Date: Sat, 11 Apr 2009 08:56:17 +0700 From: kyanh <xkyanh@gmail.com> To: Geoff Fritz <gfritz@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sound configuration for pidgin Message-ID: <20090411085617.5142ab8b@icy.local> In-Reply-To: <20090410160704.GA57657@dev.null> References: <20090410205135.2a813f34@icy.local> <20090410160704.GA57657@dev.null>
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On Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:07:04 -0600 Geoff Fritz <gfritz@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Apr 10, 2009 at 08:51:35PM +0700, kyanh wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I'd like to hear some notification from Pidgin. When configuring > > Pidgin, I use > > mplayer %s > > to make Pidgin play stuff. But it's hard to hear the sound as > > pidgin's volume is small (while the system mixer is almost > > 100:100). Is there anyway to have a bigger sound in Pidgin? > > > > Thank you! > > I use the same method you do. Just a tip: since you use mplayer, > as opposed to the default gstreamer, you can clear a *lot* of cruft > from your system by reconfiguring the pidgin port and turning off > the gstreamer option, re-installing pidgin, then uninstalling the > gstreamer stuff. I find that the ports-mgmt/pkg_cutleaves port is > execllent for such cleaning. > I wil try. Knowing `pkg_cutleaves` is a bonus :P > Onto your question. I have two thoughts. > > First, make sure that /usr/sbin/mixer shows "vol" and "pcm" both at > a a reasonable level. I find that 60:60 is usually sufficient for > me, whether I used headphones or speakers. > I did this before configuring Pidgin. > Second, the sound files you are using might simply be a bit low on > the volume side. You may want to load them into something like > audacity to increase their loudness. > The problem is that I use Pidgin's default sound files. I cannot locate those files (pkg_info -L pidgin). > > > PS: sorry for my terrible English :) > > No apologies needed. Your written English is excellent! Thank you for your helps and your kind words :) -- Ky Anh, Huynh Homepage: http://viettug.org/
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