Re: [gentoo-user] Smplayer adjusting PCM level in Kmix.

[Dale]

Michael wrote:
> On Sunday, 27 June 2021 10:54:46 BST John Covici wrote:
>> On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:52:51 -0400,
>>
>> Dale wrote:
>>> Howdy,
>>>
>>> I've had this problem for a really long time.  I've tried adjusting
>>> settings in Smplayer to stop it but so far, I have not found the magic
>>> combination or option to change.  I don't have pulseaudio here.  Just
>>> Alsa and friends.
>>>
>>> As some know, I use Smplayer to watch TV with.  I use the old dying
>>> Gnome-player to watch other videos on my computer screen and sound
>>> through computer speakers.  I tend to watch fix it videos etc with
>>> Gnome-player.  Anyway, one thing that Smplayer does that annoys me is
>>> each time it starts a new video, from either a fresh start or next video
>>> in the playlist, it adjusts the PCM sound level in Kmix. Usually it
>>> adjusts it down to almost mute.  I've seen it adjust down to 6 and even
>>> 2.  Either way, no sound.  I've tried every setting in Smplayer and the
>>> audio section I can find and no matter what, it adjusts the PCM sound
>>> level in Kmix every single time.  It's annoying as heck.  I think I've
>>> looked in every config file that deals with sound.  I've removed or
>>> commented out a lot of volume settings with no change.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know if there is a way to tell it to knock it off?  It's
>>> getting so annoying, I'm thinking about abandoning Smplayer.  So far, I
>>> haven't seen any other player do this.  That's why I think it is a
>>> Smplayer setting somewhere.  By the way, Smplayer is set to not change
>>> volume with Kmix or anything else.  I adjust the volume on the TV
>>> itself, with a remote.  One woould think that it bypassing sound control
>>> devices that it would also leave Kmix alone, since it shouldn't even be
>>> going through it anyway.
>>>
>>> Ideas?
>> Does the same happen with mpv?   I never use mplayer anymore.
> Also, does setting the volume with SMplayer itself at a certain level, rather
> than Kmix, make it stick?


This is weird.  The way Smplayer is set, the volume thingy doesn't do
anything.  Basically, it goes from video directly to the TV.  That said,
I went and set it to like half way and I've been playing videos all
night and some today, other than when I was on a roof painting.  So far,
the volume has stuck to what it is set to in Smplayer, even tho the
volume thingy is disabled.  I'm confused.  Why is something that is
disabled in Smplayer changing Kmix???  It works so I'm not complaining. :-D

I took pics of my freshly painted roof, shop not house. Now my phone
won't pop up in the notifier 'do dad' when I plug it up.  I can't mount
it or even get it to see it even tho I allow it to connect on the phone
screen.  It worked a few weeks ago.  May have to get my hammer.  ROFL

Thanks for the idea.  I would never have thought to try that.  It has
been annoying me for months maybe even a year. 

Dale

:-)  :-)