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From: Dan Farrell <dan@×××××××××.cx>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA, speakers, volume, mute
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 18:07:28
Message-Id: 20071118115917.22bc3ffb@albert.g.spore.ath.cx
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: ALSA, speakers, volume, mute by Thufir
1 On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:07:50 +0000 (UTC)
2 Thufir <hawat.thufir@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > On Sun, 18 Nov 2007 00:19:34 +0200, Alan McKinnon wrote:
5 >
6 > > Think about this a little bit. Modern audio hardware has multiple
7 > > inputs and often multiple outputs as well.
8 > >
9 > > You absolutely need to be able to control these independantly,
10 > > because that's the way stuff works.
11 >
12 >
13 > Ah, well, ok. It just seemed weird to have to hit unmute in
14 > different places.
15 >
16 >
17 > -Thufir
18 >
19
20 The master mute button should mute everything; in addition, each
21 control's mute button will mute only that control.
22
23 Depending on your sound application, the number of volume controls and
24 mute buttons shown may be more or less irrational. You might be able
25 to change the view settings in the program config.
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