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#1 2010-08-14 17:29:23
- orlox
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[SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Hi! I'm using alsa on a laptop with master, speaker and PCM at 100%, and I still can't get an output as loud as I'd like.
On ubuntu with pulseaudio, I had the option of setting the volume to 120% on the sound preferences menu, which made a desirable volume level for me. Is there an equivalent thing in arch? Is this like setting PCM to something higher than 0b?
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#2 2010-08-14 17:32:30
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
What controls do you have if from a terminal start alsamixer? Sometimes you have both a master and a front that besides PCM adjust sound volume.
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#3 2010-08-14 17:38:36
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
All the channels I have listed in alsamixer are:
Master, Headphone, Speaker, PCM, Front Mic, Mic Boost
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#4 2010-08-14 17:49:32
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Alsa can't really do that, PA can.
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#5 2010-08-14 18:53:44
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Hence I understand your response as even though Master and PCM are set to 100% sound is too low. Right?
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#6 2010-08-14 19:12:28
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Hence I understand your response as even though Master and PCM are set to 100% sound is too low. Right?
Exactly.
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#7 2010-08-14 19:44:38
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#8 2010-08-14 19:45:56
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Just installed pulseaudio. Not really a solution to the name of this thread, since I didn't get a loud volume with ALSA, but it solves my problem of having low volume on my PC 
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#9 2010-08-14 19:47:25
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Re: [SOLVED] Low sound with ALSA
Is there a way to mark threads as solved here?
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#10 2010-08-14 19:48:54
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Is there a way to mark threads as solved here?
Edit your first post.
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