On 28 October 2014 12:31 Clemens Ladisch <cladisch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Janusz Slowinski wrote: > > I agree that gain modes may be a bit silly and unproffessional, > > altough for me (online FPS gamer) the footsteps were much louder with > > the gaming gain mode > > > You can make the footsteps louder by increasing the volume. > > > BTW Are the gain modes just predefined equalizer settings in amplifier > > or is it some hardware magic? > > > This is neither an equalizer nor some hardware magic. > The setting just adds a few dB's to the volume. > > > Regards, > Clemens > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user > So it looks like its just marketing, because their description says: - Pro-gaming mode: adds extra sound dynamics in higher frequencies for enhanced audio positioning. - Exciter mode: get immersed in gameplay and embraced by powerful bass with a fuller soundfield. But well, I can always do equalizer in PulseAudio and if it is actually just increased volume, then well, don't implement it for sure. That's a shame, I wonder why they added such a stupid feature. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
