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Hi, Paul. |
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On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:58:16PM -0500, Paul Hartman wrote: |
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> On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Alan Mackenzie <acm@×××.de> wrote: |
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> > Hi, Gentoo! |
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> > On my PC's audio, whilst playing CDs, with all volume settings maxed out, |
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> > the volume can't be said to be louder than "comfortable and sensible". |
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> > In quiet passages, the music gets drowned out by the noise of the power |
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> > supply. I know from plugging in my iPod that the loudspeakers are |
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> > capable of much more. |
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> > The three volume controls up at full are (i) the one in aqualung; (ii) |
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> > the one in alsamixer; (iii) the physical control on the right speaker. |
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> > Surely I can get more volume, somehow. Could somebody please suggest |
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> > how. TIA |
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> How are you playing the CDs? |
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> I think there are 2 basic ways, either software (reading the data from |
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> the disc and playing it), or via line-in (software simply issues |
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> "play" command to the drive which outputs via the audio cable, or some |
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> drives even have audio controls on the front panel). |
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The CD is being read as data and converted to something which is fed to |
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the sound chip. |
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> If the former, the volume should be the same as if you play an MP3, for example. |
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Could you suggest a good program to play MP3 files, please |
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> If the latter, maybe you need to find the inputs in alsamixer and |
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> boost them, if possible. |
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Yes, one of my alsamixer controls was too low. |
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Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany). |
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