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Why is software volume control "not recommended"?

Added by T P about 9 years ago

Hi all,

I'm battling with getting alsa to have a software volume control and also with dmix capabilities since my onboard sound doesn't dmix. I noticed in the options the software volume control is "not recommended". Why is that? I enabled it, and that gives me volume control! What are the risks of doing that?


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RE: Why is software volume control "not recommended"? - Added by John Lindgren about 9 years ago

The software volume control responds more slowly than a hardware volume control (because it can't be applied to audio that's already buffered). There's no harm in using it if the extra latency doesn't bother you.

RE: Why is software volume control "not recommended"? - Added by T P about 9 years ago

I noticed that, and it's certainly better than no software volume at all. It solved my software volume problem. Thanks!

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