I am using the latest Volumio 2, on a Raspberry Pi 3B+.
I have an external DAC (NAD D 1050 USB DAC).
Connected via USB to the Pi.
I used Hardware Volume Control. The NAD D 1050 supports this.
Works great.
After use, I keep my Raspberry Pi running.
But I turn off my amplifier(s) and DAC.
So whenever I want to listen to music, I first turn of my amps and DAC.
Then open the Volumio GUI on my pc/tablet/phone, and play a song.
The Volumio GUI shows the volume to be at the level that I last used.
But the DAC has just booted/started. And doesn’t know anymore the last volume used.
The DAC plays the song at 100% volume.
When I touch the volume control on the Volumio GUI, the DAC immediately starts playing at the correct volume.
This is no big deal. But it is slightly irritating.
I would think this wouldn’t be too hard to fix.
I can envision a number of different ways to fix this.
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When a new song starts, check the time at which the last song ended.
If this is longer than a certain period of time (say 1 minute), send the USB-command to set the
volume first, before playing the song. -
Every time a new song starts playing, send the USB-command to set the volume.
This might be overkill. But I would expect the USB-command to be cheap. And sending
it often makes hardware volume control slightly more robust. -
Keep track when connectivity with the external DAC over USB is lost and gained.
Every time Volumio (re)gains connectivity with the DAC, send the USB-command to set the volume.
Hope this helps.
Thanks in advance.
Gryz.
Thanks for Volumio.
I’ve only been using it since a few months. But I love it already.
I got a Pi with Volumio in my living room.
And quickly bought another one for my bedroom.
I also installed a system at my sister’s house.
I got a suspicion that when more of my friends will see Volumio at my house, more of them will want a Volumio system too. 