Kmix alternative

[yours-truly]

k mix has been terrible! it crashes when i plug or unplug headphones or HDMI. pulse audio works well but the hot keys don't work. is there a good sound mixer that works with the hot keys

[kc1di]

k mix has been terrible! it crashes when i plug or unplug headphones or HDMI. pulse audio works well but the hot keys don't work. is there a good sound mixer that works with the hot keys

i would say for the moment give the alsa mixer a try it's not pretty but works quite well.
install it form synaptic or Mouon I think it is in kde.
just do a search for alsamixer.