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List:       openbsd-misc
Subject:    Re: How do I change the default per-application sound volume in sndiod?
From:       John Batteen <john () batteen ! com>
Date:       2021-04-26 14:32:52
Message-ID: bf4a644d-fcc0-d55e-6adf-42d30720871b () batteen ! com
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On 4/26/21 7:43 AM, Alexandre Ratchov wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 25, 2021 at 11:57:42PM -0500, John Batteen wrote:
> > Greetings misc,
> > 
> > I am running 6.9 and am having some difficulty.  I have
> > outputs.master=255,255 set in mixerctl.conf (it is the only line in
> > the file), but every time I open an application its individual
> > volume is set to 0.496.  For example, sndioctl reveals:
> 
> > input.level=0.490
> > input.mute=0
> > output.level=1.000
> > output.mute=0
> > app/mplayer0.level=0.496
> > 
> > 
> > This is very quiet on my setup and I have to manually adjust the
> > volume every time.  I have read the entirety of the sndiod,
> > sndioctl, mixerctl, and mixerctl.conf man pages, and I can't find
> > anything that tells me how to change that default 0.496 value.  I'd
> > rather have it stay at 1.  I've tried modifying every value that was
> > set to 126 (0.496 * 255) or anywhere close to it in the default
> > mixerctl to 255,255 with mixerctl.conf but it still happens.  Is
> > this intended behavior?
> 
> When a program exits, its level setting is kept in memory by sndiod;
> when the program is started again, it continues with its saved
> level. The initial level is 1.
> 
> So when the system starts, app/mplayer0.level is supposed to be 1.
> 
> Is the problem with mplayer only or with all programs? If it's mplayer
> only, is there something in ~/.mplayer/config that could cause this?
> 

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