From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lee Revell Subject: Re: Surround sound and volume control question Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 09:55:23 -0400 Message-ID: <1160402124.629.16.camel@mindpipe> References: <20061008222726.GA23855@nevyn.them.org> <20061009134539.GA13343@nevyn.them.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20061009134539.GA13343@nevyn.them.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Daniel Jacobowitz Cc: Takashi Iwai , alsa-devel@lists.sourceforge.net List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On Mon, 2006-10-09 at 09:45 -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote: > > alsactl save & restore should work for softvol. > > The softvol mixer element doesn't exist only at the very fresh state. > > I see, I just tried it and alsactl will create a user control just > fine. That's great. > > I will give the softvol solution a try, and post the patches if it > works. > Isn't it inefficient to force all audio to go through a software volume control just to have a master volume? Wouldn't it be better to make a ganged control in the driver (until the alsa-lib abstract mixer layer is ready)? Lee ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV