On 18 February 2010 06:15, Raymond Yau <superquad.vortex2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> > VLC media player has a slider from 0% to 300% , so the user are easily to > know 100% is the point which there is no software gain and no software > autentation > I would have thought that VLC should have used dB for the gain. In that case 100% == 0dB. What would 50% be? -6dB ? As sound volumes are not linear, they are exponential, the dB logarithmic scale is the best one to use. The 0dB point is fairly easy for a user to understand. I find it easier to understand that % _______________________________________________ Alsa-devel mailing list Alsa-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://mailman.alsa-project.org/mailman/listinfo/alsa-devel