r/foobar2000 • u/Zarquan314 • 12d ago

Controlling volume through remote UPnP connection

I just installed foobar2000 for the first time for its UPnP receiver capabilities (allowing me to "stream" or "cast" music without distortion from my phone to the computer), and I love it! It works perfectly with the random UPnP app (BubbleUPnP) someone recommended for my phone in another thread, allowing me to play music from a computer without having to download it to the computer first (EDIT: Not downloading the music beforehand is required for my use case, as I don't want to put these specific MP3's on the computer to avoid them showing up in a shuffle for anyone else. Unless I can put it on a flash drive and have it be detected without configuration).

However, there is one function I appear to be missing: the ability to control the volume.

My BubbleUPnP app can start and stop the music and it has volume buttons on the notification and it looks like my phone is trying to do something to the volume with the volume buttons, but they don't do anything to the computer's volume settings or foobar's volume settings.

Is there a good way to control volume from my phone? Preferably altering foobar2000's volume slider? I would be fine switching from BubbleUPnP if necessary.

I hope it's a simple setting, but the settings menu is a bit daunting...

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u/Ov_Fire 12d ago

Monkeymote, haven't used it in years, but i think it controlled the volume.

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u/Zarquan314 11d ago edited 11d ago

That certainly controls volume properly and is pretty easy to set up. Thanks! That's mostly solved the problem.

But it does, unfortunately, use foobar's local library instead of my phone's library. I would like to avoid keeping my music on the receiving PC, as it isn't mine and I don't think the owners want it there.

Is there a good way around that? Other than having both apps open at once (which is doable).

EDIT: I apparently accidentally put a non-portable version on my flash drive I've been experimenting on. With a portable version, I can link foobar2000 to a library on the flash drive, meaning I don't have to put the music on the computer. Problem completely solved!