W10/Volume Control Issues

First let me say what a nice bump in SQ! I always thought kernel streaming was part of the magic of XXHighend and now Studio confirms that. However, whether in WASAPI or Kernel Streaming I cannot get the volume control “- and +” buttons to work for more than two or three clicks. Also, when I select software volume control in the advanced volume control panel from the lower left of the screen, volume control remains inactive in the settings volume control display under the Audio tab. I am using a UPNP SPDIF device, original (2015) Sonore Signature Rendu. It has its own internal volume control and in Audirvana 3.5 I left software control off and just used the Audirvana slider to change it. Now, whether or not I activate software control from the lower left, I can only change the volume one or two clicks and then it stops working. Though the slider still works I am really hopeful that the “-+” buttons can be used. Thanks, definitely worth the 70 bucks a year or whatever that will be.

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Hello,

can you send a copy of your debug info? You can find it in the My Account section of the settings.

Here’s the debug info:
Current version: 1.0.0 (10000)

SIGNAL PROCESSING:

Polarity Inversion:
	Globally: OFF
	Per track: ON
Effects plugins NOT ACTIVE

UPSAMPLING:
r8brain not in use
r8brain filter parameters
Bandwidth = 99.5%
Stop band attenuation 218dB
Phase linear

AUDIO VOLUME:
Max allowed volume: 100
Replay Gain: None
SW volume control: ON

LIBRARY SETTINGS:
Sync list: 2 folders
AUTO: F:\Music II
AUTO: F:\Music\Music\Music
Library database path: C:\Users\audiolinux\Desktop\AudirvanaDatabase.sqlite

Remote Control server:
Listening on 2601:48:0:8cd0:857f:7d29:ec20:dc3e on port 58969

ACTIVE STREAMING SERVICES
Qobuz: Connected as Qobuz Studio

=================== AUDIO DEVICE ========================

Preferred device: ABC-PCB Audio Renderer-93 Model UID:ABC-PCB Audio Renderer-93 UID:uuid:0280AD230315-Audio Renderer

Currently playing to UPnP device at 24 bits 44.1kHz
Selected device:
UPnP device at http://10.0.0.93:49152/amr.xml
Audio Renderer-93
Manufacturer: ABC-PCB
Model Name:
Model UID: ABC-PCB Audio Renderer-93
UID: uuid:0280AD230315-Audio Renderer

6 available sample rates up to 192000Hz
44100
48000
88200
96000
176400
192000
Volume control: No
MQA capability
Auto-detect MQA devices: Yes
Not a MQA device, user set to not MQA
DSD capability: Raw DSD (MSB)
Device audio channels
Preferred stereo channels L:0 R:1
Channel bitmap: Ox3, layout:
Channel 0 mapped to 0
Channel 1 mapped to 1
UPnP/DLNA supported protocols:
http-get::audio/flac:
http-get::audio/x-flac:
http-get::audio/wav:
http-get::audio/x-wav:
http-get::audio/mpeg3:
http-get::audio/mp3:
http-get::audio/x-aiff:
http-get::audio/aiff:
http-get::audio/aac:
http-get::audio/mp4:
http-get::audio/m4a:
http-get::audio/dsd
http-get:
:audio/dsf
http-get:*:audio/dff
DLNA 1.5: No
Gapless playback: Yes
Missing events workaround: No
Can play native DSD: Yes
Number of channels: 2
Use as stereo device only: No

1 output streams:
Number of active channels: 2, in 1 stream(s)
Channel #0 :Stream 0 channel 0
Channel #1 :Stream 0 channel 1
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 44.1kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 44.1kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 88.2kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 88.2kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 176.4kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 176.4kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 48kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 48kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 96kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 96kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 16bit little endian 192kHz finite length
2 ch Integer PCM 24bit little endian 192kHz finite length
2 ch DSD 8bit little endian in 8bit chunk 2822.4kHz finite length
2 ch DSD 8bit little endian in 8bit chunk 5644.8kHz finite length

