Questions tagged [volume-control]
Questions related to adjusting and controlling the volume level of a computer system.
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volume controls discrepancy in Ubuntu/KDE
I'm not sure if this is an issue with Ubuntu or KDE, because I've only used KDE. I've noticed this with 20.04. I've noticed that the main KDE volume control has an issue where the volume percentage ...
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Microphone gain changes itself
so when i change the microphone gain it stays there until i plug in any audio device or a ps4 controller, or even set the input device in discord the volume changes without any explanation, and the ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - volume slider not working
volume slider does not work. I hear the audio and I can modify it from the volume control of the specific app (for example, the slider of YT videos or spotify and so on), but when I use the key in my ...
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Set default pulseaudio volume
When I reboot, the volume on the PulseAudio sinks is set to 100%. I know how to change the volume using pactl set-sink-volume, but that is only set temporarily. I could write a script that is run at ...
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System volume doesn't change app volume
I recently set up a dual boot laptop (Lenovo Yoga pro 7) with Ubuntu 22.04 and I'm having troubles with the volume control. At the moment the system volume slider doesn't change the volume of apps ...
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Physical side key volume button stopped working after upgrading to Ubuntu 23.04
After upgrading to 23.04, the physical volume buttons on the side panel of the HP EliteBook stopped working. Though audio, volume increase/decrease works fine with Fn + F6/F7 buttons are not ...
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Sound volume control not working until device switch
Since some days my volume control is not working. I open the settings and can move the slider and nothing happen.
If I run Youtube on Chrome I can move the specific slider for Chrome and this works.
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Ubuntu 20.04 as Bluetooth Speaker (A2DP sink) - volume control broken
I have been able to pair my iPhone SE (iOS 14.4.2) with my Ubuntu Desktop (20.04) using the default bluetooth settings application and I can play music and this is great but controlling the volume ...
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How do I control the volume in KDE from the command line?
I want to use xbindkeys to set a key combination to increase/decrease the volume, but to do that I need a command to run to change the volume, without having to click the volume icon and change it ...
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Lenovo (yoga) slim 7 pro volume cannot be changed
I just bought the brand new Lenovo (Yoga) Slim 7 Pro Gen 8 (AMD, 14.5 inch).
I didn't face any major incompatibility when installing Ubuntu 23.04, except for one: it seems that I can't set the volume. ...
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Low microphone volume on Ubuntu 20.04
I am having an issue when using external mic, either with bluetooth, jack cable or USB cable: the input volume is very low, I can barely hear my voice.
It seems this has been a problem in the past (...
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Built in speakers volume control not working, it is either mute or too loud
I cannot adjust the volume properly because it would be mute or too loud even at 1%. I'm using a laptop with built in speakers of probably 4-6 internal speakers. I noticed that when using alsamixer+...
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Terminal command to set audio volume?
I have an external sound card which mostly works fine, except that when its first plugged in, or when I turn on my laptop, the volume gets set to 100%. That is, the overall system volume, as shown in ...
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Volume buttons stay pressed
If I try to turn the volume on my laptop up/down/mute, it is always like I kept the button pressed. I believe I have to change something in /lib/udev/hwdb.d/60-keyboard.hwdb, but I don't know what.
I ...
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Volume control problems on laptop
Installed Ubuntu on Huawei matebook s14, everything seems fine except volume control.
When pressing volume up/down buttons in alsamixer 'Speaker' mixer goes up/down, but it doesn't do anything. '...
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Strange bug with sound slider
I have a strange bug with the sound slider in Ubuntu 14.04. This problem was described in Ubuntu volume control slider moves strangely too, but with no answer and the author was using another desktop —...
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Volume control affecting speaker balance rather than ouput on audio inteface
Ubuntu novice here so appologies for any silly questions. I haven't been able to find much on the issue so thought I would ask here.
I have set up an audio interface (Audient ID14) on my Ubuntu 22.04....
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Using Amixer to control volume
I'm running 14.04, and I was told I could use amixer to control volume via the command line. For example, to mute sound you would use
amixer set Master mute
The output for me is
amixer: Unable to ...
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Deactivate volume amplification?
I would like to deactivate the amplification feature on my sound volume slider. Using any amplification makes the sound really bad with clipping sounds taking over.
It's really annoying to have to ...
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Finer volume control in 14.04
In 14.04, the volume slider (controlled by HW switch) seems to move in very large jumps: for instance, from
to
in a single keystroke. Sorry about the tricky screenshot, but that looks like ...
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Removing Volumes/ Loop Device post snapd removal/purge
I have discovered some remaining "volumes" or "Loop Device" after purging snapd. One is nearly a half gigabyte so my question is can I remove these to free up additional memory.
I ...
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Bluetooth Headphones Volume Too Low
The Samsung Galaxy Buds have built-in volume and when connecting to a new device are not at full volume. The manufacturer's way to increase volume is to install an app on your mobile device called '...
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Can't control bluetooth volume level, only mute or full volume
I recently upgraded to 22.04 from 21.10.
And now I can't control volume level for my Bluetooth headset. I can only mute it or it plays at full volume(regardless of the volume selected).
It didn't ...
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Where is the volume-file (sound)?
I have a script that prints the volume of my laptop, which is really convoluted and slow:
/bin/sh -c \"amixer get Master "
"| tail -n1 "
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Sound volume fluctuates randomly
Zoom and in-browser video volume fluctuates randomly without volume sliders changing. Running Ubuntu 22.10. Output of lspci | grep -i audio below:
00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-...
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Expand mouse-wheel volume control to whole panel
There is one application I missed back from Windows and it is Volumouse. Simple yet effective app which enables you to control volume from the whole taskbar (panel) not just from indicator icon. ...
