>>Fortunately, the wise programmers of ALSA gives us the >>hardware's full range of control (256 steps I believe >>for this register) for the gain. > > OSS lets customers to use the card in this way if they like. There is a > configuration option (envy24_gain_sliders=1) which makes the trim controls > to look like sliders. That is a good way to do it. You can either set it for your equipment and forget it, or enjoy the flexibility if you really need it. Oh, and I apologize for singling out one camp to attach to the phrase "wise programmers". ;) I was thinking more "hooray for GNU/Linux". Tobiah