mike

Mike is a lightweight Windows utility for global audio output muting/unmuting. It supports customizable hotkeys, system tray integration, and works with both standard Windows audio devices and the Voicemeeter virtual audio mixer.

Install / Build

> make install
> make

Configuration

The configuration file for Mike can be found in your user AppData roaming folder: %APPDATA%/mike/config.json. When Mike is launched for the first time, the configuration file is created with its default values. Each configuration section is outlined below.

Key	Description	Type
hotkeys	List of hotkey definitions	Array
sounds	Sound output settings	Object
controller	Audio controller configuration	Object

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hotkeys

Defines one or more hotkey bindings.

Key	Description	Type	Possible values
action	The action performed by the hotkey	String	mute, unmute, toggle
key	The main key for the hotkey	String	See available hotkey keys
ctrl	Whether ctrl must be held	Boolean	true, false
shift	Whether shift must be held	Boolean	true, false
alt	Whether alt must be held	Boolean	true, false
win	Whether the Windows key must be held	Boolean	true, false

Available hotkey keys:

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
` ' - = # , . ; / \ [ ]
numpad0 numpad1 numpad2 numpad3 numpad4 numpad5 numpad6 numpad7 numpad8 numpad9
numpad+ numpad- numpad* numpad/ numpad.
f1 f2 f3 f4 f5 f6 f7 f8 f9 f10 f11 f12
f13 f14 f15 f16 f17 f18 f19 f20 f21 f22 f23 f24

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sounds

Controls sound output for actions.

Key	Description	Type	Possible values	Default
enabled	Whether sound output is enabled	Boolean	true, false	true
volume	Playback volume (%)	Number	-	100

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controller

Configures which audio controller to use and specific options.

Key	Description	Type	Possible values	Default
type	Which audio backend to use	String	windows, voicemeeter	windows
windows	Windows specific controller options (currently unused)	Object	-	-
voicemeeter	Voicemeeter specific controller options	Object	-	-

controller.windows

Windows specific controller options (currently unused).

controller.voicemeeter

Voicemeeter specific controller options.

Key	Description	Type	Possible values	Default
remoteDLLPath	Full path to the Voicemeeter Remote API DLL	String	-	C:/Program Files (x86)/VB/Voicemeeter/VoicemeeterRemote64.dll
parameter	Voicemeeter parameter to target	String	See available parameters	Bus[2]

Available Voicemeeter parameters:

The list of available target parameters depends on your edition of Voicemeeter. If an invalid parameter is specified in your configuration, the first available virtual output (B1) for your Voicemeeter edition will be used as the default target parameter.

Standard
Strip[0]	Physical input 1
Strip[1]	Physical input 2
Bus[2]	Virtual output B1

Banana
Strip[0]	Physical input 1
Strip[1]	Physical input 2
Strip[2]	Physical input 3
Bus[3]	Virtual output B1
Bus[4]	Virtual output B2

Potato
Strip[0]	Physical input 1
Strip[1]	Physical input 2
Strip[2]	Physical input 3
Strip[3]	Physical input 4
Strip[4]	Physical input 5
Bus[5]	Virtual output B1
Bus[6]	Virtual output B2
Bus[7]	Virtual output B3

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