Speaker Volume too low

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Speaker Volume too low

Post by weaver4 »

I have a dual boot configuration that uses win10 and linux mint 19.1

If I play videos from youtube the volume is much lower in linux mint than win10.

I have tried modifying ~/.asoundrc and /etc/asound.conf but neither seems to make any difference. No matter what I try as a new type it never shows up when I do a "amixer controls". So Linux mint must be doing something different than normal alsa.

So how do I raise my Master or Speaker volume by 200%?

This on a new Lenovo T480 laptop.
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Re: Speaker Volume too low

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Hi weaver4.

Install and run PulseAudio Volume Control (pavucontrol.) On the Output Devices tab you can set the volume up to 153%.

Also, if you run alsamixer in the terminal, you can ensure Master, PCM and Speakers are all maxed. If you use alsamixer after pavucontrol, pavucontrol will go back down to 100%.

Hope that helps.
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