Side mount USB volume controller for your PC

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Side mount USB volume controller for your PC

Posted on 15 October 2008 by Wayne Schulz

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Frustrated by the confusing keyboard combinations required to change volume settings on your PC? Sure, some computers have clearly marked controls for increasing or decreasing volume. But for those that don’t, here’s an inexpensive USB solution. No drivers required. Just plug in this touch sensitive volume control and you can easily control your computer’s master volume control. Slide your finger up and down or touch the surface for two seconds and your sound will turn on or off. There are no drivers required for this to work. Just plug it into your Windows 2000, Vista or XP computer and you can start controlling the sound immediately.

USB Volume Controller – $ 11.99

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Wayne Schulz - who has written 2131 posts on Gear Diary.

Wayne is a diehard Blackberry user and consultant specializing in Sage MAS90 Accounting Software. He lives in Glastonbury CT with his two children. When not helping them with their homework or pushing the latest school fundraiser off on his co-workers, he is active hiking, Scuba Diving and investigating all manner of technology.

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Joel McLaughlin
On my desktop, I just use my mouse…
On my laptops, I use the key combo. Very nice and very easy in my opinion.
However, I do pine for traditional controls every once in a while. I need to pick up a couple of these:
http://www.griffintechnology.com/products/powermate
They list for 45, but I have found them cheaper on the Web. I’d program one for over all audio and if I can on Linux, I would use it to turn the mixer controls in Ardour.