Audio Output

[KeithA 5]

I have been using Emby Theater on my PC for many years.  I was able to utilize any audio output I wanted by adding a line to the mpv.conf file.  That allowed me to use something other than the audio output windows is using.  After installing the new app I noticed that my audio was no longer outputting to the same device as it was previously.  Instead it was utilizing the default that WIndows is using.  I was able to remedy the issue for movies because there is a setting for video.  However I wasn't able to locate a similar setting for app.  Is there a way to set this as was the case previously?  Please let me know.

 

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[Guest]

What were you using?

[KeithA 5]

I am just trying to use my headphones for Emby and Speakers for General Windows sounds.

 

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[Guest]

24 minutes ago, KeithA said:

I am just trying to use my headphones for Emby and Speakers for General Windows sounds.

 

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I meant in your mpv.conf

I imagine you were specifying a device for Emby? In the settings, there is an option to choose audio device. Does that not provide the device you wish to use?

Edited December 21, 2024 by generiq

[KeithA 5]

Sorry,  yes I was specifying a device to use in Emby using mpv.conf.  Is the new app supposed to utilize mpv.conf?  If so it isn't seeing mine.  Do I have to tell it to look in the conf files somewhere? I did find the settings within the app.  However the only setting I could find was under video.  Adjusting it does in fact do what I want only just for video.  I would also like it to apply to audio.

 

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[Guest]

58 minutes ago, KeithA said:

Sorry,  yes I was specifying a device to use in Emby using mpv.conf.  Is the new app supposed to utilize mpv.conf?  If so it isn't seeing mine.  Do I have to tell it to look in the conf files somewhere? I did find the settings within the app.  However the only setting I could find was under video.  Adjusting it does in fact do what I want only just for video.  I would also like it to apply to audio.

 

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You won't be able to use an mpv.conf. The UI options are all we have

[Jdiesel 1431]

My understanding is that the new app isn't using mpv for audio, only video, so even if you could use an mpv.conf it wouldn't matter. The choice to use not use mvp had something to do with getting the now playing information into the windows UI. This also means not exclusive mode for audio.

[KeithA 5]

Is there an option to set a specific output for audio?  It seems to use the windows default.  As mentioned I have only seen a place to adjust the output for a video which works just fine.

 

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[Guest]

3 minutes ago, Jdiesel said:

My understanding is that the new app isn't using mpv for audio, only video, so even if you could use an mpv.conf it wouldn't matter. The choice to use not use mvp had something to do with getting the now playing information into the windows UI. This also means not exclusive mode for audio.

Not for music. All other audio is mpv

[Guest]

2 minutes ago, KeithA said:

Is there an option to set a specific output for audio?  It seems to use the windows default.  As mentioned I have only seen a place to adjust the output for a video which works just fine.

 

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What audio devices do you have?

[Guest]

That actually raises a good point. There are no options for music playback.

I did make the suggestion to use mpv for the music, and I think might happen in the future. 

Edited December 21, 2024 by generiq

[KeithA 5]

My setup is basic.  I use it on my windows PC.  Many times I just want to have it output from headphones when using Emby.  I usually default my PC to my desktop speakers.  When using the old app I simply edited mpv.conf and all audio was sent to my headphone regardless of what my pc was outputting to. 

 

I found a work around.  Windows allows you to steer audio per app.  That works for my basic setup. 

 

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[softworkz 5066]

1 hour ago, KeithA said:

I found a work around.  Windows allows you to steer audio per app.  That works for my basic setup. 

Yes, that's what I was going to suggest.

Also the information given by @generiq and @Jdiesel is correct:

MPV is currently not used for audio playback. As we don't use MPV on the Xbox, we needed an audio playback implementation based on Windows media capabilities and it was economic to use the same on Windows as well, also because it provides nice playlist integration with Windows system media controls.

For Linux we need to create MPV based audio playback, when it is done, it could also be used in the Windows app (one of the advantages of having a unified code base), but the direction here is not decided yet. We are gathering user feedback to see what's needed and which will be the best choice for Windows.

Audio options are surely possible, but the only one at this point would have been for audio device selection, and this can already achieved by Windows settings.

[Guest]

My vote is to let mpv handle all audio

[KeithA 5]

I thought I found a workaround however I ran into another issue.  While I can now output Emby audio to the device I want using the mechanism built into WIndows each time I play a file it begins playing at max volume.  For example I select media to play,  it blast my ears,  I adjust the volume,  the media stops playing,  I select another and the process starts all over again.  I have also noticed that when I chose to have backdrops for the background the setting does not stick.  When I close the app and reopen I am back to no backdrops.  Could there be some sort of permissions issue keeping the settings from sticking?

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[KeithA 5]

I have tried different devices for audio output.  The issues remains,  the volume of the audio increases to max when I move from playing 1 file to the next.  I can adjust what max is in windows but that limits my ability to raise volume at times it is needed. The backdrop issue I mentioned in my previous post seems to not be happening anymore.

 

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[softworkz 5066]

We'll look into it next week, feel free to post a reminder so that it won't be forgotten.

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[KeithA 5]

Ok,  thanks. 

 

I have also noticed that volume is changed to MAX when the Emby app starts as well.

[softworkz 5066]

On 12/22/2024 at 4:26 PM, KeithA said:

I thought I found a workaround however I ran into another issue.  While I can now output Emby audio to the device I want using the mechanism built into WIndows each time I play a file it begins playing at max volume.  For example I select media to play,  it blast my ears,  I adjust the volume,  the media stops playing,  I select another and the process starts all over again.  I have also noticed that when I chose to have backdrops for the background the setting does not stick.  When I close the app and reopen I am back to no backdrops.  Could there be some sort of permissions issue keeping the settings from sticking?

On 12/26/2024 at 10:52 PM, KeithA said:

I have tried different devices for audio output.  The issues remains,  the volume of the audio increases to max when I move from playing 1 file to the next.  I can adjust what max is in windows but that limits my ability to raise volume at times it is needed. The backdrop issue I mentioned in my previous post seems to not be happening anymore.

This should be fixed in the upcoming version!

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[KeithA 5]

Out of curiosity,  what is the fix?  Is there a plan to be able to have a setting within the new windows app that we can set the audio device for music similar to the option available for videos?

[softworkz 5066]

On 1/6/2025 at 3:33 AM, KeithA said:

Out of curiosity,  what is the fix?  Is there a plan to be able to have a setting within the new windows app that we can set the audio device for music similar to the option available for videos?

The Linux app (currently private beta) will need an mpv implementation for playback. Once we have that, we need to decide whether we want to use that on Windows as well or whether we stick to the Windows Media based playback. Depending on that we will either add audio device selection for the current impl. or use the mpv implementation.  In both cases, you'll be able to change the audio device.