I set it up so that mplayer uses my USB sound card to get around this. Got tired of volume up and down all over the place. In your ~/.mplayer//config add this line for a different audio device: ao=alsa:device=hw=1 Or whatever number your other card is. Doesn't work if you have pulse I don't think. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Gueths" <igueths@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2012 1:17 PM Subject: Re: speakup and audio with alsa also bitlbee and irssi >I have MPlayer configured to play audio through Softvol, and I too >experience > this. If I play file1.ogg and decide to lower its volume, this change will > take > effect only while file1.ogg is playing. As soon as file2.ogg begins > playing, > volume is back up to whatever the current amixer-configured setting is. > The only > way I know of to mitigate this is to use Pulseaudio to keep > program-specific > volume changes persistent, during the lifetime of the process. However, > this > does introduce its own set of problems, such as lots of audio > latency/artifacts/interrupt issues last I used it. > On Thu, Sep 13, 2012 at 11:59:34AM -0400, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote: >> If I want to change the volume, I just go to another window and use >> amixer. >> >> Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote: >> >> > I use 0 and 9 to change the volume. When I do it changes the volume on >> > everything. Did you perhaps change anything? >> > On 9/13/2012 9:10 AM, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote: >> > > mplayer is not doing that here, very strange. >> > > >> > > Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote: >> > > >> > >> Amixer works fine. But MPlayer by default is raising and lowering >> > >> either the PCM or the Master volume, which causes problems b ecause >> > >> that's the volume of everything. So getting them to work >> > >> independantly >> > >> is the million dollar question. >> > >> On 9/13/2012 2:31 AM, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote: >> > >>> Doesn't amixer work for you?] >> > >>> >> > >>> Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote: >> > >>> >> > >>>> Hello all: >> > >>>> I had a few questions: >> > >>>> first, I was using mplayer, and the only solution I've seen was >> > >>>> one >> > >>>> Chris Brannon pointed out, which was to use softvol. I've also >> > >>>> seen it >> > >>>> mentioned in numerous places on Google. Problem is, softvol is a >> > >>>> software volume control, and when you change the volume of say >> > >>>> track >> > >>>> 1, it puts track2 right back up at the max volume. Are there other >> > >>>> players/ways to make mplayer only change alsa so that it'll keep >> > >>>> it's >> > >>>> volume through the entire song? >> > >>>> >> > >>>> Also, I want to use Bitlbee for my messengers. Has anyone written >> > >>>> a >> > >>>> script that just uses events to play sounds? contact signs on, new >> > >>>> query opened, new message received etc? I know you can trigger on >> > >>>> events, but I'm not sure how to trigger on specific events from >> > >>>> within >> > >>>> a specific connection, like bitlbee for example. >> > >>>> Thanks, >> > >>>> >> > >>>> -- >> > >>>> Take care, >> > >>>> Ty >> > >>>> http://tds-solutions.net >> > >>>> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine: >> > >>>> http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud >> > >>>> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a >> > >>>> fool; he that dares not reason is a slave. >> > >>>> >> > >>>> _______________________________________________ >> > >>>> Speakup mailing list >> > >>>> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > >>>> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> >> > >> -- >> > >> Take care, >> > >> Ty >> > >> http://tds-solutions.net >> > >> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine: >> > >> http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud >> > >> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; >> > >> he that dares not reason is a slave. >> > >> >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> > >> Speakup mailing list >> > >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Take care, >> > Ty >> > http://tds-solutions.net >> > The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine: >> > http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud >> > He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he >> > that dares not reason is a slave. >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Speakup mailing list >> > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> Your life is like a penny. You're going to lose it. The question is: >> How do >> you spend it? >> >> John Covici >> covici at ccs.covici.com >> _______________________________________________ >> Speakup mailing list >> Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >> http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> -- >> This message has been scanned for viruses and >> dangerous content by MailScanner, and is >> believed to be clean. >> > > -- > Igor > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup
