Re: Raising volume past 100%

[David Griffith <dave@661.org>]

On Fri, 19 Aug 2022, Bret Busby wrote:
> On 19/8/22 01:32, David Griffith wrote:
> > My reply is at the bottom.  Please put your reply there too.
> > On Thu, 18 Aug 2022, Bret Busby wrote:
> > > On 18/8/22 16:15, David Griffith wrote:
> > > > There is the continuing problem of built-in speakers on laptops being too 
> > > > quiet when running Linux.  I managed to fix this with something in 
> > > > /etc/asound.conf and an extra mate-volume-control applet added to the 
> > > > panel.  With this extra volume control, I was able to turn the audio far 
> > > > past 100% and even past 153%.  The laptop I'm working on needed to be 
> > > > wiped and the OS reinstalled.  Unfortunately I neglected to save or write 
> > > > down what I did to implement this volume control tweak.
> > > >
> > > > Before I discovered this, I used /etc/asound.conf (or ~/.asoundrc) to add 
> > > > a "Pre-Amp" slider to Alsa.  This raises up the low end such that the 
> > > > really quiet audio stuff is loud enough.  I'm not sure if that had 
> > > > anything to do with the volume control tweak.
> > > >
> > > > Would someone please help me with figuring out what I could have possibly 
> > > > done to make MATE's audio control applet to go as far past 100% as I 
> > > > cared to raise it?
> > >
> > > Do you have access to the MATE Control Center, through the applications 
> > > menu?
> > >
> > > If so, in there, is the Hardware -> Sound settings configurator
> > >
> > > Also, in System -> Preferences -> Hardware -> Sound
> > >
> > > Whilst this is on a UbuntuMATE system, I expect that you should, if you 
> > > are using the MATE desktop environment, have access the same way, to the 
> > > same functionalities.
> >
> > I'm on a regular Debian system.  What you pointed me to is the same thing 
> > that I get if I right-click on the volume control applet and select "sound 
> > preferences".  I'm not clear on what I'm supposed to see there as it has no 
> > visible options to raise the maximum volume.
>
> 1. As a person whom strictly bottom posts as a rule, and, as this was clearly 
> shown in the message above, your comment at the top of the message, is not 
> appreciated.

Sorry.  That tag has been part of my reply header for some time.  I'll 
reword it.

> 2. See attachment. The slider goes past 100%, which, from your wording in 
> your request, is what I understand that you seek.

What I seek is 1) the ability to hover the mouse pointer over the volume 
applet and raise the volume past 100% using the mouse wheel and 2) the 
ability to click on the volume applet and use the slider that appears to 
raise the volume past 100%.  I already know how to bring up a dialog to do 
this.  I was able to do #1 before an untimely wipe and reinstall and am 
having trouble figuring out just what I did.


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David Griffith
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