Custom Volume Wheel?

[Meestagibbon]

I currently have the Logitech G910 and I want a keyboard with MX Browns, I also want a keyboard with backlight, simple shape and audio passthrough, the Max Keyboard Nighthawk X-8 is actually perfect for what I want... Except there's no volume wheel such as there is on the g910 or your typical Corsair K70. Does anyone know how I could make one? doesn't even have to be physically connected to the keyboard, I just use the volume wheel more than anything else. Must control windows volume though, otherwise I would just use a potentiometer and make myself a splitter to go from my headphones to PC.

(If I don't find a solution for this I'll probably just get the logitech G610 with MX browns and make myself a little USB/Audio passthrough on the keyboard.

[Enderman]

there are plenty of "usb volume knob"s if you search it up on amazon

[canadiansteve2]

is it too difficult to click on the bottom corner of your screen? windows of any version includes a patent pending, virtual mouse wheel down in the left hand speaker looking icon thing

[Meestagibbon]

20 hours ago, canadiansteve2 said:

is it too difficult to click on the bottom corner of your screen? windows of any version includes a patent pending, virtual mouse wheel down in the left hand speaker looking icon thing

I change the volume a lot while in a game, alt-tabbing to change my volume is annoying. Otherwise no I have no issue changing the volume down in the volume mixer.

 

[iM8Pizza]

2 hours ago, Meestagibbon said:

I change the volume a lot while in a game, alt-tabbing to change my volume is annoying. Otherwise no I have no issue changing the volume down in the volume mixer.

 

or you could do what I do, grab a spare mice ( a programmable one) and change the RMB and LMB to volume up and down or if you have more Buttons on your mouse than what you need, change that instead. It's a cheaper solution I suppose....

[iM8Pizza]

3 hours ago, Meestagibbon said:

I change the volume a lot while in a game, alt-tabbing to change my volume is annoying. Otherwise no I have no issue changing the volume down in the volume mixer.

 

or hang on there dear sir, I just found a better solution for your unused keys

there's an app called AutoHotKey, it well... do thing what you want your keypress(es) do

here are the videos that I use to "turn" my numpad8 and numpad2 into a volume key

 

it's super easy when you've watched (and probably read the "welcome" from the AutoHotkey program)

[Meestagibbon]

21 hours ago, iM8Pizza said:

or hang on there dear sir, I just found a better solution for your unused keys

there's an app called AutoHotKey, it well... do thing what you want your keypress(es) do

here are the videos that I use to "turn" my numpad8 and numpad2 into a volume key

 

it's super easy when you've watched (and probably read the "welcome" from the AutoHotkey program)

I'm not at home to actually mess with this right now, but is there a way I could make it so when I hold a button such as Caps Lock for example, and then scroll on my mouse while holding caps lock, it would change the volume? that would be perfect.

[iM8Pizza]

35 minutes ago, Meestagibbon said:

I'm not at home to actually mess with this right now, but is there a way I could make it so when I hold a button such as Caps Lock for example, and then scroll on my mouse while holding caps lock, it would change the volume? that would be perfect.

I don't really know about that since I'm not someone who code things....

but, you can ask the guy who post the second video on his comment section (he answers the comments)

[iM8Pizza]

50 minutes ago, Meestagibbon said:

I'm not at home to actually mess with this right now, but is there a way I could make it so when I hold a button such as Caps Lock for example, and then scroll on my mouse while holding caps lock, it would change the volume? that would be perfect.

14 minutes ago, iM8Pizza said:

I don't really know about that since I'm not someone who code things....

but, you can ask the guy who post the second video on his comment section (he answers the comments)

Update.

well, dude... I figure it out now

what you basicly need to do is change the code that is provided at the 2nd video:

the code that is on the 2nd video is

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!numpad8::SendInput, {volume_up}

 

!numpad2::SendInput, {volume_down}

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and all you have to do is change it to this

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!WheelUp:SendInput, {volume_up}

 

!WheelUp::SendInput, {volume_down}

 

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although still do note tho, it still uses alt as part of the "combo"

Alt+WheelUp = Volume Up

Alt+WheelDown = Volume Down

[iM8Pizza]

here's the page to "bind" them, https://autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm

[Meestagibbon]

On 4/7/2016 at 10:31 AM, iM8Pizza said:

here's the page to "bind" them, https://autohotkey.com/docs/KeyList.htm

sorry I havent been home to check this post, but you are a MIRACLE worker! Now I can get nearly any keyboard without being a nitpicky little girl about it  Thank you so much!

[iM8Pizza]

12 hours ago, Meestagibbon said:

sorry I havent been home to check this post, but you are a MIRACLE worker! Now I can get nearly any keyboard without being a nitpicky little girl about it  Thank you so much!

no problem

please do share this knowledge if you got the chance