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List:       kde-linux
Subject:    Re: [kde-linux] Confused about sound
From:       James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date:       2003-12-29 15:08:13
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Larry Alkoff wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Dec 2003 01:07:37 -0700, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> 
> 
>>Larry Alkoff wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Using kmix I can vary the volumes.  The two left hand ones (volume and pcm) seem to be
>>> the ones that concern system sounds.  I understand volume is the master volume control
>>> that probably controls all the others like the left hand volume under Windows but the 
>>>pcm is a complete mystery to me.  What does it do? 
>>
>>PCM is the sound produced by the computer {Pulse Code Modulation} -- in other words 
>>'digital sound'.
> 
> 
> It appears that PCM needs to be on (halfway) for system messages 
> but Speaker does not.  Is this correct?  At the moment PCM is set to 1/2
> and _all_ the other controls set to zero and the sound is ok.  I have set this to 
> the default in KMix.  I would have intuitively thought at least the Speaker
> should be set halfway or so.

I think that if you are using speakers with an amp built in (the normal option) that the: 
"Speaker" control does nothing.  You use the controls on the speakers.

> 
>>>Also the kmix panel comes up each 
>>>time I load kde using startx - how do I control that?
>>
>>Set it to: "Dock into Panel".
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
>>>Does kmix have any relation to the two tools below?
>>
>>KMix is used to adjust the sound volumes -- it is an interface for the volume controls in 
>>your sound card.
> 
> 
>>>Under the Tool icon | Sound & Multimedia there are two interesting applets. They are 
>>>System Notifications which allows me to play a system sound and Sound System which 
>>>contains subfolders aRTS, Sound IO, Mixer and MIDI.
>>>
>>>What should I be adjusting?  What does the "load volumes" and "save volumes" do? Does 
>>>this work with kmix or interfere with kmix?
>>
>>KDE will save a set of volume setting.  "Save Volumes" saves the current volume stetting. 
>> "Load Volumes" loads the saved volumes -- sets the volumes to the saved values.
> 
> 
> Does KMix save the sound settings someplace so KDE can "Save Volumes" and "Load Volumes"?
> How is this done?
> 
Yes, it has the values in memory.  And other programs can access them or set them through 
DCOP.
> 
>>If you check: "Load Volumes on Login" the mixer will be set to the saved volumes when KDE
>>starts up (recommended).
> 
> ok Done
> 
> 
>>Also on the "aRts" tab, try setting: "Autosuspend if idle for" to 0.
> 
> Done
> 
--
JRT

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