Constantly needing to adjust Vivaldi's volume settings in windows audio mixer

shinkokyuu

I've been finding that for some reason my vivaldi browser's volume levels gets set to low levels (automatically) at times which prompts me to manually adjust the volume back up through the windows audio mixer.
Strangely enough the other apps/software I am running don't experience this issue. Is there something I'm missing here?

Zalex108

Hi,

Is this a different thing from this other Topic?

Did you modified any setting on Flags at some point?

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mtaki14

It could be related to the setting that lowers the volume of other applications during calls.

For Win 10:

Start menu > Type and choose "Sound settings" > Under related settings: Sound Control Panel> "Communications" tab > Choose "Do Nothing"

shinkokyuu

@Zalex108 Hi, thank you for the response. Yes I think it's quite different. But please delete this thread if I am mistaken. I've modified only the settings on the app itself by setting the "Mute Tab Audio" to "Play Only in Active Tab" to "Play All Audio" that's it. It then first started muting my tabs at times even though it's the active tab, then now it lowers the volume of the whole browser. I am not sure where this is going wrong to be honest. Currently I've set the "Mute Tab Audio" setting to "Play All Audio"

@mtaki14 Thank you for the response
I checked this setting and it is currently set to "Do Nothing" already.

Pathduck

@shinkokyuu You need to find a way to recreate this issue in a clean or a Guest profile, with no extensions or changed settings. Make a step-by-step instruction on how to recreate it, and others here will be happy to test and confirm for you.

Otherwise, it just seems to be too complicated to understand exactly how you end up in this situation, and impossible for others to guess what's actually going on.

Zalex108

@shinkokyuu

Hi,

Being different can be kept.

Check on a Clean Profile as said.
If works, try to put the settings back to that on your custom Profile.

New 's Profile:

"Right side" |

Rename it as Tests or something related, and use it as a Clean Profile, to test without custom configurations that can alter the original operation.

shinkokyuu

@Pathduck
Thank you I'll try that out.

shinkokyuu

Hello I just finished the short test and this is what I did:

Tried with a new profile by exiting current user and adding a new profile
Without messing with the Mute Tab Audio setting first I go to YouTube
I open a video on the current tab music plays, I then open another video on another both play at the same time
I then change the settings for Mute Tab Audio from Play All Audio to Play Only Active Tab
I do the same experiment (open one video on current tab, play on another) music only plays for current tab
I then switch the setting back to Play All Audio
Perform same experiment but this time sometimes the audio plays for the inactive tab, sometimes it doesnt

I also tried the same experiment on my main account but for my main account's case it was always not playing audio in the inactive tab even though I have the Play All Audio setting selected. Funnily enough when I dont set the setting to "Prioritize Audio For Active Tab" it sometimes doesnt play audio even for my active tab unless I unmute it.

Pathduck

@shinkokyuu Your description above does not match what you wrote in the first post, so I'm confused now...

Your first post talks about having to adjust volume in the OS mixer, while above you talk about inconsistencies in how the tab audio settings work, nothing about the OS mixer.

You never told us your Vivaldi version or your OS, so I'm going to assume the latest Stable version running on a recent Windows 10 - correct?

I think I'm able to follow your description above but I don't get the same result: After setting back to Play All Audio I it seems all tabs are muted until I unmute them. This might be a known bug - or even intended behaviour for all I know.

There might be some inconsistencies in how the settings work in practice, but I think users are not expected to be constantly changing them while playback is going on, so that might be the reason.

It will help if you're able to make a video showing your issue. I might make one myself if I find the time.

shinkokyuu

@Pathduck I deeply apologize for the confusion and for the late reply. My bad. I was trying to approach the issue with how I first generated the problem with audio settings in the first place which was by toggling stuff in the Mute Tab Audio settings. You're definitely right that my first post in this thread is not related to how I tried regenerating the issue. I however was hoping it would come up...

I've not experienced the issue with adjusting the volume level through the audio mixer (at least since my last reply). Should I move my concerns on my first thread?

I am however going to record a video illustrating the steps I shared in my previous response and post it in the appropriate thread if need be.

