windows 7 had. However the site: Why is all html, content and styling in JavaScript? It's 2015, site should display something with JS disabled. And the HTML that is generated is awful. Also, no fall back fonts specified, I'm on Windows and it appears not to have Lucida Grande installed. Times New Roman doesn't look as nice.
- checker659 11y ago
  I'll make these changes. Didn't have the funds to hire a web dev so had to hack it together myself. Thanks for the feedback.
macjohnmcc 11y ago
Looks great. Now I need a tool to force certain apps to use certain output devices for those apps that don't let you select an output device independent of the default which would be 99% of them.
- checker659 11y ago
  That's a great idea. It'll take us a bit of time but we can put this place. Are you willing to help give us feedback as we design / implement this feature?
sathomasga 11y ago
Not sure how good the developer(s) are at math. App store says $4.99 is 40% off. That would make the regular price about $8.33, which AFAIK, isn't allowed. ;)
- checker659 11y ago
  :) We had to round off to 4.99. The original price is 7.99.
  - sathomasga 11y ago
    I guess 38% off, though accurate, just doesn't have the same "zing" as 40% off :)
Jean-Philipe 11y ago
One of the things many Linux desktop environments have built in and I need to pay for it on Mac. Besides that, nice app, just bought it.
- checker659 11y ago
  Thanks. If you have any issues, shoot me an email at mail{at}bibhas[dot]com.
roflchoppa 11y ago
man I was thinking about this the other day. Love that windows has this built in, while all OS X get its a shake-to-maximize cursor that you can't turn off. :(
zenojevski 11y ago
The driver does not appear to be compatible with El Capitan yet. Insta-purchased anyway because this feature was definitely needed.
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- checker659 11y ago
  Yeah, it's for Yosemite only atm. However, there will be an update as soon as El Capitan hits the final GM.
- checker659 11y ago
  Have you been using VM? Is it working well for you? Got any feedback? Thank you :)
422color444 11y ago
I have wanted this solution for years. Is it posable run Spotify out of speakers, but something else out of headphones?
- checker659 11y ago
  Using the builtin speakers while using the headphones at the same time you mean? That isn't possible. However, it is possible to send audio to say a bluetooth speaker and then other audio to the headphone.

22 points by checker659 11y ago

gchp 11y ago

Cool, looks nice! Not related to the app, but the website. The main text above the app store buttons is really difficult to read, the contrast is quite low. Perhaps darken the text a little?

checker659 11y ago
What do you think now?

deleted 11y ago

[deleted]

pratyushag 11y ago

Awesome, I've always wondered why I Apple never made a volume mixer! Maybe because Windows made it first ;). Thanks.

64mb 11y ago

Looks a nifty app. Quite missed this functionality that Windows 7 had. However the site: Why is all html, content and styling in JavaScript? It's 2015, site should display something with JS disabled. And the HTML that is generated is awful. Also, no fall back fonts specified, I'm on Windows and it appears not to have Lucida Grande installed. Times New Roman doesn't look as nice.

checker659 11y ago
I'll make these changes. Didn't have the funds to hire a web dev so had to hack it together myself. Thanks for the feedback.

macjohnmcc 11y ago

Looks great. Now I need a tool to force certain apps to use certain output devices for those apps that don't let you select an output device independent of the default which would be 99% of them.

checker659 11y ago
That's a great idea. It'll take us a bit of time but we can put this place. Are you willing to help give us feedback as we design / implement this feature?

sathomasga 11y ago

Not sure how good the developer(s) are at math. App store says $4.99 is 40% off. That would make the regular price about $8.33, which AFAIK, isn't allowed. ;)

checker659 11y ago
:) We had to round off to 4.99. The original price is 7.99.
- sathomasga 11y ago
  I guess 38% off, though accurate, just doesn't have the same "zing" as 40% off :)

Jean-Philipe 11y ago

One of the things many Linux desktop environments have built in and I need to pay for it on Mac. Besides that, nice app, just bought it.

checker659 11y ago
Thanks. If you have any issues, shoot me an email at mail{at}bibhas[dot]com.

roflchoppa 11y ago

man I was thinking about this the other day. Love that windows has this built in, while all OS X get its a shake-to-maximize cursor that you can't turn off. :(

zenojevski 11y ago

The driver does not appear to be compatible with El Capitan yet. Insta-purchased anyway because this feature was definitely needed.

deleted 11y ago
[deleted]
checker659 11y ago
Yeah, it's for Yosemite only atm. However, there will be an update as soon as El Capitan hits the final GM.
checker659 11y ago
Have you been using VM? Is it working well for you? Got any feedback? Thank you :)

422color444 11y ago

I have wanted this solution for years. Is it posable run Spotify out of speakers, but something else out of headphones?

checker659 11y ago
Using the builtin speakers while using the headphones at the same time you mean? That isn't possible. However, it is possible to send audio to say a bluetooth speaker and then other audio to the headphone.