The good news: without volume set to minus 1, players perform as they
should
The bad news: at -1, none of my players output any audio (Airport
Express, ATV4, Libratone zipp mini or Loop mk2)

But maybe this is a blessing in disguise. The Libratone app allows me to
control the Zipp mini directly (not the Loop). In the app I can see
volume is reported at 100% at startup (I can dial it back with the app).
100% would be indeed ok, in some cases, for boxes that must have an amp
in tow (AE, ATV). But it is kind of dangerous for airplay speakers...

I've set log to debug but saw nothing out of the ordinary. I'll look at
LMS players log and update this post if I find anything.

I am beginning to have second thoughts about this request... Especially
when the ultimate goal is, for me, to have all-round bidirectional
control (volume, playback and all.)
Here are 2 experiences that work fine for me, perhaps you'll see how to
transpose that.

1) My Loop is hooked to an SB3:
- Line-in and Airplay have their independent attenuation setting
- Airplay has precedence over line-in on the device
- When airplay streaming, the volume button on the target and the
volume slider on the iPad are linked
- When line-in is used, the volume button acts as the master on line-in
- The SB3 is set to use digital volume control because the Loop doesn't
have any remote, and I love the SB IR remote. (I have the master set to
about 80%)
Scenario: I listen to my SB3, at some volume. Then I hijack the target
to send audio from a video I watch on the iPad, and usually I have to
increase volume. Then I shutdown the airplay target, and music resumes
at the prior level.

2) My ATV is hooked to an AV amp. I have set the device to fixed audio
output, and control volume with my amp's IR control. I don't need to
mess about with 2 remotes to control volume during playback.



4 SB 3 • Libratone Zipp Mini • iPeng (iPhone + iPad) • Squeezebox Server
7.9 (linux) with plugins: CD Player, WaveInput, Triode's BBC iPlayer by
bpa • IRBlaster by Gwendesign (Felix) • Server Power Control by Gordon
Harris • Smart Mix, Music Walk With Me, What Was That Tune? by Michael
Herger • PowerSave by Jason Holtzapple • Song Info, Song Lyrics by
Erland Isaksson • AirPlay Bridge by philippe_44 • WeatherTime by Martin
Rehfeld • Auto Dim Display, SaverSwitcher, ContextMenu by Peter Watkins.
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