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If you don't have Python already you can fetch it easily from the Windows Store. Simply type `store` into the windows search bar. To run this GUI you'll need the latest version, Python 3.11 (Beta).
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If you install Python straight from `python.org` instead remember to click 'Add Python environmental variables', this is important.
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## Download|Install Code
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## Install Code
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Once Python is installed:
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Enter voicemeeter-compact directory and type `powershell.exe` into the explorer bar as shown in the image below.
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Create a directory in the location you wish to install the GUI. This can be anywhere.
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Copy the `__main__.py` file from the code files into this directory. (Copy paste will do but ensure the file name is exactly `__main__.py`)
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Then type `powershell.exe` into the explorer bar as shown in the image below.
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This will open a Powershell in the current directory.
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## Use
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Finally, run the GUI with the command `pythonw .`
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You will need to set the kind of Voicemeeter you want to run in the `__main__.py` file. Just edit the kind_id line to one of the following:
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- basic
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- banana
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- potato
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If the GUI looks like the image below when you first load it, then no channels are labelled. From the menu, Profiles->Load Profile you may load an example config. Save your current Voicemeeter settings first :).
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```python
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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# choose the kind of Voicemeeter (Local connection)
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kind_id = "banana"
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```
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Finally, in powershell, run the GUI with the command `pythonw .`
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If the GUI looks like the image below when you first load it, then no channels are labelled. From the menu, Configs->Load config, you may load an example config. Save your current Voicemeeter settings first :).
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## Updates
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If there are updates to the app, you can track them in the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md), simply repeat the
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steps above from [Download|Install Code](https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/voicemeeter-compact/blob/main/INSTALLATION.md#downloadinstall-code) onwards.
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If there are updates to the app, you can track them in the [CHANGELOG](CHANGELOG.md)
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To install any updates simply open a Powershell in the install directory as explained above, then use the commmand `pip install voicemeeter-compact -U`
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