Current device transportInfo:
CurrentTransportState: PLAYING
CurrentTransportStatus: OK
CurrentSpeed: 1
Current device MediaInfo:
NrTracks: 1
MediaDuration: 0:04:11.000
CurrentURI: http://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/audio_76.wav
CurrentURIMetadata:

dc:title10 The Wailin’ Jennys - What Has Been Done (Bright Morning Stars)</dc:title>
upnp:albumArtURIhttp://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/artwork_1_76.jpg</upnp:albumArtURI>
upnp:albumBright Morning Stars</upnp:album>
upnp:classobject.item.audioItem.musicTrack</upnp:class>
http://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/audio_76.wav

nextURI: http://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/audio_77.wav
nextURIMetadata: <DIDL-Lite xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:upnp="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/upnp/" xmlns="urn:schemas-upnp-org:metadata-1-0/DIDL-Lite/" xmlns:dlna="urn:schemas-dlna-org:metadata-1-0/">
11 The Wailin' Jennys - Cherry Blossom Love (Bright Morning Stars) http://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/artwork_0_77.jpg Bright Morning Stars object.item.audioItem.musicTrack http://10.0.0.106:49152/audirvana/audio_77.wav
PlayMedium: NETWORK
RecordMedium: NOT_IMPLEMENTED
WriteStatus: NOT_IMPLEMENTED

Current device AVT service description:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 1 0 Play InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Speed in TransportPlaySpeed Stop InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Next InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Previous InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID SetNextAVTransportURI InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID NextURI in NextAVTransportURI NextURIMetaData in NextAVTransportURIMetaData GetMediaInfo InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID NrTracks out NumberOfTracks MediaDuration out CurrentMediaDuration CurrentURI out AVTransportURI CurrentURIMetaData out AVTransportURIMetaData NextURI out NextAVTransportURI NextURIMetaData out NextAVTransportURIMetaData PlayMedium out PlaybackStorageMedium RecordMedium out RecordStorageMedium WriteStatus out RecordMediumWriteStatus GetDeviceCapabilities InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID PlayMedia out PossiblePlaybackStorageMedia RecMedia out PossibleRecordStorageMedia RecQualityModes out PossibleRecordQualityModes SetAVTransportURI InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID CurrentURI in AVTransportURI CurrentURIMetaData in AVTransportURIMetaData SetPlayMode InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID NewPlayMode in CurrentPlayMode GetCurrentTransportActions InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Actions out CurrentTransportActions GetTransportSettings InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID PlayMode out CurrentPlayMode RecQualityMode out CurrentRecordQualityMode GetTransportInfo InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID CurrentTransportState out TransportState CurrentTransportStatus out TransportStatus CurrentSpeed out TransportPlaySpeed Pause InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Seek InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Unit in A_ARG_TYPE_SeekMode Target in A_ARG_TYPE_SeekTarget GetPositionInfo InstanceID in A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID Track out CurrentTrack TrackDuration out CurrentTrackDuration TrackMetaData out CurrentTrackMetaData TrackURI out CurrentTrackURI RelTime out RelativeTimePosition AbsTime out AbsoluteTimePosition RelCount out RelativeCounterPosition AbsCount out AbsoluteCounterPosition CurrentPlayMode string NORMAL REPEAT_ALL INTRO NORMAL RecordStorageMedium string UNKNOWN DV MINI-DV VHS W-VHS S-VHS D-VHS VHSC VIDEO8 HI8 CD-ROM CD-DA CD-R CD-RW VIDEO-CD SACD MD-AUDIO MD-PICTURE DVD-ROM DVD-VIDEO DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-AUDIO DAT LD HDD MICRO-MV NETWORK NONE NOT_IMPLEMENTED vendor-defined LastChange string RelativeTimePosition string CurrentTrackURI string CurrentTrackDuration string CurrentRecordQualityMode string 0:EP 1:LP 2:SP 0:BASIC 1:MEDIUM 2:HIGH NOT_IMPLEMENTED vendor-defined CurrentMediaDuration string AbsoluteCounterPosition i4 RelativeCounterPosition i4 A_ARG_TYPE_InstanceID ui4 AVTransportURI string TransportState string STOPPED PAUSED_PLAYBACK PAUSED_RECORDING PLAYING RECORDING TRANSITIONING NO_MEDIA_PRESENT CurrentTrackMetaData string NextAVTransportURI string PossibleRecordQualityModes string CurrentTrack ui4 0 4294967295 1 AbsoluteTimePosition string NextAVTransportURIMetaData string PlaybackStorageMedium string UNKNOWN DV MINI-DV VHS W-VHS S-VHS D-VHS VHSC VIDEO8 HI8 CD-ROM CD-DA CD-R CD-RW VIDEO-CD SACD MD-AUDIO MD-PICTURE DVD-ROM DVD-VIDEO DVD-R DVD+RW DVD-RW DVD-RAM DVD-AUDIO DAT LD HDD MICRO-MV NETWORK NONE NOT_IMPLEMENTED vendor-defined CurrentTransportActions string RecordMediumWriteStatus string WRITABLE PROTECTED NOT_WRITABLE UNKNOWN NOT_IMPLEMENTED PossiblePlaybackStorageMedia string AVTransportURIMetaData string NumberOfTracks ui4 0 4294967295 A_ARG_TYPE_SeekMode string ABS_TIME REL_TIME ABS_COUNT REL_COUNT TRACK_NR CHANNEL_FREQ TAPE-INDEX FRAME A_ARG_TYPE_SeekTarget string PossibleRecordStorageMedia string TransportStatus string OK ERROR_OCCURRED vendor-defined TransportPlaySpeed string 1 vendor-defined

