Veromix - volume control / soundmenu

Source (link to git-repo or to original if based on someone elses unmodified work): Add the source-code for this project on opencode.net

Description:

Veromix is a mixer for the Pulseaudio sound server.

Features:
- Media player controls (aka nowplaying)
- per application voluem control (replay & record)
- global hotkeys
- can life in system tray
- switch sound card profiles (for ex. from regular to HDMI)
- control LADSPA effects (equalizer and other effects)
- keyboard navigation (use Tab- and Arrow-keys)

Quickstart:
- middle click on panel icon mutes the default output
- mouse wheel over panel icon increases/decreases volume
- drag and drop playback streams between different output devices
- right click context menu:
-- kill playback streams
-- set default output device
-- set per channel volume
-- switch sound card profiles
- assign hotkeys
- click the add icon (bottom-right) to add a new effect
(drag and drop playback stream to the effect sink)

More Info:
- Howto: http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2012/02/how-to-increase-volume-over-100-in-kde/
- YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fph8xqsJd_g
- Review: http://padoca.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/kmix-veromix-qml-and-other-stories/
- Review: http://techlaze.com/2011/08/best-plasma-widgets-kde/

FAQ:
- Disable KMix: Set "AutoStart=false" in "[Global]" section of .kde/share/config/kmixrc

Requirements:
- plasma-scriptengine-python
- python-xdg
- python-qt4-dbus
- pulseaudio
- swh-plugins / ladspa-swh-plugins (for equalizer and other effects)
- ladspa-sdk / ladspa (dynamically detect installed ladspa plugins)

Changelog: http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/source/browse/Changelog

Packages:
- Debian: http://packages.debian.org/plasma-widget-veromix
- Arch: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=60883
- openSUSE: https://build.opensuse.org/package/show?package=plasmoid-veromix&project=KDE%3AExtra

Please report bugs/wishes here: http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/issues/list

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stathisq
9 years ago

Hi,
I just tried to conntect my headphones to my laptop and then i had to change the source manually to listen from the headphones.
The only way to solve this, is to enable automute from alsamixer and then create a script that is running changing this value everytime i reboot my laptop.
Is it possible to make veromix automute speakers when we connect our headphones ?
Thank you and sorry about my poor english.

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nik3nt3
9 years ago

Could you post your script?

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steampoweredlawngnome
9 years ago

Love this widget, but there's a typo in the settings panel.

"Close when loosing focus"

Should be losing

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Rudd-O
9 years ago

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=291771

Please look at that bug report. Thanks.

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stathisq
9 years ago

Thank you about this plasmoid...i just found it,and finally my laptop sound configuration works great...(kmix + pulseaudio it is trouble)...

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D--
9 years ago

hi, looks like that in kde 4.8rc1 veromix crashes plasma when added to a panel or in the system tray.

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D--
9 years ago

nevermind, i had an issue with python

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Pistolebob
9 years ago

How did you solve this?
I have the same problem!

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Murz
9 years ago

I also got the same problem on Kubuntu 11.10 after installing KDE 4.8 RC from ppa, and it isn't solved with latest upgrades.
Veromix plasmoid works normally via plasmoidviewer app, but isn't work when I try to add it into panel or desktop. The error is:
Could not create a python ScriptEngine for the Veromix widget.

Can anybody tell where can be the problem and how can I try to solve this problem?

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Murz
9 years ago

Problem solved after removing plasma configs and creating default settings: removed ~/.kde/share/config/plasma* files and restarted plasma.

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D--
9 years ago

hi, i upgraded my pyqt and python-sip packages and that solved the problem for me. I'm on Archlinux. You may also want to try with a new plasma-desktop-appletsrc in your kde4 config directory.

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Pistolebob
9 years ago

Thank you.
For some reason the problem solved itself, I think because those packages were upgraded.
I'm on kubuntu 12.04 alpha

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masterdany88
9 years ago

Hey.
Thanks for a GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT
JOB. It was that what I was looking for so long time. You Rulez
P.S. Please develop it, cause it is super.
what app can You add??? vlc, minitube, qmmp, clementine????
thanks

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nik3nt3
9 years ago

I do not "add apps" - an app is listed when the app has an mpris2 dbus interface or is supported by kde's nowplaying-dataengine.
So if your favorite app is not listed ask its developper to implement the mpris2 specification..
Regards nik

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abelau
9 years ago

Veromix is working nicely in general, except:

after adding the Veromix plasmoid to my desktop, my KDE would not be able to load completely when the machine is fresh booted. It would stuck at the last step of the KDE splash screen.

