Questions tagged [volume-control]
Questions related to adjusting and controlling the volume level of a computer system.
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How to play a sound when increasing or decreasing the volumne
In Ubuntu 18.04, whenever I would increase or decrease the volume, a pop like notification sound would play, with the audio increasing or decreasing in volume - matching the action that I would do.
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ubundu 16.04 sound panel always muted
I have just move /home folder from SSD to HDD and now sound panel is always in muted state. When I pick Sound settings, I cannot see any sound devices in play sound through box and volume cannot be ...
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Problem with sound volume on 20.04 and B450 AORUS ELITE
I've 20.04.1 installed on my workstation built on top of GigaByte B450 AORUS ELITE motherboard. I'm using jack earphones connected directly to the MBs Line out output.
Since the cable is a bit too ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 Popping Sound brokem
after kubuntu 20.04 upgrade (from 19.10 on a Lenovo L580 laptop), it seems that popping sound (Audio Volume Settings -> Play sound when volume changes) does not work anymore: any feedback about this ...
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Control sound with master volume only
When I try to control the volume of sound on my computer, the system volume does not seem to make any difference. Instead, each application has its own volume control in settings, as shown in the ...
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How to change step of volume in Ubuntu 18.04 LTS [duplicate]
How can I change volume step in my Ubuntu? I have tried next ways:
dconf
gconf
some scripts
Third way didn't work, but if it would works, it doesn't show current volume value, I think
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Media keys not registered
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. I am using a Creative Sound BlasterX Vanguard K08 keyboard. I have issue that media keys not working for me. It worked before with windows and manjaro.
I want to ...
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Output volume locked with clients - PulseAudio
When I change the volume inside a pulse-audio client like VLC , the output volume in the pavucontrol->Output Device->Built-in Audio analog Stereo gets adjusted accordingly.So when I increase the ...
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Subwoofer Sound Settings revert back to default when sound level is set to minimum (mute/off), causing blown sub woofer speaker
I am having an annoying and destructive problem with my Subwoofer Sound Settings, it keep reverting back to default when the sound level is set to minimum (mute/off).
This problem has blown my sub-...
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Fn Volume up/down keys not working
I have just installed Kubuntu 20.04.
I want to adjust the volume using Fn + F2/F3, but it isn't quite working. It does work for adjusting the brightness of the screen and the key back lights.
What ...
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Volume control keyboard shortcuts not working in 14.04?
I run Ubuntu 14.04 on a Sony Vaio CS series laptop.
Normally, the volume is controlled by pressing Fn+F2, F3, and F4 for mute, volume down, and volume up respectively.
I accidentally reassigned ...
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There's a significant delay in Ubuntu responding to volume up/down from my keyboard (about 1 - 3 seconds) in Ubuntu 20.04
this one's got me a bit stumped. Note that this is on a fresh install of 20.04, not an upgrade.
The issue can be summarised as:
At any time, if I attempt to use the keyboard's volume keys, there is ...
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Volume control KDE widget - how to load?
After a recent KDE update in Kubuntu 19.10 I lost the ability to control volume using my laptop keyboard specific volume buttons. It turns out that for the volume control via keyboard to be restored I'...
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How to set volume control using a mouse shortcut?
I used to be able to use btnx in ubuntu 11.10 to do this, but now i can't find the software from the software centre. can anyone help me with this?
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How to view Physical volume files?
I have the two physical volumes:
PV VG Fmt Attr PSize PFree
/dev/sdb1 main_storage lvm2 a-- 74.53g 0
/dev/sdc1 main_storage lvm2 a-- 74.53g 0
And this physical ...
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What is exactly executed when the Volume Up/Down/Mute keys are tapped?
What is exactly executed when the Volume Up/Down/Mute keys are tapped?
