Re: [Alsa-user] Soundblaster Live!
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From: Christian <chr...@gm...> - 2006-03-08 19:36:37
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Am Mittwoch, 8. M=C3=A4rz 2006 20:17 schrieb Lee Revell: > On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 21:02 +0200, =D0=9C=D0=B8=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=BD =D0=9F= =D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BA=D0=BE=D0=B2 wrote: > > Lee Revell =D0=BD=D0=B0=D0=BF=D0=B8=D1=81=D0=B0: > > > On Wed, 2006-03-08 at 11:43 +0200, =D0=9C=D0=B8=D0=BB=D0=B5=D0=BD =D0= =9F=D0=B0=D0=BD=D0=BA=D0=BE=D0=B2 wrote: > > >> But there appears there is no an overall master volume. > > >> I read everything I found in the mailing list archives and it seems > > >> this > > >> question is asked many times, but I found no answer given. > > >> How can I control the overall volume of the card no meter if I play a > > >> stereo or 6-channel sound? Is there a way to do this from the driver= s? > > >> And > > >> if not is there a possibility to do this in some other way? I was > > >> thinking > > >> of making a softvolume in asound.conf called for example > > >> 'GrandVolume' > > >> where to attach as slaves all the controls mentioned above - for > > >> stereo and > > >> for 6-channel sound. I was trying for some time to make such a thing, > > >> but > > >> my understandings of the syntax of the file seems not to be so good > > >> althought I read several times the explanations... Can somebody help > > >> me in > > >> implementing this if it is possible? > > > > > > This is a very old problem. There's no easy fix. > > > > > > Lee > > > > Ok. > > But as I understand there is some possibility to fix this, although not > > an easy one... > > Where to look for some documentation on that, what to try? Am I on the > > right way trying to find a solution with software mixer as I continue > > trying with these attempts. > > Thanks, > > Milen > > Unless you can read and understand the emu10k1 driver code, you will > have a very hard time. And if you can read and understand it you know > what to do. > > The best workaround for the time being (if you can't simply reduce the > volume in the app) is to just write a script that implements "Master > volume" by controlling Front, Rear, Center/LFE at the same time. > > You can probably find such a script in the list archive. > > Lee > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by xPML, a groundbreaking scripting langua= ge > that extends applications into web and mobile media. Attend the live > webcast and join the prime developer group breaking into this new coding > territory! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=3Dlnk&kid=3D110944&bid=3D241720&dat= =3D121642 > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Als...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user Hi There! I have discussed this topic for a very long time on this mailing list, too.= =20 And guess what: a "good" (where good means pretty easy to realize) fix *is*= =20 available. I have attached the patch file that does the job. You need to=20 recompile alsa drivers that for. with the Patch included you will have a ne= w=20 volume slider that indeed sets the overall volume for all channels. Since i= =20 am no developer i cant tell you exactly why this patch is not included in t= he=20 drivers, but for emu10k1 and sb live i have found out it works great. i am= =20 using it with alsa-driver and -lib version 1.0.10 and have had no *real*=20 issues yet. unfortunately i know people reporting that this patch causes th= e=20 overall output volume to be a bit quiter than normal, but i cannot confirm.= =20 Thanks again to whoever has send that patch to me. Greetz Christian Haertwig Alsa User :) |