* Re: [gentoo-user] Smplayer adjusting PCM level in Kmix.
@ 2021-06-27 10:41 99% ` Michael
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From: Michael @ 2021-06-27 10:41 UTC (permalink / raw
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On Sunday, 27 June 2021 10:54:46 BST John Covici wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 23:52:51 -0400,
>
> Dale wrote:
> > Howdy,
> >
> > I've had this problem for a really long time. I've tried adjusting
> > settings in Smplayer to stop it but so far, I have not found the magic
> > combination or option to change. I don't have pulseaudio here. Just
> > Alsa and friends.
> >
> > As some know, I use Smplayer to watch TV with. I use the old dying
> > Gnome-player to watch other videos on my computer screen and sound
> > through computer speakers. I tend to watch fix it videos etc with
> > Gnome-player. Anyway, one thing that Smplayer does that annoys me is
> > each time it starts a new video, from either a fresh start or next video
> > in the playlist, it adjusts the PCM sound level in Kmix. Usually it
> > adjusts it down to almost mute. I've seen it adjust down to 6 and even
> > 2. Either way, no sound. I've tried every setting in Smplayer and the
> > audio section I can find and no matter what, it adjusts the PCM sound
> > level in Kmix every single time. It's annoying as heck. I think I've
> > looked in every config file that deals with sound. I've removed or
> > commented out a lot of volume settings with no change.
> >
> > Does anyone know if there is a way to tell it to knock it off? It's
> > getting so annoying, I'm thinking about abandoning Smplayer. So far, I
> > haven't seen any other player do this. That's why I think it is a
> > Smplayer setting somewhere. By the way, Smplayer is set to not change
> > volume with Kmix or anything else. I adjust the volume on the TV
> > itself, with a remote. One woould think that it bypassing sound control
> > devices that it would also leave Kmix alone, since it shouldn't even be
> > going through it anyway.
> >
> > Ideas?
>
> Does the same happen with mpv? I never use mplayer anymore.
Also, does setting the volume with SMplayer itself at a certain level, rather
than Kmix, make it stick?
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