Can you find out please how this is done in xmms? Normally the cdrom is=20 connected to the soundcard. Then you can change the volume with a special= =20 cdrom mixer channel of the normal sound card mixer. Are u sure that this=20 isn't visible in your kmix? Another (exotic) way to mix a cdrom volume wo= uld=20 be with another mixer device. I've never seen this for a cdrom, but maybe= =20 it's the case for you. Schimmi --=20 I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. T= hen=20 I realized who was telling me this.