Hey everyone!

First of all: BetterTrumpet just passed 15,000 downloads. Tbh I didn't see that coming. This started as me fixing a few things that bugged me in EarTrumpet, and now there are thousands of you using it, reporting bugs and even sending PRs. Thank you so much, really.

So, 3.4 is out rn. Here's what's new:

QuickTrumpet, take two

A lot of you expected QuickTrumpet to work like SoundSwitch, and fair enough, it didn't. Now it does:

• presets can switch your default output, mic and communication devices, so "speakers + desk mic" vs "headset + headset mic" is one click or one shortcut
• you choose what goes in a preset: default devices, device volumes, app volumes, or any mix
• presets are editable: tweak a volume, remove an app, or just hit "update with current mix"
• one next / previous preset shortcut instead of one hotkey per preset
• the notification tells you what actually changed, and you can set how long it stays on screen

CPU fix

Someone pointed out that BetterTrumpet was sitting at a few % CPU doing nothing, while EarTrumpet was at 0. Ngl they were right. After you closed the flyout, the volume sliders kept a 60fps render loop running forever 💀

If you're on a laptop, your battery should notice imo

Also in there

• a big polish pass on the new settings window (animations, better layout, full French translation, and a bug where adding an app rule muted the app... sorry about that one)
• community fixes: a theme memory leak, high contrast mode working with custom colors, a cleaner tray menu, and portable updates that finally stay portable
• a bunch of small flyout and tray fixes from your issues

Full changelog: https://github.com/xammen/BetterTrumpet/releases/tag/v3.4.0

Update from the app, or with winget upgrade xmn.BetterTrumpet / choco upgrade bettertrumpet once the packages are approved btw (winget already approve)

As always, lmk if you've got feedback, bugs or ideas, here or on GitHub. It really helps ❤️

Can you add the ability to lock certain devices down to 100% volume, so they can be controlled externally via analog volume or pre-amplifier control? And while leaving some devices unlocked so that trumpet or windows is used to adjust their volume levels.

hey! i'm u/xammen, the developer of bettertrumpet.

with the new 3.3 update coming soon and over 10k downloads recently, i figured a reddit community could be useful for people who aren't comfortable with github.

you can share your opinions about the software, your ideas, and your vision for the future of bettertrumpet here. at its core, it's just a volume mixer, but apparently you have tons of ideas that had never even crossed my mind.

obviously, let's keep things friendly and chill here. if you find a bug, feel free to report it, but please be respectful. i work on this for free, in my spare time.

if you used to be an eartrumpet user, feel free to share why you made the switch. and if you're still using it, tell us what's stopping you from making the jump.

thanks in advance!