[SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

Bellum · 2011-09-19 18:42:49

I've been having problems on my laptop with the max sound being far lower than it should be. Most of the time, if I crank everything up to max everything will be just loud enough, but more often than I like I'll run into something where the audio levels are just too low to hear.

My asound.conf is as follows

pcm.!default{
    type plug
    slave.pcm "softvol"
}

pcm.softvol{
    type softvol
    slave{
        pcm "dmix"
    }
    control{
        name "Pre-Amp"
        card 0
    }
    min_dB -5.0
    max_dB 20.0
    resolution 6
}

As per the suggestion on a similar thread to follow the advice from here. But I can't seem to get the extra option to show up, even if I replace "plug" with "hw". Any ideas?

Last edited by Bellum (2011-09-20 05:16:45)

brebs · 2011-09-19 20:30:10

What do you mean by "show up"? Maybe something like:

hint {
    show on
    description "Headphones"
}

Anyway, what you should be doing first is googling for your soundcard model, to see what all the other Linux users with your hardware do.

Bellum · 2011-09-19 21:24:58

brebs wrote:

What do you mean by "show up"? Maybe something like:
hint {
    show on
    description "Headphones"
}
Anyway, what you should be doing first is googling for your soundcard model, to see what all the other Linux users with your hardware do.

On alsamixer. I know how to use google; that's what led me to that solution.

Last edited by Bellum (2011-09-19 21:25:12)

moetunes · 2011-09-20 03:16:22

Bellum wrote:

I've been having problems on my laptop with the max sound being far lower than it should be. Most of the time, if I crank everything up to max everything will be just loud enough, but more often than I like I'll run into something where the audio levels are just too low to hear.
My asound.conf is as follows
pcm.!default{
    type plug
    slave.pcm "softvol"
}

pcm.softvol{
    type softvol
    slave{
        pcm "dmix"
    }
    control{
        name "Pre-Amp"
        card 0
    }
    min_dB -5.0
    max_dB 20.0
    resolution 6
} 
As per the suggestion on a similar thread to follow the advice from here. But I can't seem to get the extra option to show up, even if I replace "plug" with "hw". Any ideas?

I gave this a shot and the pre amp showed up only after I shutdown the comp and then booted, it never showed with a reboot which seems weird...
Cheers

Bellum · 2011-09-20 05:16:27

That is really weird, but it worked for me, too. Thanks!

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#1 2011-09-19 18:42:49

[SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

#2 2011-09-19 20:30:10

Re: [SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

#3 2011-09-19 21:24:58

Re: [SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

#4 2011-09-20 03:16:22

Re: [SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

#5 2011-09-20 05:16:27

Re: [SOLVED] Low sound asound.conf help

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