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Low volume on Windows Client #35

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@gerroon

Hi

I have a Snapcast server on Debian, all my devices work fine including the Windows 10 Snap.net client, the only issue I am facing is that this device has very low volume compared to the clients and compared to the other apps that can output sound on this Windows devices.
I already maxed all the volumes on the device but still it is quite low

The output is from the MPD pipe.

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  1. stijnvdb88 commented on Jan 8, 2022

    @stijnvdb88
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    Hi! sorry for the late reply - have you also checked the Windows Volume Mixer settings for that particular device?
    As far as I know there's "only" 3 ways the volume level gets scaled:

    1. the audio device's volume level
    2. the snapclient.exe process volume level
    3. the volume set on snapserver (controlled from inside of Snap.Net)

    In Windows Volume Mixer, you can see the two first ones per audio device here - they should both be maxed out:
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  2. gerroon commented on Jan 8, 2022

    @gerroon
    Author

    Hi

    Yes I checked all the possible volume levels, some reason those did not eaffect anything even I maxed them out.

  3. stijnvdb88 commented on Jan 9, 2022

    @stijnvdb88
    Owner

    Does the same thing happen if you run snapclient.exe directly via command line? The other thing with monitors is that they'll have their own volume control, which you've probably already maxed out:

    image

    Another thing to try is running SnapClient.Net.exe instead of snapclient.exe to see if it makes any difference (since you mentioned other apps do output higher volumes). In the player settings just check that box and then click pause + play again (it should show up as a new device in the Snap.Net volume pane). It might also be worth experimenting with WASAPI Exclusive mode in that same settings window (with SnapClient.Net and without), since that does handle volumes differently iirc.

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  4. stijnvdb88 commented on Jan 27, 2022

    @stijnvdb88
    Owner

    Hi, any update on this? Did any of the above suggestions fix it?

  5. gerroon commented on Jan 27, 2022

    @gerroon
    Author

    Hi,

    I am unable to fix it, I have no idea. I am wondering if this app has an issue with DisplayPort audio.

  6. gerroon commented on Feb 5, 2025

    @gerroon
    Author

    I am on a new computer, it is still low using 0.31 on Win 11 with HDMI monitor. The display's volume is set to highest in the device's own settings panel, highest in Win settings. The Windows testing shows it has high output, but I can barely hear the sound coming from Snap.Net, it is there but very low even at the highest volume settings.

    Other Snap clients (Android and Linux) have normal volumes coming from the same Snapcast server.

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