Bob wrote: [...] > then set the master volume to 30% and increase the PCM or > whatever controls the MP3 playback volume to 100% then tinker with > the master to get the best quality.
Funny, here[0] it's the other way round. When increasing the PCM volume over 60% (depending of the volume of the source) output sounds pretty distorted. Regards, Tobias [0] $ lspci | grep -i audio 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03) $ cat /etc/debian_version 3.1 $ uname -a Linux hal 2.6.15.6 #1 PREEMPT Wed Mar 15 12:48:00 CET 2006 i686 GNU/Linux -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]