My machine has 2 audio devices that I switch between by changing the default audio device (via control panel -> sound -> playback on Win7) & I've noticed that while most running applications & 'modern' games pick up on the change without having to restart them, Pico-8 does not.
I know this is a pretty niche request & it's not a big deal to be honest, but redetecting them on a focus change or what have you would be a nice quality of life improvement for that one guy who does this ever (i.e me).
Thanks!
CF, you might be interested in a Freeware program I use occasionally to route audio per Windows task as I have two audio myself.
- External for the house
- Personal headphones
It's called AudioRouter. It's Freeware and source is available. You can find it HERE:
Thanks dw, I didn't know about that tool, it looks interesting.
I considered using Virtual Audio Cable (a similar sort of utility), but as most software I use plays nice already - no pun intended - and there aren't that many times where restarting Pico-8 will lose some important state I needed, I decided installing more drivers or software that might make my system unstable wasn't worth it for an edge case like this.
You're very welcome.
Yep, always backup your computer if you're gonna tweak with the hardware settings or "upgrade" them. Bad things can happen.
Software is a much nicer solution.
Chiming in here, I have to restart PICO-8 every time I connect my Bluetooth headphones to my laptop.
I just noticed this feature has been implemented now - thank you!
Greetings Catatafish and all, I come across this issue before and let me tell you, it's quite frustrating. Whenever there's a malfunction, the go-to solution from the developers and the subprogram is to reboot Pico-8. Sure, it may be a quick fix, but it's still a nuisance. Is there truly no way to resolve the problem without resorting to a restart? Andersen
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