On Thu, 2002-11-14 at 21:18, Harry Putnam wrote: > Probably some slick way of doing this but I'm drawing a blank here. > How can I set the volume of any sound file? I don't mean with gnome > or something but from a console login. Or at worst from xfce. > > grip has a nifty toggleable volume slide but it doesn't do any tbing. > Xfce has a nifty appliance `xfsound. Every time I try the `test' > button it tells me: > > xfsound: Sound format of file /usr/local/share/xfce/sounds/zap02.wav > is not supported by the sound device. The sound will not be played. > Format requested: sampleWidth=8 channelCount=1 frameRate=8000 > Format supported: sampleWidth=16 channelCount=2 frameRate=8000 > > > I have sound, but a very low volume. I can play cds but ny spearkers > are not the kind with built in volume control. I've never used sound > with linux before although I've tinkered with linux for some years > now. Never really wanted sound when computing. > > Now I'm old and insane, and want to listen to blues while I compute. I'm young, and have been know to listen to the blues in my time while computing! I run into the same problem, with my big box, it has a SoundBlaster Live! and there is an "Output Gain" fader which I hadn't took any notice of. I guess this controls the amplifier of the card. I've always used aumix in a console for controlling volume. -- NAME : Adam Allen. EMAIL : adam@dynamicinteraction.co.uk COMMENT : ~~~~ insert your favourite signature comment here ~~~~ PGP : http://search.keyserver.net:11371/pks/lookup?op=vindex&search=adam%40dynamicinteraction.co.uk
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