use keyboard volume button AND external audio interface?

[davidnssbm]

Hi. I have an Audiobox USB audiointerface with KRKROKIT5 speakers and must turn up or down the volume on the interface. the Keyboard button wont work.

But my father uses Bose speakers but can do both! However, he does not use an audio interface.

Can I get my imac to do both? And if so, is this a good idea with such good speakers? Is the keyboard just turning it up digitally?

I only ask because it can be annoying reaching up over the speaker to turn the nob instead of just hitting a button on the keyboard.

Thanks

 

[UpQuark]

Hi. I have an Audiobox USB audiointerface with KRKROKIT5 speakers and must turn up or down the volume on the interface. the Keyboard button wont work.

But my father uses Bose speakers but can do both! However, he does not use an audio interface.

Can I get my imac to do both? And if so, is this a good idea with such good speakers? Is the keyboard just turning it up digitally?

I only ask because it can be annoying reaching up over the speaker to turn the nob instead of just hitting a button on the keyboard.

Thanks

Since you are sending audio data to your speakers via USB, you cannot change the audio sound. The data is digital, via USB, and not analog. Analog is a wave form and will change in amplitude to change the sound volume.

Not much you can do.... Your dad's speakers are via the audio port, ya?

 

[davidnssbm]

correct. Thanks for clarifying. Maybe I'll just move the audiobox to under the imac on the stand where I don't need to reach up.

 

[jackerin]

I could actually do that with the M-Audio FW Solo. I couldn't do it, however, when the drivers weren't installed, so it could be up to the software.