Just installed Mint, Sound is disappointing need fix

[Artisto]

Hello All,

I just installed Mint on a separate NVMe. I have wired connected speakers that sound awesome on my windows install. BUT it sounds terrible on my Mint installation. It will not even have the maximum volume it does on windows. It only goes up less than half way. Can someone help me normalize this? (Its not the speakers-they are not blown etc)
Thank you!

[Pjotr]

Please generate an overview of your system like this:
- Launch a terminal window (this is how to launch a terminal window);
- Make the terminal window full screen, to avoid chopped lines;
- Copy/paste this command into the terminal:

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inxi -Fxpmrz

(if you type: the letter F is a capital letter, and don't omit the space after inxi!)

Press Enter.

Copy/paste the output in your next message.

[Artisto]

THNK YOU! Here is what you requested!

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oscar@oscar-OMEN-30L-Desktop-GT13-1xxx:~$ inxi -Fxpmrz
System:
  Kernel: 5.4.0-132-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 9.4.0 
  Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una 
  base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:
  Type: Desktop System: HP product: OMEN 30L Desktop GT13-1xxx v: N/A 
  serial: <filter> 
  Mobo: HP model: 8876 v: 11 serial: <filter> UEFI: AMI v: F.12 
  date: 11/04/2021 
Memory:
  RAM: total: 15.60 GiB used: 1.70 GiB (10.9%) 
  RAM Report: 
  permissions: Unable to run dmidecode. Root privileges required. 
CPU:
  Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP 
  arch: Zen 3 L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
  flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm 
  bogomips: 121376 
  Speed: 2196 MHz min/max: 2200/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 2196 2: 2196 
  3: 2196 4: 2196 5: 2195 6: 2196 7: 2195 8: 2195 9: 2195 10: 2196 11: 2195 
  12: 2196 13: 2195 14: 2196 15: 2196 16: 2195 
Graphics:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 470.141.03 
  bus ID: 06:00.0 
  Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: nvidia 
  unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080/PCIe/SSE2 
  v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.141.03 direct render: Yes 
Audio:
  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
  bus ID: 06:00.1 
  Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard 
  driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel bus ID: 08:00.4 
  Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.4.0-132-generic 
Network:
  Device-1: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_pci v: N/A port: e000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
  IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter> 
  Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
  vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 05:00.0 
  IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 28.25 GiB (2.0%) 
  ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital model: WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB 
  size: 931.51 GiB 
  ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDH3512G size: 476.94 GiB 
Partition:
  ID-1: / size: 422.44 GiB used: 28.23 GiB (6.7%) fs: ext4 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
  ID-2: /boot/efi size: 511.0 MiB used: 21.6 MiB (4.2%) fs: vfat 
  dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 
Sensors:
  System Temperatures: cpu: 0.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 33 C 
  Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% 
Repos:
  No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
  Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
  1: deb http://packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
  2: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
  3: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
  4: deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
  5: deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
  6: deb http://archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:
  Processes: 374 Uptime: 2m Init: systemd runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 
  Shell: bash v: 5.0.17 inxi: 3.0.38 
oscar@oscar-OMEN-30L-Desktop-GT13-1xxx:~$

[Pjotr]

Try this:
Update Manager - panel: View - Linux kernels
Install the latest kernel of the 5.15 series. Then reboot and test.

The volume issue can be adressed by installing pavucontrol. Then launch it and use its volume increaser.

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sudo apt-get install pavucontrol

[Artisto]

Here is my update NOTHING BETTER! Still sounds terrible and volume doesn't go very high

