From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rene Herman Subject: Re: What does 0dB refer to? (Logitech USB Speakers) Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:00:35 +0200 Message-ID: <48038DB3.8060301@keyaccess.nl> References: <20080411204610.GA32413@tango.0pointer.de> <20080412133536.GC32491@tango.0pointer.de> <4800FC14.3060804@superbug.co.uk> <200804122025.57165.faber@faberman.de> <48010CF9.4000600@superbug.co.uk> <48010F76.1070209@keyaccess.nl> <20080414164843.GD22115@tango.0pointer.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtpq2.groni1.gr.home.nl (smtpq2.groni1.gr.home.nl [213.51.130.201]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6BAA8245AB for ; Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:58:00 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20080414164843.GD22115@tango.0pointer.de> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org Errors-To: alsa-devel-bounces@alsa-project.org To: mznyfn@0pointer.de Cc: Florian Faber , alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On 14-04-08 18:48, Lennart Poettering wrote: > On Sat, 12.04.08 21:37, Rene Herman (rene.herman@keyaccess.nl) wrote: > >>> For the master we could select say minimum dB + 12. >>> So, if the Master ranged from -70 to 0 dB, we would set Master to -70 + >>> 12 = -58dB. >>> >>> Would that suit everyone better. >> On the aforementioned cs4236 which has a master -94.5 to +12 dB, 0dB >> actually is the sane default (and the value I keep it at). It is an idea to >> also init master to 0 dB iff master isn't just attenuation? > > Maybe this should be considered a driver bug? No. It's a straighforward export of the hardware. If ALSA were to start hiding the hardware I were to start hiding ALSA -- in a dumpster. And do not set Reply-To. You turn all CCs into To's for one and make others go through the troubl;e of fixing it again. If you can't be bothered with mail to your inbox stop posting to linux lists. Rene.