On 08/01/12 22:27, Csanyi Pal wrote: > Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> writes: > >> On 08/01/12 04:43, Csanyi Pal wrote: >>> Scott Ferguson <prettyfly.producti...@gmail.com> writes: >>> >>>> On 07/01/12 07:28, Csanyi Pal wrote: <snipped> >> >> Skype => Main Menu (that little blue icon, bottom-left) => Options >> => Sound devices >> >> Is the selected?" What are the settings displayed there? > > Sound Devices Microphone PulseAudio server (local) Speakers > PulseAudio server (local) Ringing PulseAudio server (local) > >> Try unselecting "Let Skype manage my mixer levels" and using the >> "make a test sound" while you modify your settings. > > The test sound is again very quiet. > >>> So I increase the PulseAudio volume to heare it regularly then >>> one of the WMaker's application, the fookb-wmaker - An Xkb state >>> indicator -- WindowMaker version >>> >>> become so loud that it's unendurable; When I switch to another >>> keyboard layout it play a sound with: > >> Not sure what the problem is there - I don't have any WMaker >> machines to test with. > > The problem is that that or I increase sound volume so I can hear > Skype sounds and fookb-wmaker become very loud, or I decrease it but > then I can't hear Skype sounds.
Do that still happen when you've unselect "Let Skype manage my mixer levels"? > > Newer mind, with the command canberra-gtk-play -f Szervusz.ogg > > I can play ogg files. It seems that that canberra-gtk-play uses > PulseAudio server. Yes - it uses libcanberra-pulse > > However when I play the same sound from the ogg file, it is very > quiet, Bingo! I believe it's a mixer setting and the volume control you are using seems to control alsa levels. Try using pavucontrol to adjust sound levels > but when I play the same sound from the wav file with the > command > > aplay Szervusz.wav > > the sound is louder and can be heared without pricking the ears. I > think a that that in this case aplay doesn't use PulseAudio server, > right? I "believe" it's calling alsa directly instead of going through PulseAudio (not that it's a problems) You may have identified the problem though.... > > So I must thinking that that on my operating system I have at least > two sound server, on is PulseAudio and what is tha other? You may have three (or more) "sound systems":- alsa, esd, gstreamer, jack, pulse, canberra, sdl.... Cheers -- Iceweasel/Firefox extensions for finding answers to Debian questions:- https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/collections/Scott_Ferguson/debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4f09885f.8070...@gmail.com
