Publisher's Description
From TinyTwo Productions:
This application gives you the freedom to adjust your audio settings and Winamp player from any program using globally recognized keyboard shortcuts. It is designed to be especially useful for those who play games, work with sound in full-screen environments, or are everyday power users. Benefit from using an optional on-screen display (OSD), a system tray menu, and command-line options. It includes OSD skinning support, the ability to control commonly used audio mixer devices, multiple soundcard support, the ability to quickly view your audio levels, and many more features.
Version 1.8.0 features a completely redesigned installer (NSIS), default settings will now be loaded on new installs, included Winamp3 support, addressed several minor issues with WinXP SP1, and added the ability to periodically check for updates (about every 12 hours).
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All versions:
4.3 starsout of 38 votes
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Current version:
3.6 starsout of 14 votes
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"Doesn't work at all; interface very ugly"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
None.......
Cons
Does nothing at all as far as Master and Wave volume, even at all default settings and hotkeys. Interface is extremely ugly, even with the few skins for the OSD it supplies.
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"Doesn't work with existing multimedia keys."
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
Easy to install and uninstall. Probably has a small memory footprint.
Cons
OSD is too small to see during the time it's presented. It doesn't work with multimedia keys or allow setting a hotkey sequence by pressing the key you want to use.
Summary
I was looking for a program to show an On-Screen Display when I changed my volume. This program only works if I assign a set of hotkeys for controlling my volume in addition to the multimedia keys.
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"Does just what it says!"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
Works fine on XP.
Cons
None that I found.
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"Nice."
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
Better way to control the volume in Winamp than Winamp's own global hotkey plugin because you're not required to have Winamp in focus to work.
Good way to control game volume quickly.
Cons
OSD won't popup when running games in full screen.
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"Just what I was looking for"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
Does what it says it does and does it well! Bonus application hotkeys.
Cons
Wish I could increase/decrease the voume in user-defined increments (as opposed to the smooth slider, which takes time to go from say 95% to 10% volume)
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"Doesn't work with Vista, may be good with XP"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
Nothing, it doesn't work.
Cons
Doesn't work with Vista.
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"no mic control"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
difference the main control from wav.
shortcuts
Cons
skins not so "nice".
no mic control.
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"exactly what i was looking for, though in need of some good skins"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
I gave it a 5 because it really was exactly what i wanted. I've been using it for months now w/ no complaints- only a couple minor gripes. The best feature by far is the ability to quickly type my pre-chosen hotkeys to adjust or mute the volume. In fact, that was the main appeal to me- i couldn't stand fumbling around XP to mute when quickness was necessary. Although it comes with several skins, and a Skin Creation Package to make your own, there's only 1 i ever (and ever will) use. The others are all very similar & slightly ugly. Bottom line though- the program is great. It doesn't "wow" you, & it certainly didn't go above & beyond what i was looking for. But sometimes simplicity is best- & the highly configurable Global Audio satisfied what i needed.
Cons
Like i said, i'm getting rather bored being stuck in the same skin, but it's really the only one worth looking at. i tried to switch to one "ok" skin, but i missed having the decent one, regardless of being sick of it. So, i'd love, love to see some new (& plentiful) skins. But that's really all trivial in terms of the actual quality of the program.
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"Neat, but crashes a lot."
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
On-screen display is nice (even if the included skins are kinda ugly), lots of customization options.
Cons
Crashes nearly every time I try to use it while playing games. And that's why I got it.
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"Just what I've been looking for"
Version: Global Audio Control 1.8
Pros
I could not find a quickset program compatible with my laptop to adjust the sound, but this works just as good.
I also found it very responsive to hotkey commands.
.....and it's free too.
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