Mute button on Radio

[Teddy Winkle]

Hi I'm Teddy Wrinkle, 

Rather than have to pull the radio out and turn it off, would like to have a quick mute button. I know you can achieve this by pulling it out but and turning it off but would just be a bit easier to just press a single key for it. 

Teddy Wrinkle, that's me. 

 

[Johnathon Reeds]

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[Makenzie]

just switch on and off, takes like 3 seconds

 

[Teddy Winkle]

@MakenzieI get your point, but a mute button would take less than 1 second. I am sure if there was a mute button you would prefer to just hit that rather than pull your radio out, turn it off than put it away again.   

 

[Makenzie]

@MakenzieI get your point, but a mute button would take less than 1 second. I am sure if there was a mute button you would prefer to just hit that rather than pull your radio out, turn it off than put it away again.   

what about a keybind just to switch it on/off then?

 

[Jason]

Workaround also if you don't want to pull radio out is keybind the volume up/down. Works without radio being out, and can set to 0.

 

[bigstiff]

Workaround also if you don't want to pull radio out is keybind the volume up/down. Works without radio being out, and can set to 0.

Basically this, do think it would be a good suggestion though to vary the levels more. I swear 0.1 - 0.9 is the same volume

 

[Namron]

Workaround also if you don't want to pull radio out is keybind the volume up/down. Works without radio being out, and can set to 0.

I always do this, a lot easier to just keybind it to 0

 

[TinyBigJacko]

Basically this, do think it would be a good suggestion though to vary the levels more. I swear 0.1 - 0.9 is the same volume

This triggers the fuck outta me too, tbh. It's a maths problem, I think. Someshit to do with inverse-square law and attenuation factors. The volume level input doesn't behave like a straightforward potentiometer (variable resistor) on an IRL radio's amplifier circuit. I think it works more like the audio drop-off you experience as you walk further away from something. One is a straight line, the other is a parabolic curve.

If we can do something, we'll try, when we get time. As I said, it's on my list of pet hates, but so it mathematics calculus, tbh

Workaround also if you don't want to pull radio out is keybind the volume up/down. Works without radio being out, and can set to 0.

This is what I do, tbh. I have vol up and vol down bound to my numpad + and - and use those.

Bear in mind that for some reason (again, to do with volume/attenuation complexities and BS) the currently-speaking voice DOES NOT immediately change volume, mid flow. But the transmission following, will do.

A mute button would, presumably, not be 'instant' for the same reasons, so wouldn't really be any better, tbh. The current VOIP subsystem is 'interesting' (which is code for a fucking great PITA).

 

[Stavik]

Turning down the volume is the suggestion for this one. Or if you are really desperate like i am, switch channels 


Thank you for your suggestion!