[Solved] Setting default audio output device via VLC Command Line doesn't take.

[ninbura]

I've built a PowerShell script that opens a dshow device input via VLC Command Line so that I don't have to manually change a bunch of settings like I did with VLC GUI every time:

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vlc ` dshow:// ` :dshow-vdev="Game Capture HD60 Pro (Video) (`#01)" ` :dshow-adev="Game Capture HD60 Pro (Audio) (`#01)" ` :dshow-aspect-ratio=16\:9 ` :dshow-chroma= ` :dshow-fps=0 ` :no-dshow-config ` :no-dshow-tuner ` :dshow-tuner-channel=0 ` :dshow-tuner-frequency=0 ` :dshow-tuner-country=0 ` :dshow-tuner-standard=0 ` :dshow-tuner-input=0 ` :dshow-video-input=-1 ` :dshow-video-output=-1 ` :dshow-audio-input=-1 ` :dshow-audio-output=-1 ` :dshow-amtuner-mode=1 ` :dshow-audio-channels=0 ` :dshow-audio-samplerate=48000 ` :dshow-audio-bitspersample=16 ` :live-caching=300 ` --aout=waveout ` --waveout-audio-device="Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De (`$1, `$ffff)"

However it would seem that these options won't take:

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--aout=waveout --waveout-audio-device="Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De (`$1, `$ffff)"

As far as I can tell that is the correct name for the audio device as seen via the GUI:


But the log just says:

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waveout warning: configured audio device 'Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De ($1, $ffff)' not available, using default instead

When I switch the device manually via the GUI the log reads:

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waveout debug: Drivername: Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De

I've tried using just "Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De" as the value after --waveout-audio-device= but throws the same warning as it does when trying "Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De (`$1, `$ffff)", plus I read a post that claimed you needed to include the ($x, $x) value at the end of the device call here:
https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.php?t=128042

Any ideas?

VLC version - 3.0.8

[ninbura]

After hours of troubleshooting and then finally just posting on the forums I found the issue, a space:

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--waveout-audio-device="Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De (`$1, `$ffff)" vs --waveout-audio-device="Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High De (`$1,`$ffff)"

Note that the backticks are escape characters as Windows Powershell uses the dollar sign for variables.