How do I create a hotkey to change default sound device with Logitech keyboard? - audio

Question

It's really annoying to have to manually change default sound device, especially when I'm playing a game.
How can I program a hotkey to do this?

Answer 1

Step 1: Download nircmd
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html
The download link is at the bottom of this page. This will enable you to manipulate your default sound device via command line
Step 2: Unzip and move executables to your system directory
This will ensure you can just use "nircmd" in future steps instead of worrying about directory context. You can skip moving the directory if you'd like, you'll just need specify an absolute path for your shortcut in step 4
Step 3: Give your sound devices meaningful names
Right click the sound devices icon in your system tray, select playback devices
Right click sound device, select Properties
Change name to something unique (Speakers/Headphones is fine as long as nothing else is named that!)
Do this for each device you need to toggle between
Step 4: Bind your G Keys
Open the Logitech app and select the tab at the bottom that looks
like a G key
Select the GKey you want to create a binding for (there should be a down carrot when you hover over it)
Select Assign New Command
Select Shortcut
Name it something you will recognize, like "Use Speakers"
Enter the following for the command (secondtextbox), changing DeviceName to the name of the device from step 3:
nircmd setdefaultsounddevice "DeviceName" 1
Repeat these steps for each device you want to toggle between
That's it! Your keys are ready to use!