> previously on this list Alexandre Ratchov contributed: > > > I was talking about raising initial hardware volume and lowering > > the initial software volume (current defaults are the opposite) > > My dads a bit of an audio junkie having built his first record player > when he was 14 and he tells me setting PCM below maximum (75% - 90%) > often gives a better quality or lower noise output or avoids clipping > (ignoring clipping by idiot production crews these days competing for > their song to be as loud as the amplified radio adverts). > > Whether it becomes a potentially overlooked limiter compared to > master may need consideration. Does anyone need absolute max volume, say > on a netbook?
Alexandre Ratchov is an audio junkie, too. But he's commited a "softwave volume control" design which is completely disconnected from the hardware volume control. Take that for what it is.