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System:    Kernel: 5.15.0-56-generic x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: N/A Desktop: Cinnamon 5.2.7 
           wm: muffin dm: LightDM Distro: Linux Mint 20.3 Una base: Ubuntu 20.04 focal 
Machine:   Type: Desktop System: HP product: OMEN 30L Desktop GT13-1xxx v: N/A serial: <filter> 
           Chassis: type: 3 serial: <filter> 
           Mobo: HP model: 8876 v: 11 serial: <filter> UEFI: AMI v: F.12 date: 11/04/2021 
CPU:       Topology: 8-Core model: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 3 
           L2 cache: 4096 KiB 
           flags: avx avx2 lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm bogomips: 121373 
           Speed: 3752 MHz min/max: 2200/3800 MHz Core speeds (MHz): 1: 3753 2: 3740 3: 3757 
           4: 3745 5: 3737 6: 3733 7: 3724 8: 4664 9: 3731 10: 3729 11: 3726 12: 3731 13: 3719 
           14: 4662 15: 3751 16: 3731 
Graphics:  Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: nvidia v: 470.141.03 bus ID: 06:00.0 
           chip ID: 10de:2216 
           Display: x11 server: X.Org 1.20.13 driver: nvidia 
           unloaded: fbdev,modesetting,nouveau,vesa resolution: 2560x1440~60Hz 
           OpenGL: renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080/PCIe/SSE2 v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 470.141.03 
           direct render: Yes 
Audio:     Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel 
           bus ID: 06:00.1 chip ID: 10de:1aef 
           Device-2: AMD Starship/Matisse HD Audio vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: snd_hda_intel 
           v: kernel bus ID: 08:00.4 chip ID: 1022:1487 
           Sound Server: ALSA v: k5.15.0-56-generic 
Network:   Device-1: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter 
           vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: rtw_8822ce v: N/A port: e000 bus ID: 04:00.0 
           chip ID: 10ec:c822 
           IF: wlo1 state: up mac: <filter> 
           Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet 
           vendor: Hewlett-Packard driver: r8169 v: kernel port: d000 bus ID: 05:00.0 
           chip ID: 10ec:8168 
           IF: enp5s0 state: down mac: <filter> 
Drives:    Local Storage: total: 1.38 TiB used: 30.19 GiB (2.1%) 
           ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 vendor: Western Digital model: WD BLACK SN850X 1000GB 
           size: 931.51 GiB speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 serial: <filter> 
           ID-2: /dev/sda vendor: SanDisk model: SDSSDH3512G size: 476.94 GiB speed: 6.0 Gb/s 
           serial: <filter> 
Partition: ID-1: / size: 422.44 GiB used: 30.17 GiB (7.1%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 
USB:       Hub: 1-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 10 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002 
           Device-1: 1-5:2 info: Microsoft Microsoft Classic IntelliMouse type: Mouse,HID 
           driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 2.0 chip ID: 045e:0823 
           Device-2: 1-6:3 info: Logitech Keyboard K120 type: Keyboard,HID 
           driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 chip ID: 046d:c31c 
           Device-3: 1-7:4 info: Realtek Bluetooth Radio type: Bluetooth driver: btusb rev: 1.0 
           chip ID: 0bda:b00c 
           Device-4: 1-8:5 info: HP TracerLED type: HID driver: hid-generic,usbhid rev: 1.1 
           chip ID: 103c:84fd 
           Hub: 2-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0003 
           Hub: 3-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 2.0 chip ID: 1d6b:0002 
           Hub: 4-0:1 info: Full speed (or root) Hub ports: 4 rev: 3.1 chip ID: 1d6b:0003 
Sensors:   System Temperatures: cpu: 48.0 C mobo: N/A gpu: nvidia temp: 37 C 
           Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A gpu: nvidia fan: 30% 
Repos:     No active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 
           Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/official-package-repositories.list 
           1: deb http: //packages.linuxmint.com una main upstream import backport #id:linuxmint_main
           2: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal main restricted universe multiverse
           3: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-updates main restricted universe multiverse
           4: deb http: //archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu focal-backports main restricted universe multiverse
           5: deb http: //security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ focal-security main restricted universe multiverse
           6: deb http: //archive.canonical.com/ubuntu/ focal partner
Info:      Processes: 402 Uptime: 1m Memory: 15.53 GiB used: 1.64 GiB (10.6%) Init: systemd v: 245 
           runlevel: 5 Compilers: gcc: 9.4.0 alt: 9 Client: Unknown python3.8 client inxi: 3.0.38 

[Artisto]

When I first installed it asked if I wanted to go with proprietary driver (NVIDIA 430.xx ) recommended -..... Thats what I chose. My GPU is an NVIDIA 3080 on this Ryzen machine. In case this helps any. I just can't believe how terrible the sound is. I know this can be fixed because MINT has always been the better choice overall and has always worked incredibly well.

Please someone help! Lots of anxiety here.

[Artisto]

Anyone? I have the same problem on Fedora. My computer otherwise works well on Windows as far as sound. No issues.

[Artisto]

ANYONE?

[Artisto]

In all the hours I have now spent on this issue the only slightly helpful thing I have come across is this -but it doesn't show you how to use it or adjust any such levels https://techie-show.com/sound-volume-is ... -try-this/

- Having to do with Alsamixer