Retrieve the actual sound level

[xMatz]

Hey! Im creating a script that requires to check if the sound volume is greather than a value. I mean, if a sound that is played, is > 50% of the green bar line in the audio mixer, then it will do something, But i don't know if there's a way to retrieve or get the sound of that windows mixer. I hope that ive expressed correctly.

[Nine]

17 minutes ago, xMatz said:

I hope that ive expressed correctly

Not really to be honest.  You do not give us much info nor code that you have tried.  What about starting by showing us that windows mixer with the au3info tool of some controls.  You can also look at using the interface MMDevice.  Then again, there is UIAutomation that could be help also.  There is multiple solutions but hard to say without a more precise view of what your target is... 

Edited November 2, 2020 by Nine

[xMatz]

Sorry, Is this thing from the Windows Mixer, the green bar is the actual sound being played. So what i want to know if there is any way to check when that green bar goes up of 50% for example. 

[Nine]

You did not answer my first request correctly, please read my post again and come back with what I suggested to you (about the au3info tool).

[xMatz]

I think this is what you meant for

[Nine]

I do not believe you can read directly those controls to get volume level.  My best guess at the moment is to use the interface MMDevice.  Look for it in site, I know there is a few examples how to use the interface.  But it is not obvious unless you have a large experience of using COM interfaces.

[orbs]

the prominent approach in AutoIt these days to address sound-related tasks is using the BASS UDF. it is much more powerful then its homepage description, but you'll have to put in the time and effort to implement for your specific requirement.

[JockoDundee]

1 hour ago, xMatz said:

Sorry, Is this thing from the Windows Mixer, the green bar is the actual sound being played. So what i want to know if there is any way to check when that green bar goes up of 50% for example. 

You can just look for the pixels to change color, via Pixelsearch etc....  I’m not proud to say I’ve done it, but I have.

It does lag a bit though.   I’m sure there are better ways, though.

[Nine]

lol, you got the easy way.  Just change one little thing and your script won't work anymore.  But if you are happy with your pixel approach, well I must say I am happy.  Because you have use the best programming language to do simple thing like you did !

FYI, I was able to get volume level of a session using MMDevice interface by using IAudioMeterInformation class, but it is not that clear how you could figure the 50% thing.  

Edited November 2, 2020 by Nine

[JockoDundee]

6 minutes ago, Nine said:

Because you have use the best programming language to do simple thing like you did !

True.  
IMHO, we are all here for a reason, and many of those reasons involve needing to do something on the fringes of mainstream programming.

In the case of the windows level monitoring, I have a teenage daughter upon whom I unleashed the full power of autoit when it caught her once again nudging her sound levels too high by slowly bring them back down into compliance:)

 

[Nine]

3 minutes ago, JockoDundee said:

I have a teenage daughter

ahhh, those brighter-than-father things...

[xMatz]

Thanks, actually i figured it to work for now, but now i found another problem.

While 1
Opt("PixelCoordMode", 1)
                $DetectarBoya = PixelSearch(52,220,54,223,0xE7EAEA,10,1)
                Do
                    $DetectarBoya = PixelSearch(52,220,54,223,0xE7EAEA,10,1)
                Until @error Or Sleep(600000)

WEnd

The problem is that i want to do it until pixel search don't found that pixel OR if +60secs have passed, it will end. How i manage this to work?

[GokAy]

Hey,

You need to find out the start time and calculate elapsed time every now often, and put that in an if

statement. I don't know the exact AutoIt functions, so please search for them, but the algortihm would look something like:

While 1
Opt("PixelCoordMode", 1)
                $DetectarBoya = PixelSearch(52,220,54,223,0xE7EAEA,10,1)
                Local $iStartTime = Get Current Time
                Do
                    $DetectarBoya = PixelSearch(52,220,54,223,0xE7EAEA,10,1)
                    Local $iCheckTime = Get Current Time                    
                Until @error Or $iCheckTime-$iStartTime >= 60000

WEnd

Just make sure the time format from the time function and condition (milliseconds in your case) is same

Edited November 3, 2020 by GokAy

[caramen]

Don't misunderstood sound level. And sound level of the current sound played on the maximum sound level allowed by the "transistor" button. This is called saturation.

 

To be easier to understand :

If the maximum level is at 50% and you use 25% of this. Then the saturation is at 25%. It will help a lot if you do researches. 

  

On 2/28/2013 at 2:50 PM, JohnOne said:

Had a bit of time, so converted some code I found into a dll.

 

Original code is written by LARRY OSTERMAN http://blogs.msdn.com/b/larryosterman/

 

includes example

 

$V7Voldll = "V7Vol.dll"

$aDllCall = DllCall($V7Voldll, 'float', 'getvol')
If @error Then
    Exit MsgBox(0,"Error",@error)
EndIf

MsgBox(0,"Result",Round($aDllCall[0],2) * 100)

V7Vol.rar

 

Edited November 3, 2020 by caramen

[Confuzzled]

Would a WMI call find the actual value from the audio sub-system, rather than a picture search that could break depending on what sound mixer app the end user is using?

Fast, consistent, and accurate.

For example, on my system my volume control is horizontal, so your pixel search code would have to allow for that. How about multi-screen systems - where to start? How about different languages, and middle eastern Arabic right-to-left layouts? How about different sound devices and names?

Can I offer a hint: Pixel Search will NOT elegantly solve the problem you are seeking to solve. I'd be keen to see the source code of that $V7Vol dll you are calling, as it probably just asks Windows directly, something a WMI call will possibly also do.

Edited November 3, 2020 by Confuzzled

[JockoDundee]

48 minutes ago, Confuzzled said:

Can I offer a hint: Pixel Search will NOT elegantly solve the problem you are seeking to solve.

Depends how much time you have to do it and how well and long it needs to work.

For instance, maybe you’re just working on a demo or POC, and it’s just a minor part of a larger project that would be nice to have.

So you don’t have hours to spend.   

[xMatz]

On 11/3/2020 at 10:33 AM, caramen said:

Don't misunderstood sound level. And sound level of the current sound played on the maximum sound level allowed by the "transistor" button. This is called saturation.

 

To be easier to understand :

If the maximum level is at 50% and you use 25% of this. Then the saturation is at 25%. It will help a lot if you do researches. 

  

 

Ive checked that code and it just give the actual master volume, and i want what you called "saturation" but still searching for, im not able to found something.