How to use Windows (10) task planer to use Bluetooth Headsets with VoicemeeterB
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 9:11 am
Hello together,
pardon my English, i try my best
I am using Voicemeeter Banana to distribute my Audio Sources to different Outputs. My main one is a USB Headset, but I also use Monitor Speaker, an FM Wireless Headphone, and a Bluetooth Headset.
But the Problem with the BT Headset is, that I only use it from time to time, so whenever it was off and disconnected and I turn it back on, I won't get any sound until I manually restart the audio engine at the VB menu.
And that can become kinda annoying, especially because I'm normally already in bed when I grab my BT Headset and turn it on ^^
and so I got the idea to use the windows task planer to restart the audio engine for me.
Here is how I did it:
At first, I looked at the event viewer to find a usable trigger.
Whenever you connect or disconnect an audio device it triggers an event at Microsoft-Windows-Audio/Operational
My BT Headsets triggers three times on each connects or disconnect because it's kinda 3 audio devices. the stereo headset mode, the microphone, and the talk speaker mode.
The Flow 0 means its outgoing while the microphone has Flow 1. Also, the NewState 8 means disconnected and NewState 1 means connected
once you find your trigger, you can add a task to it on the right side.
once you added the basic task go to the trigger settings:
i used the xml tab and added this part to make sure that only the BT connection will trigger it and not the disconnect too, but that is just a little perfectionism and not really relevant.
then at action browse for the voicemeeterpro.exe and add the argument " -R "
now each time your device connects, VB will restart the audio engine and your BT Headset or whatever should get audio without the need to leave your bed again and do it manually
kind regards.
pardon my English, i try my best
I am using Voicemeeter Banana to distribute my Audio Sources to different Outputs. My main one is a USB Headset, but I also use Monitor Speaker, an FM Wireless Headphone, and a Bluetooth Headset.
But the Problem with the BT Headset is, that I only use it from time to time, so whenever it was off and disconnected and I turn it back on, I won't get any sound until I manually restart the audio engine at the VB menu.
And that can become kinda annoying, especially because I'm normally already in bed when I grab my BT Headset and turn it on ^^
and so I got the idea to use the windows task planer to restart the audio engine for me.
Here is how I did it:
At first, I looked at the event viewer to find a usable trigger.
Whenever you connect or disconnect an audio device it triggers an event at Microsoft-Windows-Audio/Operational
My BT Headsets triggers three times on each connects or disconnect because it's kinda 3 audio devices. the stereo headset mode, the microphone, and the talk speaker mode.
The Flow 0 means its outgoing while the microphone has Flow 1. Also, the NewState 8 means disconnected and NewState 1 means connected
once you find your trigger, you can add a task to it on the right side.
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i used the xml tab and added this part to make sure that only the BT connection will trigger it and not the disconnect too, but that is just a little perfectionism and not really relevant.
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now each time your device connects, VB will restart the audio engine and your BT Headset or whatever should get audio without the need to leave your bed again and do it manually
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