Checking from a virtual console (Ctrl-Alt-F1), plasma-desktop is consuming 100% CPU.

I need to restart kdm, and the 2nd time login would normally work. (Yes, the 1st time kde login upon system boot would get stuck, and subsequent kde login would normally be fine)

Removing the Veromix plasmoid would stop this behavior. I am not sure how I could get more useful info on debugging the problem.

KDE 4.6.5 on amd64 gentoo system

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nik3nt3
9 years ago

Hi

@debug:
- try to disable "Media Player Controls" in Veromix settings.

- launch dbus-monitor on a virtual console (Ctrl-Alt-F1, login, export DISPLAY=:0 , dbus-monitor > /tmp/myfile.txt, then login via KDM). And attach the file to a bugreport on http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/issues/list

- Is there any "user-process" running after you have restarted KDM?

- check .xsession-errors (don't forget to delete it before the first login)

- try an older versions of veromix http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/downloads/list?can=1

/nik

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naaamo2004
9 years ago

Thx a lot for sharing, this one is really great and one of the most useful plasmoids.

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alvanx
9 years ago

Are you building the openSUSE package as well? If so, I have to say that it doesn't have all (or any?) of the dependencies sorted out. I am glad you had them listed here. I had to pull in swh-plugins and python-kdebase4 (which is the package that has the plasma-scriptengine-python) manually. Also, Veromix runs twice in my system tray, and the only thing I can get it to display was amarok playback information. I thought I might have to set pulseaudio as phonon-backend, but I don't find packages for that, so I must be wrong. How can I get it to display more than playback information? And how can I reduce it to 1 instance? Thanks! Can't wait to see on my own system what veromix can do.

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nik3nt3
9 years ago

I am not the maintainer of the suse pkgs..

I suggest that you start the veromix service manually to get some error messages (check the wiki on google-code for detailled info / follow the homepage link above) - also check if there is a pulseaudio process running.

Multiple instances of the widgets are no problem (i got 4)

Hope this helps

/nik

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alvanx
9 years ago

Thanks for the reply, I hope it will help.
When I try to start the service manually, I get "Failed to create secure directory: Keine Berechtigung [no rights]
main loop". The service doesn't appear to be started. I also don't have pulseaudio running. But I guess right now I don't want to take the trouble to switch over. Maybe another time.

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jwork123nl
9 years ago

There are a couple of errors.
* You are already aware that no output can be selected for a stream anymore (I can only
select disconnect/kill)
* Add mixer button does not do anything
* Veromix does not live in the systray, only
on the task bar
* what is that tiny button at the right bottom?
It does not seem to do anything
* after some fiddling options for a sink are not
visible anymore, so I need pavucontrol to set
e.g. USB audio device to stereo output plus mono input.

All this from five minutes playing with it...
How did you test this?

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nik3nt3
9 years ago

Hy

Bugs should be reported here: http://code.google.com/p/veromix-plasmoid/issues/list.

> * what is that tiny button at the right bottom? It does not seem to do anything

Most probably "swh-plugins" is not installed on your system... (see requirements).

/nik

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jwork123nl
9 years ago

Replying to self to provide more info.
I am using kubuntu 10.10 beta 1, with kde 4.7.1

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YAFU
9 years ago

Hello.
I do not think having those problems you mentioned on Kubuntu 11.04 - KDE 4.7.0(you are using 11.10 beta1). The only problem I have is with the graphic equalizer, where the settings are reset to default values often. Besides some problems moving the EQ buttons (does not work fluid). I guess being the equalizer a new feature, still lacks work and surely nik3nt3 is already working on it.
(swh-plugins, plasma-scriptengine-python are requirements in Kubuntu)
Bye, and thanks to nik3nt3.

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boastt
9 years ago

When I reboot my computer, the plasmoid states "script initialization failed." But if I run
Quote:cd /usr/share/apps/plasma/plasmoids/veromix-plasmoid; plasmoidviewer
in terminal, it works fine. And when I put the plasmoid on the desktop normally it works. But then on reboot it doesn't work again.

(I installed it via the arch linux AUR)

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