From owner-freebsd-multimedia@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 12 14:34:51 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCDB116A4CE for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:34:51 -0800 (PST) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (hak.cnd.mcgill.ca [132.216.11.133]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8023043F75 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:34:50 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: from hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8) with ESMTP id hACMWUk4041933 for ; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:32:30 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from mat@hak.cnd.mcgill.ca) Received: (from mat@localhost) by hak.cnd.mcgill.ca (8.12.9/8.12.8/Submit) id hACMWUqV041932 for multimedia@freebsd.org; Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:32:30 -0500 (EST) From: Mathew Kanner To: multimedia@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20031112223230.GG35191@cnd.mcgill.ca> References: <20031112222612.GC758@galgenberg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20031112222612.GC758@galgenberg.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Organization: I speak for myself, operating in Montreal, CANADA X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on hak.cnd.mcgill.ca Subject: Re: Where to adjust volume for the emu10k X-BeenThere: freebsd-multimedia@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Multimedia discussions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:34:52 -0000 X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 17:32:30 -0500 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 22:34:52 -0000 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: port 0xd000-0xd01f irq 5 at device 9.0 on pci0 > pcm0: 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