Sound is really quiet

[Moiseyspo]

hey guys, so i just installed Linux Mint 8 and i can for some reason my sound is really really low even when i turn the speakers on to their max and i put the sound level on it max too in the control panel.

its not just the sound of the Internet.. i the vids i play are also really quiet.

can anyone help me out with this problem please xD

[clgy15]

type this into the terminal

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alsamixer

then make sure that the PCM column is all the way up.

[stevefed5291]

additionally, you might have to run

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alsactl store

, afterwards to save those settings as the default. Not in front of a Mint-box at the moment so I can't check. If that doesn't work, try running

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pulseaudio -k
pulseaudio -vv

in the terminal and see If it gets any louder.

[Moiseyspo]

type this into the terminal

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alsamixer

then make sure that the PCM column is all the way up.

what is the terminal... where do i find it?

[stevefed5291]

right-click your desktop and choose 'open in terminal'. A window will pop up similar to Windows' command prompt.

[Moiseyspo]

type this into the terminal

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alsamixer

then make sure that the PCM column is all the way up.

the pcm is all the way up so nothing helped.. got any other ideas?

[stevefed5291]

check the other columns, maybe master_front or similar. Play around with them until you start to notice an increase/decrease in your volume that lets you know you've found out which column is controlling it.