desktop controller?

[El Metronome]

i am looking for this device that i would call a desktop controller knob. i want it to sit on my desktop (the physical one, not like the windows desktop), with on the fly controls of volume up/down, mic volume/mute, at least. additional features like programmable buttons would be nice.

it would probably need to be hooked up to a usb port on the mobo or the 3.5mm jacks on the mobo/sound card? anyone using such a device or know of a good one, can recommend?

 

[widman01]

buy multi media keyboard??

 

[Peach Tea]

moi using this
NirCmd Command Reference
All command lines
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

 

[Kiwi8]

moi using this
NirCmd Command Reference

Do u mean using this to assign a keyboard sequence to do something, say increasing the volume?

 

[puiehz]

bro check out k70 corsair, been using it for movies and itunes, media keys i think is the word for u to find

 

[t258jgn]

I used to this 3Dconnexion 3DX-700028 SpaceNavigator 3D Mouse
to control volume

 

[Peach Tea]

Do u mean using this to assign a keyboard sequence to do something, say increasing the volume?

Yes. I use this to do a lot of things.
monitor off=ctr/alt/up
switch to screen saver=ctr/alt/down
switch between audio source=ctr/alt/1,2,3,4
auto speak text=ctr/alt/0

you google and try. it's easy to setup

Added:
All command lines here
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/nircmd.html

 

[dreadknight]

if TS never say programmable buttons and if he was doing recordings... i would have said a USB mixer

but since he did multimedia KB or gaming KB....

or you can set up Peachtea's suggestion which is free just need to adapt to using it