19 Aug
2009
19 Aug
'09
2:50 p.m.
Usually I set up my gain structure the same way that I would with a hardware
signal chain- everything that's static is at about 80%, then the last fader
in the chain is what I use for a volume control. But 50% is fine too- it's
just that 80% sort of visually corresponds to where "unity" is on most
hardware faders.
On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Kenneth Jacker <khj(a)cs.appstate.edu> wrote:
I want to ask the "experts" on this mailing
list a question I've had
for years. It involves "best practices" for the multiple volume
settings available on most computer systems ...
Say I am playing an audio stream from 'last.fm'.
The way I see it, there are *four* different possible volume settings:
"line" (e.g., PCM) volume, application (e.g., Rhythmbox, TVTime, ...)
volume, mixer "master" volume, and speaker volume.
I would guess that the last (speaker) volume should be set (dynamically
when needed) to whatever is currently most appropriate for the listener.
But what about the other three? Should they all be set at 50%?
If not, what other values should be used?
Can anyone give some guidelines?
Thanks for your comments!
--
Prof Kenneth H Jacker khj(a)cs.appstate.edu
Computer Science Dept www.cs.appstate.edu/~khj
Appalachian State Univ
Boone, NC 28608 USA
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