Questions tagged [audio-volume]
Questions pertaining to sound volume, typically involving pipewire, alsa, or jack.
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Is there a way to snoop on what is changing the audio volume?
Something is adjusting the volume. This is a recurring problem for me on Linux. I've had Zoom do it. I've had Discord do it. A lot of programs try to auto adjust my volume. I'd like to know if there ...
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Volume keys on Asus T100 with Spiral XFCE ubuntu
I've just recycled and old Asus T100 transformer by installing a Spiral XFCE linux distro.
The goal is to use it for videos.
It works mostly fine, but I still have trouble for volume setting :
The ...
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How can I selectively control system volume by frequency range (i.e. have an equalizer)?
Sometimes I listen to some audio which has its base/lower-frequencies too weak and its mid-range higher, or the other way around. When that happens, I find myself turning the volume up, then down, ...
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Alsa/jack audio : Confused about alsamixer capture levels generating hard clipping
Not sure if the topic is too audio-specific to be posted here, if so then do tell and I'd appreciate suggestions on proper forums.
My LP recording setup is through an M-audio 2496 card on linux ...
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Can qpwgraph be used to control the volume of a sink interactively?
I'm using qpwgraph as a GUI to manage audio streams, but I don't see how to control the volume interactively through the GUI itself. Example: I can send audio from a browser to both my headphones and ...
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Volume of Bluetooth devices isn't saved across sessions
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I run Linux Mint on my Satellite P55W-C laptop, and what I've observed was that the Bluetooth volume for my ear buds starts at 80% whenever I connect to this Bluetooth device after closing and ...
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Cannot change volume or access audio settings in KDE Plasma suddenly
One time when I rebooted my computer, suddenly, the audio won't change and the audio settings only say No output or input devices found. I have replaced pulseaudio with pipewire, but it stilled worked ...
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Playing a sound every 15 minutes at a specific volume
I have monitor speakers that go into a sleep state when they don't receive a certain level of sound input.
The speakers often turn off when I am watching/listening to something quietly.
To remedy this,...
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Volume control not working on Fedora 38
I am on Fedora 38 with LXQt. The volume control has no effect on the volume: if I increase it or decrease it until it is mute, the volume always stays the same. The only way around I have found is to ...
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VU (dB) meters for surround 5.1 (PipeWire, KDE, Debian)
I guess this is sort-of a software recommendation question, but if I post it there I think even less people will be familiar with this specific setup (5.1 surround, Debian 12, KDE and PipeWire)
I ...
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How to bind the DAS keyboard volume knob in dwm / void linux?
My setup: Void Linux, xorg, dwm + dmenu + st, DAS keyboard.
I can probably figure out how to bind some "normal" keys for volume control, but I really like this big round knob on my keyboard :...
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Can't change sound volume anymore since upgrading from Linux Mint (Kernel 5.4) to Linux Mint 21.1 (Kernel 5.15) using an external sound card
I've upgraded from Linux Mint 19.3 with kernel 5.4 to Linux Mint 21.1 with kernel 5.15.
Now I cannot change the sound volume (using the sound icon in the task bar) of my speakers which are connected ...
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Volume Control Extremely Sensitive/Too Loud for Corsair 1500 USB Gaming Headset in Linux Mint
This headset works exactly as expected in non-linux operating systems (e.g. macOS, Windows) such that the volume control smoothly adjusts the loudness of the headset all the way from 0 to 100.
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Only the "Front Left" audio is working in Pop OS 22.04
The right audio output is not working in Pop OS 22.04
Hello there, I did many attempts through these links and it's still not working.:
https://www.reddit.com/r/pop_os/comments/uem5uk/...
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Pulseaudio: How to set individual sink volume for left, right or srround channel on commandline
I have a 5.1 surround sound card and want to set individual volume for the different channel:
Sink #1
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.usb-0d8c_USB_Sound_Device-00.analog-surround-51
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