GNOME Volume Control Manual V2.1
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Getting Started
- 3. Usage
- 4. Preferences
1. Introduction
The GNOME Volume Control application is an audio mixer that enables you to mix audio for two-channel sound cards.
2. Getting Started
2.1. To Start GNOME Volume Control
You can start GNOME Volume Control in the following ways:
- menu
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Choose .
- Command line
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Execute the following command: gnome-volume-control
2.2. When You Start GNOME Volume Control
When you start GNOME Volume Control, the following window is displayed:
The GNOME Volume Control window contains the following elements:
- Menubar
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The menus on the menubar contain all of the commands that you need to work with GNOME Volume Control.
- Display area
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The display area contains the channel faders and associated options for several mixers, which enable you to control the volume on those mixers.
GNOME Volume Control populates the display area dynamically, based on the functionality supported by your sound card. The mixers displayed in your GNOME Volume Control window might be different to those shown in Figure 1.
3. Usage
3.1. To Change a Mixer Volume
To change a mixer volume, use the channel faders for that mixer, as follows:
- To increase the volume, slide the fader up.
- To decrease the volume, slide the fader down.
3.2. To Lock the Mixer Channels
To lock the left and right mixer channels together, select the Lock option for that mixer. When you lock the mixer channels, GNOME Volume Control synchronises both faders.
4. Preferences
To configure GNOME Volume Control, choose .
GNOME Volume Control populates the GNOME Volume Control Preferences dialogue dynamically, based on the functionality supported by your sound card.
Use the options in the Shown column to select the mixers that are displayed in the main GNOME Volume Control window.
- vol
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Select this option to display the faders that control the main volume.
- pcm
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Select this option to display the faders that control the wave files.
- speaker
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Select this option to display the fader that controls the speaker output jack.
- line
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Select this option to display the faders that control the line input on your sound card, if the sound card has a line input.
- mic
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Select this option to display the fader that controls the microphone input on your sound card.
- cd
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Select this option to display the faders that control the CD player input gain.
- igain
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Select this option to display the faders that control the volume level of the selected recording device.
- line1
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Select this option to display the faders that control the second line input on your sound card, if the sound card has a second line input.
- phin
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Select this option to display the fader that controls the volume of the phin device.
- video
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Select this option to display the faders that control the volume of the video devices.
To change a mixer label, double-click on the text in the Mixer label column, then enter the new label text.
To reset the mixer labels to the default values, click on the button.