Current device RootDevice description:

<?xml version="1.0"?> 1 0 http://10.0.0.93:49152/ urn:schemas-upnp-org:device:MediaRenderer:1 Audio Renderer-93 ABC-PCB http://www.abc-pcb.ch MR-MOD MR-MOD 1.0 http://www.abc-pcb.ch 0280AD230315 uuid:0280AD230315-Audio Renderer 123456789 urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:RenderingControl:1 urn:upnp-org:serviceId:RenderingControl1 rcscpd.xml /upnp/control/RenderingControl /upnp/event/RenderingControl urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:AVTransport:1 urn:upnp-org:serviceId:AVTransport1 avtscpd.xml /upnp/control/AVTransport /upnp/event/AVTransport urn:schemas-upnp-org:service:ConnectionManager:1 urn:upnp-org:serviceId:ConnectionManager1 cmscpd.xml /upnp/control/ConnectionManager /upnp/event/ConnectionManager /index.html

UPnP devices found : 2
Device #0Audio Renderer-93 UID: uuid:0280AD230315-Audio Renderer Location: http://10.0.0.93:49152/amr.xml
Device #1TSR-5790 D0BDC2 UID: uuid:9ab0c000-f668-11de-9976-00a0ded0bdc2 Location: http://10.0.0.143:49154/MediaRenderer/desc.xml

Max. memory for audio buffers: 1840MB

Local Audio Engine: WASAPI

Local devices found : 0

Hello @boleary,

What setting you have set for the volume control steps?

I have tried .2, .5, 1 and 2, with software volume control on and off, and I get the same result it moves the slider two or three times and then stops. Further about half the time it moves the slider in the wrong direction: I click on plus and it moves in the minus direction.

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But let me just say the volume slider is much improved over 3.5. I can now easily move up or down .2db, with 3.5 it was a fight to do so quickly. According to Sonore this original signature series has an integrated, 32-bit, high precision volume control. I assume that is what Studio sees by providing the slider as a control. Would be great to get the “_ +” buttons functional but I am very much relieved that the slider works so much better for me with the Sonore.

Brian