Feature Request: Menu Bar Volume Control/Sound Profiles Control
Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2021 9:40 pm
This fantastic app has been a 5-Star "Should Be a BuiltIn MacOS Utility"-rated utility on the Mac App Store since I first found it. All of the updates made over time have made it all the better. After all this time of using it, there's only one thing I can think of that would make it perfect: quick access to volume profiles.
Presently, Loud Typer volume is controlled inside of the Settings menu's Sound Themes pane, a slider relative to the system volume. This works well enough for general use and/or with headphones, but not so much when actively changing work environments.
For example, when my MacBook is docked at my desk and putting out sound to my computer speaker system, I don't want Loud Typer's sound effects to be at full volume as they become too jarring and disruptive at high volumes. But if away from the desk and listening through the MacBook's built-in speakers, then I do want the Loud Typer keystrokes to be at full volume with very low-volume background music I'm playing in an open space.
Having quick access to volume control/sound themes via the menu bar icon would be a great boost to the user experience, and save so many extra clicks having to go into the actual settings panes to get finer control of the app, especially considering how sparsely populated the menu bar icon's menu currently is.
Presently, Loud Typer volume is controlled inside of the Settings menu's Sound Themes pane, a slider relative to the system volume. This works well enough for general use and/or with headphones, but not so much when actively changing work environments.
For example, when my MacBook is docked at my desk and putting out sound to my computer speaker system, I don't want Loud Typer's sound effects to be at full volume as they become too jarring and disruptive at high volumes. But if away from the desk and listening through the MacBook's built-in speakers, then I do want the Loud Typer keystrokes to be at full volume with very low-volume background music I'm playing in an open space.
Having quick access to volume control/sound themes via the menu bar icon would be a great boost to the user experience, and save so many extra clicks having to go into the actual settings panes to get finer control of the app, especially considering how sparsely populated the menu bar icon's menu currently is.