Most audio devices have exactly *one* scheme for volume: Higher numbers are louder. I have some that are 0-10, some that are 1-10 (with only mute being off, 1 is still quiet), some that are 0-40, 0-20, 0-30, 0-100, etc. The only real consistency is that higher numbers are louder. Yes, there are no negatives, but I don't see how that makes any more sense than a dB scale. At least the dB scale gives a functional point of relative reference, rather than just being arbitrary numbers that some programmer decided were enough slices to cut the pie into.
On 11/23/06, mat holton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Menachem Shapiro wrote: > B"H > On 11/22/06, Dominik Riebeling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 11/23/06, Menachem Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > After I finished the install, my volume goes from -99 to 12, instead >> > of 0 to 100. >> >> This has been changed quite a while ago and is the normal (and >> expected) behaviour -- instead of using some percentage value the >> volume now uses the real dB value the sound chip is programmed to >> output. > > Oh, OK. I have to say that it really wasn't intuitive at all, but now > that you explain it makes sense. > > Thanks for answering. > > >> >> - Dominik >> > > > It may make sense to an audio chip but for the average human being (and someone used to personal audio devices) it makes no sense whatsoever. I mean, why don't you go all the way and make it go from 0 - 11, so it's '1' louder than most devices!
