20.04.2015 12:42, David Henningsson wrote: > > > On 2015-04-17 22:26, Tanu Kaskinen wrote: >> This allows customizing the default volume on a per-path basis. >> >> The default volume for analog outputs is set to 30%, because that's >> less likely to be too loud than the "default default" volume, which >> is 100%. Digital outputs typically have another volume control down >> the line, so for those it makes sense to keep the default at 100%. > > Gmane is down, so I can't verify that I said the same the last time, but > anyhow :-) > > Without having looked through the implementation details in the earlier > patches, I think it's probably a good idea to have default volumes per > port, but I don't want a default in analog-output.conf.common, because > at least line outs should also be 100% by default. Hm. This illustrates that there is more than one opinion about the default. The problem here is that sometimes line-out is used as headphone-out. Also "NuForce DAC-80" USB audio card that has a hardware volume control knob, and I found out that 100% hardware and 100% usb-mixer volume on that card is enough to overload analog inputs of a Final Sound FVSS 201/Ð receiver. So, I think that the original plan with a 30% default on all analog outputs is better. P.S. I do not own any of hardware mentioned in this email. It was only demonstrated to me by the salesman. -- Alexander E. Patrakov
