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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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How to get sound quality and volume level on par with windows?

Question I am running Ubuntu 18.04 on a Lenovo Yoga ThinkPad X1 Gen4. The audio quality is noticeably lacking compared to what the same hardware shows off on windows. And the volume maximum on Ubuntu ...
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Volume OSD in Lubuntu

When I change volume, either with shortcut keys on keyboard or with mouse on system setting, how can I get a notification on screen showing the current audio level? Maybe I can use xfce volume OSD ? ...
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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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Ubuntu volume control slider moves strangely

I have a really strange problem with the volume control of Ubuntu 14.04. When I move the slider it jumps from side to side and does not follow my mouse pointer. When I remove my mouse pointer from the ...
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Ubuntu 19.04 trackpad swipe gesture keeps opening the volume control

Since upgrading to 19.04 yesterday, annoyingly often when scrolling with 2 fingers on the touchpad the volume control pops up and before I know it I'm at full volume somewhere. As I'm using this on a ...
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function keys for volume not working properly in ubuntu 14.04 LTS

When using the volume buttons (+, -, mute) they are reacting weirdly. When I press the key for increasing the volume a bit, it'll go to the maximum automatically and when I decrease the volume, it'll ...
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Can I display volume or brightness popup using command?

When you adjust your brightness or volume in ubuntu, you would see a popup notification in the top right corner of the screen to notify you the level of brightness or volume. Just as follows: I can ...
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How to make the volume change more gradually?

So I'm currently using Ubuntu 13.04 on a Lenovo Thinkpad R61i laptop and the problem I have is that the actual sound volume doesn't grow linearly with the change of the volume slider position: in the ...
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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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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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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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Lenovo volume and brightness keys not working on Ubuntu 18.04

They worked fine in Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10, but nothing happens in Ubuntu 18.04. Running xev I can see the key presses are being interpreted correctly. I see XF86AudioMute, XF86AudioRaiseVolume, ...
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Subwoofer volume control slider does nothing

In my fresh Ubuntu 18.04 desktop I can't control sub woofer volume! I have connected a 5.1 Sony muteki speaker system through my GeForce 660TI HDMI out and works great, but sub woofer volume is too ...
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Volume buttons on Surface Pro 2 not working in Ubuntu 17

Recently upgraded to Ubuntu 17.10, but also tried the past Ubuntu 17 version. The side volume buttons on the Surface pro 2 do nothing when pressed. However, they work on LM 18.2, and on past Ubuntu ...
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Ubuntu 17.10 volume control does not work

I just upgraded to 17.10 from 17.04, now the sound volume control does not work. I can hear sound, but cannot control volume, even I completely "mute" the sound from the top-right system menu, it is ...
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Bose QC20 volume control buttons not working

I have Bose QC20 headphones (cable jack), but the volume controls don't seem to be recognized by Ubuntu at all. Is this a general issue or do I have to install some special drivers for it?
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How to making volume stay the same across reboots?

I use headphones with my computer, and when I reboot, the volume gets set to 100%. Hence, when the logon screen comes up, the drum sound plays through my headphones at maximum volume, which is... ...
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Volume keys not working

on a random basis, volume keys do not work, mute, up and down. I must relog in order to make them work again. Ubuntu 15.04. What is the issue ?
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Change the value of 100% volume?

In the sound settings, the 100% value of my speakers volume seems a bit lower than it could be (in fact, on Windows it is higher) and I can go higher without affecting sound quality (actually making ...
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Disable Auto Adjust microphone in Skype for Linux Beta

My question is similar to How to disable microphone from auto adjusting it's Input volume, but the new Skype for Linux Beta lacks any of the advanced settings about audio or video. This is how ...
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Does anyone know how I can set the safe-volume for headphone in KDE?

I dont even know if this is the right term "safe-volume"....but I have just changed to KDE and before I used MATE. In MATE when I plugged in my earphones.....the system immediately set the volume to, ...
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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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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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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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Volume AirPodsPRO too low with Ubuntu 20.04

I have airpods1 and I had the same problem. I solved following this Extremely low volume with AirPods (Ubuntu 19.10) but with my airpodsPRO i don't know how to solve it.
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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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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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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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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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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 indicator that shows % of volume

I do not care for the volume indicator in my panel.(Ubuntu Mate 18.04) I want the old one that shows the percentage of the volume. Can I get it back?
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How to boost pulse audio maximum volume

My laptop speakers have a very low volume and when I play local files, mostly using kodi, I managed to set the maximum volume higher achieving a volume that allows me to understand what people say on ...
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Volume control keys not working after upgrading to ubuntu 17.04

My volume control keys are not working after updrading to ubuntu 17.04 .I tried some of the tricks from the previous replies and my speakers started working but my volume control keys are not yet ...
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FN buttons on Ubuntu 17.04

I have installed Ubuntu 17.04 on Acer v3-571G and I want to bring back my FN function buttons functionality like Volume Up and Volume Down, also Brightness controlling functions. I have tried so more ...
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Sound not as loud on Ubuntu 16.04 as was on Windows

I have Ubuntu 16.04 on my Lenovo L540 laptop (the original OS died not long ago) and I can't seem to get the sound to be very loud. I know using this computer when I had windows 7 Pro the sound used ...
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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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Volume "equalizer"/volume control

Is there any program that can equalise/normalise audio output to a preset level real time? I dont want to disturb my neighbors at nights when I am watching youtube videos sometimes they are a series ...
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Need to press volume keys multiple times to change volume

I recently reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 and have a weird bug that didn't have before. Usually, to change the volume with the shortcuts (fn+f11 or fn+f12) I can either hold fn and press f11/f12 just to ...
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Ubuntu 14.04: Lag / Skipping when changing volume

Whenever the computer has been under moderate to heavy load, often using Chrome with many tabs and using Youtube, the sound will lag/skip for about 5 seconds whenever I change the volume. The video ...
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"Master" volume control not controlling output volume level

I just updated to weazel/15.10 and have noticed some strange behavior with my volume control (master, in the notification tray/bar). While it lists controls for various sound emitting programs when I ...
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Ubuntu 15.04 application audio status bar widget

I am looking for a widget that would reside in the status bar of my Ubuntu 15.04 install. There is currently the standard volume control which controls the master volume. What I am looking for is a ...
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Map my menu key to fn or achieve similar functionality

I'm using an Lenovo Ideapad y410p and (hoping someone at Lenovo sees this) for some stupid reason, Lenovo decided to put the Fn key on the left side of the keyboard while most of the keys with extra ...
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Keyboard volume hotkey lag

After I upgraded to Ubuntu 14.10 i got problems with my Fn+F5, Fn+F6 and Fn+F3 (they are my volume hotkeys.). Sometimes when I press them there is a large lag 10sec to 1min, and some times they ...
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Listening to mic over speakers (Ubuntu 14.04)

I have a little problem here. I was using an option in Windows called Listen to this device (in audio tab in control panel) and I was able to listen to microphone (in my case that was a bassguitar) ...
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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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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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how to prevent output volume popping back to 100%

The output volume in Ubuntu normally can go up to 100% unamplified. It is possible to go beyond this to amplified levels using settings in the interface of gnome-control-center sound. However, when a ...
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How do I alter the keyboard volume control to be less sensitive?

How do I alter the keyboard volume control to be less sensitive? I have a Logitech Media Keyboard 600 which has a wheel for volume control. I find the amount the volume changes between 'clicks' is ...
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Alsamixer is out to get me?

I've been unable to piece together a proper solution to get alsamixer to properly manage my sound. Here's my desired behavior: On rebooting, hibernating or sleeping and then waking up, I want all ...
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