Multiple players and volume change

[Claupacius]

Hello,
My application creates a number of libvlc_media_player_t objects.
But when I change volume level on particular player, the volume changes on all players.
This issue exists when players use the same audio output device. If players use different audio devices it works as expected.

I also tried to instantiate player objects from the different instances of libvlc_instance_t, but it was the same effect.

Is this a feature of the a new version of libVLC ? I'm using version 2.2.0.0.
How can I overcome such limitation ? I need to lower volume of media while playing audio message.
Thanks in advance

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Unfortunately most volumes are now linked to hardware.

[Claupacius]

Hi Jean-Baptiste, thank you for the reply.
What do you think can be a workaround for such case ? Two processes and IPC ?

[Jean-Baptiste Kempf]

Maybe yes or several libvlc instances.

[Rémi Denis-Courmont]

when I change volume level on particular player, the volume changes on all players. (...) Is this a feature of the a new version of libVLC ? I'm using version 2.2.0.0.

No, that would be a bug, but it could also be a "feature" of your operating system.