> > So we should take all our hardware mixers, and crank them to full > > volume right at boot time. > > > > IMO, this is the best option.
When I do that, the audio circuits pick up noise from the hard drive. So there is backgorund noise all the time, even when I am not doing audio. > If hardware mixer is too loud, we can attenuate the sound in > software. The opposite in not possible, we can't increase the > volume in software if the hardware is too quiet. > > > Except that would be bad. So this indicates that the new mixer layer > > has a problem. > > Hardware defaults are too quiet, they have always been too quiet. I think there is a major disconnect here. The software level should control the hardware level. Or, this entire software layer should be removed. While the new mechanims is fancy, the old one worked right.
