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Subject: Re: wrong decibel data?
Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:09:57 +0100
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On Mon, Jun 14, 2010 at 04:27:32PM +0100, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> Well, if you can define "Volume" in a way that lets you understand
> this then fine.
> For me, all these controls are not adjusting "Volume", they are
> adjusting "Gain", so why are they even called "Base Volume".

"Volume" has a specific meaning in the ALSA ABI.