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Palo

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Registered: 2007-03-24

Posts: 3

different soundvolume in different apps?

Hello,

I'm kinda new to the linux community, and ArchLinux really makes me feel comfortable with it.
I've learned plenty using the ArchWiki, ArchForum and other general linux wikis.

I'm not really getting all the alsa/oss/etc stuff, yet, but I think I'm slowly getting to it

Now the thing is, searching for sound and soundvolume stuff almost always brings me to
threads that are about getting sound to work in general.
But what I actually want, is having different sound volumes in different applications.
I use Teamspeak a lot, also am gaming pretty much. But I just looove to listen to music.
but using ts2 + gaming + listening to music... it doesn't work out with my music being as
loud as ts2 and gaming.
So basically what I want is to toggle my music volume without toggling
my main volume.

currently using:
openbox3 with hotkeys to control MPD (using mpc for that matter).
teamspeak2 running native on linux
Counter-Strike 1.6 Steam over Wine.
and Alsa for sound. (soundcard: creative soundblaster ... uhh , an old one )

Now does anyone have an idea, or at least hint for me, how to solve
that issue?

Thanks for any help in advance,
palo

lucke

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From: Poland

Registered: 2004-11-30

Posts: 4,018

Re: different soundvolume in different apps?

That's possible with OSS.

As far as I know, even with ALSA some apps, like amarok or mplayer, can use a software equalizer. E.g. changing volume of amarok on my box doesn't change the master volume. It could be somehow depending on the sound card model, though. I'm not really sure.

Last edited by lucke (2007-08-01 21:01:46)

Hohoho

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Registered: 2007-06-23

Posts: 222

Re: different soundvolume in different apps?

In /etc/mpd.conf

# MPD needs to know what mixer settings to change when you
# An example for controlling an ALSA mixer:
#mixer_type                      "alsa"
#mixer_device                    "default"
#mixer_control                   "PCM"
# An example for controlling an OSS mixer:
#mixer_type                      "oss"
#mixer_device                    "/dev/mixer"
#mixer_control                   "PCM"
# audio outputs, you can tell it to use the software mixer:
mixer_type                      "software"

/etc/rc.d/mpd restart

That should do it, MPD's volume control wont affect everythin else.

Last edited by Hohoho (2007-08-02 11:06:33)

Palo

Member

Registered: 2007-03-24

Posts: 3

Re: different soundvolume in different apps?

Thanks for the quick replies.

Changing the mpd config worked great for me

I still ought to take a look at oss when i have more time.

thanks again