Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:34:52 -0000 From: Mathew Kanner <mat@cnd.mcgill.ca> To: multimedia@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Where to adjust volume for the emu10k Message-ID: <20031112223230.GG35191@cnd.mcgill.ca> In-Reply-To: <20031112222612.GC758@galgenberg.net> References: <20031112222612.GC758@galgenberg.net>
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On Nov 12, Ulrich Spoerlein wrote: > > I have a SB Live Value installed and the thing that bothered me since > using FreeBSD is the very low volume on that card/chip. I have to turn > the volume of my HiFi Equipment way up to hear anything. Now when > switching to CD or FM playback I have to be very careful to first turn > the volume down, otherwise my speakers may take damage. The Windows > driver gets this right IMHO, there a 'moderate' mixer setting is needed > to get a signal that's strong enough for my hifi. > > Setting the FreeBSD mixer in the range of 95-100% results in > distorted/overamplified sound. So the question is where to set a higher > gain in the emu10k driver? I could live with a self-made patch, I only > need someone to point me to documentation for that chip and the place > where I would have to change things. > > pcm0: <Creative EMU10K1> port 0xd000-0xd01f irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci0 > pcm0: <SigmaTel STAC9721/23 AC97 Codec> I don't seem to have that problem. Have you also set the PCM volume? mixer pcm 90 vol 90 Otherwise, show us the output of mixer. --Mat -- I don't even know what street Canada is on. - Al Capone
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