From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Rene Herman Subject: Re: What does 0dB refer to? (Logitech USB Speakers) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:51:19 +0200 Message-ID: <4804CEF7.7050400@keyaccess.nl> References: <20080411204610.GA32413@tango.0pointer.de> <4803C78A.3020109@superbug.co.uk> <200804150552.13578.faber@faberman.de> <200804151742.47968.tito@rumford.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from smtpq1.groni1.gr.home.nl (smtpq1.groni1.gr.home.nl [213.51.130.200]) by alsa0.perex.cz (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CED4103830 for ; Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:48:24 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <200804151742.47968.tito@rumford.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: Wolfgang Woehl Cc: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org On 15-04-08 17:42, Wolfgang Woehl wrote: > Would you take a minute and reconsider this old distinction > between "consumer" and "professional"? > > In the end it's not the card, it's not the freaking driver. It's the > person, of course. > > If I would have to make a living from handling expensive audio gear > responsibly I'd reach for the right hardware fader *before* I ran > anything that could come up rolling and screaming. Yes, but the day your wife leaves you, you forget once due to being pre-ocuppied and now you're fired as well. Damn, going downhil fast. I personally don't see much of a difference between pro and consumer either, but the other way around: _generally_ non muted (that is, without the user having told us that is what she wants through saved settings) is simply irresponsible. Rene.