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Why do you need to disable Exclusive Mode? Couldn't you just mute/unmute applications no matter the Exclusive Mode settings? Also, if I'd understood you correctly, this would still require one to manually mute/unmute every time (with the difference being that this done through the Volume Mixer instead of going to each application's play/pause/mute button)?
– Lucubrator
Commented Nov 2, 2018 at 11:27
Disabling Exclusive Mode is because otherwise other players might give an error and terminate if they cannot access the sound device. This solution gives unique control through the Volume Mixer instead of passing through the playing applications. This might be easier, depending on your personal preferences.
– harrymc
Commented Nov 2, 2018 at 11:36

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