Two volume levels, if headphones are in and out

Question

I'm using XFCE on xubuntu. But there is a volume control on the main taskbar thing.

On windows 7, when I plug in headphones, I have a separate set level of the volume. Generally I leave the non-headphone muted, and the headphone-in one at an appropriate level.

How do I do this?

Answer 1

The only way I know is this:

• Go to Accessories → Terminal Emulator

• Type alsamixer

Something that resembles the Windows 7 menu should appear.

Just use the cursor to navigate and m to mute or un-mute.