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Re: LUBUNTU Disco Dingo - Is there an easy way to adjust volume with mouse-wheel
...especially when watching video through external monitor (i.e. some distance from laptop)?
I realize there are a couple of answers for this but they are beyond me, a relative beginner. Is there a ...
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volume keys are not working in Ubuntu 22.04
I recently installed Ubuntu 22.04. Earlier volume increase, decrease and mute were working just fine, however since yesterday I cannot increase/decrease the volume from the keyboard keys. Also, Please ...
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Low sound after upgrading from Kubuntu 22.04 to 22.10
Even at 150% speakers output I can barely hear any sound
My sysinfo:
Operating System: Kubuntu 22.10
KDE Plasma Version: 5.25.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.98.0
Qt Version: 5.15.6
Kernel Version: 5.19.0-...
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Xfce multiple volume notifications
My problem is similar to the one in this question (not exactly the same), I did try the answers there but they didn't solve the issue. Basically when I change volume via keyboard shortcut I get ...
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Change system volume using crontab & pactl
I am trying to change Ubuntu 14.04 system volume using crontab.
I am using following command:
pactl set-sink-volume 1 75%
Which works fine when I use it in terminal or when I run script which ...
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Ubuntu 22.04LTS media keys stopped working
I've been using Ubuntu 22.04LTS Desktop for over a year now (on a Ryzen 9 5950X, which is awesome, but I don't think that matters).
The specific version is:
sudo dmesg | head -1 | fmt -w 80
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how to change left and right volume levels using pactl
The output of anything I record from my system sound using portaudio or parec is very low in volume.
With a maximum volume as -49dB when seen using ffmpeg -i video.avi -af "volumedetect" -vn -sn -dn -...
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Enable [Fn]+[cursor arrows] on lock/login screen to change volume and brightness
Having a new Acer Aspire E17 E5-773G with Ubuntu 16.04 on it, I experience that the keyboard combinations to adjust volume (Fn + ↑/↓) and brightness (Fn + ←/→) do not work on the login screen or lock ...
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How to change volume indication overlay [duplicate]
The volume overlay is quite intrusive when I screen-share during meetings and change my volume. Is there a way to change the UI? Maybe make it smaller and out of the way like windows?
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Volume mutes when set below ~20% 14.04
Since updating to 14.04, I'm unable to set a lower volume. According to the alsamixer, it automatically mutes when I try to go below 18%.
How can I restore access to the quieter volumes?
Ubuntu 14.04 ...
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Problem with RUN command in Dockerfile on Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS
I am new with docker.
I have the following Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml file
FROM python:3.9-alpine3.13
ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
COPY ./requirements.txt /tmp/requirements.txt
COPY ./app /app
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Voice audio comes weird and very low with a headphone
I had no problems watching videos until yesterday when I rebooted Ubuntu after an upgrade. Now when I watch a video with voices I only hear the background sounds normally but when someone speaks in ...
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How can I configure my mouse side buttons to control volume?Ubuntu 16.04
The mouse is a Bazalias X1 and I have determined the buttons are numbers 8 and 9.
This is for a PC that is mostly used for media, running Ubuntu 16.04 with the Gnome MPV player. I would like to ...
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Can not control blutooth device's volume from ubuntu 22.04LTS
I have just upgraded my ubuntu to 22.04LTS and I have a problem controling volume on my bluetooth speaker.
When I increase or decrease the voulme the slider appears on the screen but nothing happens. ...
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I have sound but no way to change volume - Xubuntu 20.04 LTS
I have recently installed Xubuntu 20.04 LTS and I noticed something strange. I do have sound and it works well, but I don't have any indicator of volume in the panel.
I tried using alsamixer to change ...
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Ubuntu sound volume is 40% lower than in Windows
I have 2x 2.1 speakers connected to the computer where I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed. On the software side I've set all the volume controls to 100% with the alsamixer program.
The speakers have ...
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How do I control the volume of individual programs that are not actively playing sound?
I want to be able to control the volume of individual applications. In the volume control in system settings, as well as PulseAudio Volume Control (what I found through similar questions), only ...
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Volume control problem
When you change the sound through the system mixer, the speaker value changes, but the headphone value remains the same, because of this the sound is distorted, but if you change both of these values ...
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How to change jumps (make smoother) of adjusting volume level on notebook? Ubuntu 22.04
When I use hotkeys in my notebook to adjust the volume level the level jumps too far from the previous position. Here are only 16 positions 9plus a few for bolstered amp).
Can I change jumps to, say, ...
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Function volume keys get stuck; volume raises to max/min rapidly
I have two function keys for raising and lowering sound volume in keys [3] and [4]. Occasionally, when raising or lowering the volume, it's like the key gets stuck and the volume quickly raises to ...
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adjust max possible volume in pulseaudio
Somtimes some sound/movie/music on my Ubuntu_12.04 system is at a very low volume by itself.
Henceforth I increase the volume of the sound output. I can use the following setting (see screenshot)
It ...
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Volume not Adjusting (Ubuntu 16.04)
I installed Ubuntu on my iMac. At first, the sound wasn't working but that was because it was on Analog Stereo Output and not on Analog Surround 4.0 Output. But now, when I adjust the volume slider is ...
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Volume control not working
I am having troubles with the volume on my computer. The keyboard is working fine but when I turn the volume up and down, the indicator shows it, but the sound doesn't change. If I start the computer ...
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How can I reach over 100% volume with a keyboard shortcut?
sometimes the sound of videos isn't enough for me. so i reach the sound indicator , over sound preferences and change it to a level higher than 100%.
the question is how can i do it from the keyboard? ...