On 12-08-2012 00:41, Baho Utot wrote: > On 08/11/2012 07:37 PM, Mauro Santos wrote: >> On 11-08-2012 23:33, Baho Utot wrote: >>> On 08/11/2012 06:15 PM, Tom Gundersen wrote: >>>> On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 12:03 AM, Fons Adriaensen >>>> <fons@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>>> So imagine the average desktop user who gets five or so of >>>>> them: >>>>> >>>>> - one provided by the application (player or something) >>>>> - one provided by PA or similar, >>>>> - probably two by the soundcard mixer, >>>> PA combines these three into one. So the non-audio-engineer user >>>> should have a lot bigger chance of not messing things up with PA >>>> compared to with pure ALSA (where you do have to fiddle with all the >>>> mixers and the application mixer on top). Sorry if this was what you >>>> were trying to point out. >>>> >>>> -t >>> As a non-audio-engineer trying to adjust the sound level in vlc PA keep >>> messing up my sound level (going to full 100%) any time I tried to >>> adjust it. >>> Just ask my wife for conformation as she didn't like the 100% volume >>> every time I adjusted the sound level in vlc or xmms etc. >>> So try to adjust the volume I did.....but wait I'll get it right this >>> time....Turn the damn thing down!!!! She screamed. >>> Ok just let me..... TURN THE DAMN THING OFF!!! >>> >>> Removed PA and only using ALSA equals working properly. As a bonus there >>> is peace in the house ;) >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> Did you try >> >> flat-volumes = no >> > > No just ripped out PA. That returned me back to what worked for me. > > > That might have solved that particular problem. However it is still odd that the default is to have flat-volumes = yes, which causes system wide jumps in volume every single time any app changes its volume. Not very user friendly for something that aims to be easy to use :p. I don't have any complains with the machine I use now though. -- Mauro Santos
