SoundSwitch is a utility that will let you define a hot key to switch between playback devices.
Most sound cards have several available playback devices (such as Speakers, Headphones or Digital Audio).
Normally, the playback devices are numbered from number 0. You can view the available playback devices by entering in the Playback Devices option. Then, you can enter into the Settings option of this program, add the numbers of the devices that you want to add, and enter the hot key that you want to use to switch between devices.
And that is all you will need to do to configure the program. From that moment on, when the program is running, you will be able to switch between the available playback devices just entering the hot key that you have chosen. You can configure this program to run on every startup.
Pros
- It is free
- It is very easy to use
Cons
- None
The personal attention you receive when you need support. The folks at Soundswitch go above and beyond to provide assistance.
I also found that hot keys no longer work either. I have posted on their website but none of the devs have been seen for at least 60 days, so I guessing that Soundswitch is finished??:(
Simple tool that does exactly what the description says. However, I did notice that on Windows 10, it no longer displays a tooltip with the newly selected sound device.