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Configure the key functionality in the ShuttleXpress configuration software.

Paste a shortcut to the copied file inside the Startup folder by right-clicking and selecting Paste Shortcut.

Open the Startup folder by running shell:startup.

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Using Windows Explorer, locate the script file you created above.

Set the MediaKeyMappings script to launch at startup.

Create a new text file called MediaKeyMappings.ahk (or whatever you would like to call it) with the following contents:.

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Install AutoHotkey (currently version 1.1.30).

Install the ShuttleXpress configuration software (currently version 2.13.3).

In case this was not obvious, you’ll need a ShuttleXpress (or Shuttle Pro).

I’m using Windows 10, but most of the options here are likely to work on other versions of Windows or on a Mac.

Here are the steps I used to achieve my solution: Now, I can configure ShuttleXpress to type the specified keystrokes and AutoHotkey will perform the desired media commands. It’s basically defined like this:įor example, I want the keystroke combination of Ctrl + Alt + Down Arrow to send the Play/Pause media command, so the AutoHotkey mapping command would be this: ^!Down::Send The script defines the expected keystrokes using AutoHotkey’s hot key list, and remaps the keystrokes to a media key function. Using a simple AutoHotkey script, I was able to establish global shortcuts that mimic the desired media commands.

So I needed to find a different method to send the commands and I need it to always be active.Ī quick search took me to a post on StackExchange that offered a simple solution to this problem: AutoHotkey. Unfortunately, the built-in ShuttleXpress software does not seem to send the correct media commands. Regardless, there are always other ways to make things work. Perhaps I’m not doing something correctly or perhaps they only work with a specific type of media player software. But the critical commands for my purposes (Play, Pause, Next, Previous) do not seem to work, even when the media player is selected. These options seem like they should work, and some do (i.e. The special keys include some media commands (Play, Pause, Volume Up, Volume Down, etc.). I looked into the Type Keystroke which includes all of the standard keys as well as some special keys.

Press Modifiers (like Alt, Control, Shift, or Windows Key on a PC).

Configuration OptionsĮach of the ShuttleXpress buttons can be assigned to any of the following types of Computer responses: For what it’s worth, the configuration software includes an option to restore the default settings if I ever decide to use the ShuttleXpress for other purposes.

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Additionally, the majority of the time I use ShuttleXpress will be while the monitors are switched to a different PC – I will have no way to see what application is currently active.įor my purposes, I have deleted all Application-specific settings and plan to use ONLY the Global Settings.

I don’t currently use any of the applications where a controller like ShuttleXpress can really shine (i.e. When an application with no configured profile is active, the ShuttleXpress applies the Global Settings profile. Whenever an application with a configured profile is active, the controls switch to the configured behavior for that application. The ShuttleXpress control software comes with several dozen profiles for popular software, including video editing, productivity, and media applications. My solution requires two software components: I was unable to find a one-stop solution, but I was able to create a relatively simple approach using the steps defined below. You can read more about my reasons for selecting the ShuttleXpress over other possible solutions. (I happen to use Microsoft Groove, the deafult media player for Windows 10, but this solution should work with the media player software of your choice.) The Contour ShuttleXpress is a great hardware solution for this problem. I need to control media player software – playing, pausing, and controlling volume – on a PC while the monitors, keyboard, and mouse are switched to a different PC.

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Feel free to skip directly to the configuration steps ( Putting It All Together). This article describes the configuration I use for my Contour ShuttleXpress to control media player software.

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