I known that the system volume can be changed in a variety of ways (pactl, amixer...), however, I see that what Ubuntu does when ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 strange sound volume behaviour on MSI GD63 7RD Stealth
I recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 on my new Laptop (MSI GD63 7RD Stealth). The sound volume control is working perfectly until I plug my headphones in. If I do so the sound is also coming from the ...
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How to make osd volume widget smoth on ubuntu 18.04?
OSD widget shifts from left to right while I am changing sound volume. Please write how to fix it. I d like to make it more pixel perfect like on Mac OS.
Source: https://media.giphy.com/media/...
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Is there a way to control the JACK Output volume via terminal or get a PulseAudio Input?
I have a bit of a specific question:
Being a musician, I use Ubuntu for software monitoring and I would like to control my output master volume with my mouse wheel.
For this purpose, I currently ...
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Keyboard volume control stopped working
Running Xubuntu (actually Ubuntu Studio) 18.04 LTS on a Toshiba Sattelite p850
Until recently I could control volume by Fn + F9/F10/F11 but the function stopped working. Other keys in combination ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 - Turn off volume change sound
Every time I change volume I hear "beep" noise. How can I remove this ?
There is no way to remove "Alert Sound" in the settings. I am forced to select any of the 4 choices. I'm not sure whether alert ...
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Prevent light-locker from setting volume to 100%
I'm on 14.04 with XFCE.
When I lock the screen it appears to mute the system volume (or perhaps just mute anything from the locked session?).
When I log back in the volume is reset to 100%. This ...
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Sound troubles with ASUS ZenBook UX490U
Well, my problem is that I press the volume control on the keyboard, I see the bar in the screen going down, but it doesn't do anything until it's at 0. So the volume is on 0 or 100%.
I have done ...
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Map Pause button for Volume Up and Scroll_Lock for Volume Down
I have the volume keys on the keyboard as FN+F3, FN+F2 respectively.
I would like to map the Pause button to volume up and SCRLK as volume down since those two buttons are useless anyway.
I tried ...
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Using headset controls like a smart phone
I have a generic pair of smartphone earphones that have the button (along with a microphone) and I would like to use the button as a pause/play key in Ubuntu, like I would on an Android phones music ...
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Is there a program for controlling your audio volume with keys?
I am looking for a way to adjust my audio in different applications while playing games. For example, I play a lot of Rainbow six sieges and I would like to be able to control how loud my friends are ...
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remove the volume OSD in Gnome
ubuntu 19.04
when I scroll the mouse over the sound icon. in the middle of the screen pop up volume icon.
I just want to remove it from my system. it is useless and disturbing while watching movies.
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Is the latency period of Ubuntu zero for use of Aud 1 App ? I have hearing problem
Is the latency period of Ubuntu zero for use of Aud 1 App ? I have hearing problem. Is there any other app that will assist me in hearing with range of 80 - 100 dB.
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Completely disable the volume OSD in Gnome
I'm trying to completely disable Gnome's on-screen-display overlay for volume (I would also like to disable the other overlays too, e.g. Keyboard illumination and screen brightness).
The reason being,...
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Reduce maximum volume in Ubuntu 16.04
I want to be able to change the volume from a range of 0% to 40%. Cap it there permanently.
Sometimes depending on the program I'm running, the audio get resetted resulting in a full blast of 100% ...
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How to find command used to implement "Volume Up" shortcut in Ubuntu 18.04?
In Ubuntu 18.04, there are keyboard shortcuts for "Volume down" and "Volume up", which, on a laptop computer, are usually bound to the media keys (e.g., XF86AudioRaiseVolume).
When I press the ...
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All files in my new volume locked by sudden
I am new in linux and i used dual boot. Few days ago i just realize that my new volume become locked and i can't do anything to all files and folder inside except read. Even though there is no problem ...
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Horizontal scrolling controls volume (Ubuntu 19.04)
I am on Ubuntu 19.04, GNOME Shell 3.32.1, on a Lenovo laptop. I have installed libinput-tools and some touchpad gestures work fine. However, there is a gesture that I cannot find in the libinput ...
