Master channel is only mono

Master channel is only mono

[Sune Mølgaard]

As per gnubien's advice on #alsa on irc.freenode.net, I have run 
alsa-info.sh - the URL is 
http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=fbe93f301ca214007e66c521cd6c41a17a604c79 .

My problem is that the master channel for my card is shown to be mono 
only, which I don't think seems right...

Also, sound in general is rather low.

My system is a very new Dell Studio laptop - I have loaded snd-hda-intel 
with mode=dell-m6 as per the kernel documentation.

Best regards,

Sune Mølgaard

Re: Master channel is only mono

[Takashi Iwai]

At Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:11:59 +0200,
Sune Mølgaard wrote:
> 
> As per gnubien's advice on #alsa on irc.freenode.net, I have run 
> alsa-info.sh - the URL is 
> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=fbe93f301ca214007e66c521cd6c41a17a604c79 .

Better to run alsa-info.sh with --no-upload and attach it instead
of URL.

> My problem is that the master channel for my card is shown to be mono 
> only, which I don't think seems right...

Mono is correct.
You have other mixer elements for left/right volume balance.

> Also, sound in general is rather low.

I guess you didn't raise headphone and speaker volumes.


HTH,

Takashi

Re: Master channel is only mono

[Sune Mølgaard]

Takashi Iwai wrote:
> At Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:11:59 +0200,
> Sune Mølgaard wrote:
>>
>> As per gnubien's advice on #alsa on irc.freenode.net, I have run
>> alsa-info.sh - the URL is
>> http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=fbe93f301ca214007e66c521cd6c41a17a604c79 .
>
> Better to run alsa-info.sh with --no-upload and attach it instead
> of URL.

Sorry about that. I was instructed otherwise...

>> My problem is that the master channel for my card is shown to be mono
>> only, which I don't think seems right...
>
> Mono is correct.
> You have other mixer elements for left/right volume balance.

Could you recommend to me a mixer program that can access them, then? 
alsamixer only shows Master, Headphone, Headphone 1, PCM, Digital Input 
Source [Digital Mic 1], Digital Input Source 1 [Analog Inputs] and Speaker.

Same goes for the gnome mixer with all inputs selected...

>> Also, sound in general is rather low.
>
> I guess you didn't raise headphone and speaker volumes.

Nope, Master, Speaker, and PCM are at max.

>
> HTH,
>
> Takashi

Thank you for your input, but it would seem that I still need some advice...

Best regards,

Sune