Below is my Vivaldi version
Vivaldi 3.0.1874.38 (Stable channel) (64-bit)
Revision ca1a7297a62038cd7ef1a841248d749a0346cc41
OS Windows 10 OS Version 1903 (Build 18362.836)

Thank you for taking time in looking into this issue and for trying out the steps I shared. I once again apologize for the confusion.

shinkokyuu

@Gwen-Dragon

I created the video here

I tried reproducing the issue multiple times on a fresh profile (I even accidentally lost all my windows on my main account while switching to the test account).

From my tests I found that the issue didnt happen anymore on a fresh account. However, it still persists on my main account which is what I uploaded here instead...I apologize. This just means that the video I made is more related to my first thread than to this one.

To go over what I did in the video, I was toggling all three options of the Mute All Tab Audio to show the behavior of each on my main account. The conclusion was even if I select the Play All Tab Audio, new tabs I open that are supposed to play audio are muted. Only when I have the Prioritize Active Tab selected does the audio play for any new tabs that are supposed.

Thank you.

Pathduck

@shinkokyuu said in Constantly needing to adjust Vivaldi's volume settings in windows audio mixer:

From my tests I found that the issue didnt happen anymore on a fresh account.

The reason we recommend to always test in a clean (or guest) profile is to exclude any settings or (more likely) extensions interfering, or even the (very rare) possibility of something else having gone "corrupted" in the settings. So if it works as expected in a clean profile, I would recommend you consider doing a profile reset, but I understand it might be a big ask. So first try with no extensions at the very least. Just disable them all, restart Vivaldi and try to reproduce.

I had a look at the video, things I noted:

First option - you quickly change back to the first tab before the second (video) tab is fully loaded. I'm actually not sure what the "prioritise active" means compared to "only in active". Maybe it's supposed to lower the volume of the other tabs, not sure.
Second option - once again you very quickly switch to the first tab and start a video there. From what I see, it works as expected. I don't understand why you need to quickly switch the tab before the second is even finished loading...
Third option - This one I can see might be an issue as the second tab should play audio. But once again you switch tabs before it's even finished loading.

A theory might be that your quick tab switching before the tab is finished and actually starts playback is that Vivaldi then fails to register any audio playback from this tab.

You're saying this doesn't happen in a clean profile, so I assume this quick tab switching does not cause the same issue as the third example? I'll try to reproduce it here but not sure I'm even quick enough to reproduce your fast tab switching...

A tip: If you choose "Open settings in a new tab" it you don't have to close settings and search for it over again, you can just keep it open

Finally: Khruangbin, Tinariwen, Slowdive - you have good taste in music

shinkokyuu

@Pathduck
Thank you for checking the video out and for the response!

I tested it again this time with all my extensions off, and this time without doing that fast tab switching that I did in the last video. Here's the video. (I did the tip you suggested).
I could reproduce the issue with "Play All Audio" not actually playing any audio on any new tabs I open that are supposed to have sound on.
So Im guessing that is where the issue is really at?

The profile reset seems like the best bet after this test but that is something I would want. Im more of willing to live with having the setting on "Prioritize Active Tab" rather than losing my windows and tabs again.

Pathduck

@shinkokyuu The issue with "play all audio" is very strange. I don't really know what else to recommend apart from a clean profile at this point.

Im more of willing to live with having the setting on "Prioritize Active Tab" rather than losing my windows and tabs again.

In the video you don't have a lot of tabs (or Windows?) open, but I do understand not wanting to reset all settings and other stuff.

If I was able to reproduce it here I might be able to understand what goes on, or at least confirm as a bug (and not caused by settings/extensions).

You should still report a bug though, it might be fixed in a while if they're able to reproduce it.

shinkokyuu

@Pathduck

Ahh yes while doing the demo I do it on a new window but on the side I have like 5 other windows that are just minimized
I'll report this I guess. Does one do that via the forums or is there somewhere I can go to and direct them to the videos I've taken?
Thank you for your patience and help in all of this.

shinkokyuu

@Gwen-Dragon
I've reported the bug and will await contact. We can probably close this thread already. Thank you for all the help!