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Control volume using right click and wheel, like volumemouse and volume2
Ubuntu 18.04:
Coming from Windows, I had these 2 apps I could use (volumemouse, volume2) to control the volume using this gesture:
right click + wheel
is there anything like that for ubuntu?
Thanks
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Slow volume fade-in when playing audio tracks
I have a system running fresh installed Ubuntu 14.04.1
When a music track starts to play, the volume is gradually increased. It takes about 2 seconds to hear anything and 3 seconds to reach full ...
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Ubuntu Studio Keyboard Shortcuts Audio Volume
I'd like to control the master volume with the designated volume buttons. I'm using Ubuntu Studio and it's got both Pulse and Jack.
Now, I think I would be happy if I could control PulseAudio ...
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mute built-in speakers without muting external output speakers/headphones from command line
I have been looking for an answer for this and couldn't find one. I am trying to mute/un-mute the built-in speakers of my computer from the command line without affecting the external speakers ...
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Command to change volume [duplicate]
This works in 16.04 but not in 18.04.
Is there a fix?
amixer -D pulse sset Master 30%
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How to keep volume popup from showing when volume isn't changed?
The volume popup shows every 20 seconds or so. Sometimes it flickers a bit. How do I disable that?
I tried to unbind the Volume Up and Volume Down keyboard shortcuts, that didn't fix it.
This ...
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AudioEngine D3 USB DAC - volume either 0% or 100% via volume keyboard keys, alsamixer works fine
Like the title says, I have a USB AudioEngine D3 DAC and headphone amplifier with software volume control. I can control the volume fine via alsamixer in a terminal, but that is rather inconvenient. I ...
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System volume control reaches max volume pretty fast
I am using Xubuntu 18.04.1 and have a problem with my system audio level. The volume control max volume is reached pretty fast, at ca 6% of the volume control bar.
This leaves me with roughly three ...
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AudioEngine D3 USB DAC - volume slider and alsamixer volume don't map correctly
This question is related to this one asked by willem.hill.
In a nut shell, the problem here is that volume slider in sound doesn't map correctly to alsamixer's volume for AudioEngine D3 USB DAC.
The ...
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Compressor/Limiter for master volume
looking for something that makes the volume of youtube, netflix, etc. behave in such a way that when watching an action movie the dialog becomes very loud and the explosions, machine guns, etc. sound ...
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How to add volume visual feedback to i3 window manager?
I've set a keybinding for my volume keys using pulse audio control command pactl:
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id "pactl set-sink-volume @DEFAULT_SINK@ +5%"
They work fine but I ...
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Is there a volume mixer?
I was using Windows 7 and decided to replace it with Ubuntu 12.04, but I couldn't find any program with similar functionality to Volume Mixer in windows 7:
if there is any program or a way you ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 volume normalization
Is there a volume normalization program I can use that is simple to install/use and can make all/most of my mp3s pay at the same volume? I have Ubuntu 18.04 on my computer.
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Ubuntu 18.04 : Volume control on system doesn't change volume but volume control on video players does
So my title describes the problem pretty much entirely. I can't get the volume to change using the system volume control via my keyboard or through the volume drag bar accessed through the "Activities"...
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Volume icon disappeared without any apparent reason
The icon used to be around there. Now gone.
Any idea how I can restore it?
Ubuntu 18.10
Sound is working perfectly fine though and I can change the volume in the settings.
But no icon.
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Sound - Volume always starts on full
I was trying to improve my sound quality a little (Ubuntu Mate 18.04 on Lenovo Ideapad 700-15ISK) by installing the pulse equalizer qpaeq and pavucontrol.
Sice I installed the two programs, ...
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Set volume to 150% permanently and map volume keys from 0-150%
I have a two fold issue since many years. I hope to find a fix now. I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 and yet again the volume levels are very low.
Allow louder than 100% option is gone from the sound ...
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