[alsa-devel] What does 0dB refer to? (Logitech USB Speakers)

[Rene Herman]

On 12-04-08 23:55, James Courtier-Dutton wrote:

> Most consumer distos do not agree with me and want the volume turned up 
> already by default. The problem is deciding on a generally good level for
> these distros.

I believe it can be concluded that there is no "generally good level". ALSA 
should ship /usr/share/alsa/cards/<card>.state files which at least lets a 
driver author decide on a sensible set of default mixer settings.

Rene.