Public bug reported: With this headset:
[ 9922.706941] usb 1-1.4: new full-speed USB device number 4 using ehci-pci [ 9922.805274] usb 1-1.4: New USB device found, idVendor=1ea7, idProduct=0055 [ 9922.805279] usb 1-1.4: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=0 [ 9922.805282] usb 1-1.4: Product: USB PnP Sound Device [ 9922.805284] usb 1-1.4: Manufacturer: C-Media Electronics Inc. [ 9922.806688] input: C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device as /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1a.0/usb1/1-1/1-1.4/1-1.4:1.3/input/input12 [ 9922.806802] hid-generic 0003:1EA7:0055.0002: input,hidraw1: USB HID v1.00 Device [C-Media Electronics Inc. USB PnP Sound Device] on usb-0000:00:1a.0-1.4/input3 [ 9922.872746] usbcore: registered new interface driver snd-usb-audio called "CSL Stormrider Wired Headset", playback becomes suddenly inaudible when the volume slider in the unity sound preferences (accessed via indicator → loudspeaker icon → sound settings) is set to below circa 40 %. Setting to above ~40 % restores playback volume to what you would expect. In alsamixer, the same problem occurs when going from volume level 02 to volume level 01. At alsamixer level 02, the volume is about what you would expect when setting a volume slider to about 40 %. This is annoying since 40 % can already be rather loud. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu4 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-74.118-generic 3.13.11-ckt30 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-74-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3.19 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Sat Jan 16 14:25:15 2016 PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_Card: Integrated Rate Matching Hub - USB PnP Sound Device Symptom_Type: Volume slider, or mixer problems Title: [USB-Audio - USB PnP Sound Device, playback] volume slider problem UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-05-24 (602 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 12/10/2012 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: P1.60 dmi.board.name: B75 Pro3 dmi.board.vendor: ASRock dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.60:bd12/10/2012:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB75Pro3:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M. ** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1534929 Title: [USB-Audio - USB PnP Sound Device, playback] volume slider problem: USB headset playback suddenly drops to inaudible when volume is set below a certain level To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1534929/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs