The Harmony remote is the answer. I've been using one for over 5 years now. If you get the Harmony Pro with the Hub, it can even control your Roku and/or Firestick. It lets you set up activities - i.e. if you want to watch Amazon Prime, it turns on your sound system and sets it to the right output, turns on your TV, sets it to the right input, turns on your Roku and sets it to the Amazon app. All with one button push. If you have Alexa or Google Home, you can even say "Google, turn on Amazon" and it will do it for you.
Once everything is running, the remote can change volume on the soundbar (or TV, depends on how you set it up), change apps on the Roku or channels on the TV, and perform things like pause, FF, and rewind.
It really is an amazing device.
Note that without the Harmony Hub, the remote cannot run the newer Roku's and Firesticks. The remote is IR only, and the Roku is WIFI - you need the Hub to communicate over your home network to the Roku (or Firestick).
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