[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2017-08-29 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users. ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: New => Confirmed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311525 Title:

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2017-08-29 Thread Mark Rose
I've been encountering this on an Asus Z97 Extreme6 under Kubuntu 16.04. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311525 Title: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound To

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-24 Thread Alad Wenter
If pulseaudio ignore dB scale, do this mean it use full volume range ? Do PCM Playback volume remain at 0dB all the time ? Yes, it then uses the complete Master range, indicated as: -46.50 dB (0 %) to 0 dB (100%). PCM stays at 0 dB (56 %) while doing so. do distortion occur when your

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
take a look at alc850 datasheet or Intel AC97 2.x specificatiom 6.3.5 Analog Mixer Input Gain Registers (Index 0Ch - 18h) all mixer inputs have +12dB gain (e.g. phone, Mic, line in, CD, Video, Auxiliary and PCM OUT) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/productsview.aspx?langid=1pfid=31level=5conn=4prodid=59 ** Package changed: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) = pulseaudio (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
control.14 { iface MIXER name 'Phone Playback Volume' value 0 comment { access 'read write' type INTEGER count 1 range '0 - 31'

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
how about remove pcm playback volume from http://cgit.freedesktop.org/pulseaudio/pulseaudio/tree/src/modules/alsa/mixer/paths /analog-output.conf.common or -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu.

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
[Element PCM] switch = on -volume = merge override-map.1 = all override-map.2 = all-left,all-righ -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311525 Title: Can only use half the sound range

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73851 there are sound card which dB range does not contain 0dB do you mean it is not a bug of pulseaudio should show 0dB in the slider ? ** Bug watch added: Linux Kernel Bug Tracker #73851 http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=73851 --

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Alad Wenter
Thanks Raymond for looking into this. If I understand correctly, the specification defines that 100% equals 12db, so ALSA is not at fault. For the range, I can turn down the PCM switch all the way to -34.5db and still have sound. So the range is pretty wide, same for Master. It's just how far

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
0:64 = 0808 0:66 = 0808 MX64 surround dac volume MX66 center/lfe dac volume alc850 seem have two vendor specific registers -34.5dB to +12dB GAIN , the driver seem only expose those standard registers the standard registers have dB range -94.5dB to 0dB MX36 CENTER/LFE Master volume MX38

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
do you mean pulseaudio did not save an restore the non distorted volume setting and always switch to 100% after reboot ? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311525 Title: Can only use

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Alad Wenter
I've removed the ignore_dB=1 to test, and Pulse saves the volume across reboots for me. But I tend to use the volume buttons (both the indicator in the taskbar and on the keyboard) quite often (e.g. for music with different gains) so before disabling PCM, I've found it easy to accidentally return

[Bug 1311525] Re: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound

2014-04-23 Thread Raymond
As a workaround I've disabled Pulse's control over PCM by adding load-module module-udev-detect ignore_dB=1 to /etc/pulse/default.pa volume: 0: 63% 1: 63% 0: -12,00 dB 1: -12,00 dB balance 0,00 base volume: 63% -12,00 dB If