Audio/XACT

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Ashu Tatake — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:48:28 GMT

It's not currently possible to set the final device volume in the CTP release. But yes, there's a good chance this will be in the final release. :)

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Huntsman — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:29:52 GMT

This makes no sense why you could change the sound level. If the sound is turned off before entering an application, the application has no sound?

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Nick Gravelyn — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:36:29 GMT

Nope. None of those classes apply to the Zune which is not capable of using any XACT stuff. That works fine for Windows or Xbox 360, but on Zune you don't have those available.

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

MorbidDeath — Fri, 09 May 2008 01:32:24 GMT

Would this be it? Its in the XNAdocumentation ms-help://MS.VSCC.v90/MS.VSIPCC.v90/MS.XNAGS30.1033/XNA/Audio_HowTo_ChangeSoundVolumeLevels.htm

_{Create an}_AudioEngine_,_WaveBank_and_SoundBank_{at game start.}
_{During game update, call the}_Update_{method of the}_AudioEngine_{to allow the audio engine to process audio data.}
_{To retrieve a category of sounds whose volume you want to change, call}_AudioEngine_._GetCategory_{and pass in the name of the category you created in the XACT project.}
_Call_{AudioCategory}_._SetVolume_{on the retrieved category.}
_{Specify the desired volume, which typically is between 0.0f (silence) and 1.0f (full volume as authored).}
_{To make the volume louder than designed, pass in values greater than 1.0f (for example, a volume of 2.0f adds +6 dB to the authored level).}

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Brian Hughes — Fri, 09 May 2008 00:48:46 GMT

I always was running into this issue before I saw this thread and submitted a Connect feedback option. Do a search and you will find it probably. Feel free to add to it via the Comments.

Re: Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Shawn Hargreaves — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:41:59 GMT

A great question to which I do not know the answer! It might well not be possible for us to expose this, but please file a suggestion on Connect to make sure the relevant people get to take a look at this.

Controlling Zune Device Volume (XNA 3.0)

Embassy Alpha — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:43:23 GMT

I just got a simple Music Visualizer running on Zune (Modified version of the one found in the documentation). It works great, love it. Except for the fact that I don't see any way of controlling the Device Volume.

I can easily control the media player volume, but this cannot change the overall volume of the Zune it can only make the Zune quieter than the currently set Device Volume.

I was wondering if there is any way to change the device volume within a game, because it is sort of jarring to quit out of the game just to change the volume. If not is there any chance of this being added in the future? I'm guessing Zune Games aren't supposed to be able to access any system settings, but it would be nice just to have a true volume slider.