Xonar DS Alsa Master Channel

mewt · 2010-06-08 20:13:36

Hi,

I have recently purchased a Asus Xonar DS sound card which became supported on linux with the 2.6.34 update. However, when I run alsamixer, there is no master channel. This means that every time i want to lower my volume, I have to change, the center, sub, rear and front channels separately. Also media keys on my keyboard cause the channels to max out on volume (causing severe ear pain). No progress bar for volume appears, just an empty dialog.

I'm running openbox.

Any ideas on how I can solve this?

Last edited by mewt (2010-06-08 20:13:57)

mewt · 2010-06-09 12:40:12

bump ?

mewt · 2010-06-11 23:40:22

bumpies ?

oliwer · 2010-07-28 18:41:53

I'm considering buying a Xonar DS myself so this interests me.

Maybe you could solve your problem by creating a .asounrc file and artificially create a master channel with it, although I don't know how to it.

The documentation is here : http://alsa.opensrc.org/.asoundrc

Tell us if you make any progress

.:B:. · 2010-07-28 22:36:15

Have you consulted the ALSA documentation on this card?

http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index. … e-virtuoso

mutantpineapple · 2012-02-04 17:41:40

I hate to necro this thread, but I had the same problem and this thread was the only place I found it described online. So to anyone else looking for a solution, here's what I've found:

Although no "Master" channel is visible in alsamixer, it IS possible to adjust the master volume. For instance, the following will set all 5 main volume controls to 80%.

amixer set Master 80%

For some reason, amixer fails to properly increment the volume for this particular soundcard, if adjusting by percentage. So, the following will set the volume to 100%, regardless of the actual percentage specified. (I've used 5% as an example)

amixer set Master 5%+

Similarly, using - instead of + will set the volume to 0%.

I'll be filing a bug if I can find where to do that. The workaround is to use dB instead of % values to adjust the volume. This adjusts the volume by the specified amount, without any problems. (As a reference, 3dB is 5% for this card -- the volume goes from -60dB to 0dB)

amixer set Master 3dB+

If you use multimedia keys, you'll want to change the command that's run when they're pressed.

Edit: Turns out you can also use percentages, as long as you *don't* actually use a % sign, contrary to the man page.

Last edited by mutantpineapple (2012-02-04 17:47:40)

mewt · 2012-02-07 11:19:49

Problem was that the card wasn't working properly with the front panel connector. Once I disconnected the front panel, everything returned to normal..

pity it took a format and re-installation before i thought of this.

bernarcher · 2012-02-07 17:08:05

I feel this thread has run its course now. Let's keep it read-only.
Closing.

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#1 2010-06-08 20:13:36

Xonar DS Alsa Master Channel

#2 2010-06-09 12:40:12

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#3 2010-06-11 23:40:22

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#4 2010-07-28 18:41:53

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#5 2010-07-28 22:36:15

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#6 2012-02-04 17:41:40

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