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

[Lennart Poettering]

On Sat, 12.04.08 20:26, James Courtier-Dutton (James at superbug.co.uk) wrote:

> Thats not very helpful really.
> What value should we set it to then?
> Another alternative could be to leave everything at 0dB except the master.
> 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.

I am not so sure about this scheme. There are a couple of devices
around where the minimal volume is still pretty high (like these
Logitech USB speakers of mine). With them the default volume would
then be very, very loud.

Lennart

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