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Low Volume sometimes - wrifster - 2010-01-16

I have my Audio Output settings in XBMC set to 'Digital'

My audio output device and passthrough device are both set to iec958. However when playing a file that is not AC3 or DTS, the output volume is very very low.

How can I troubleshoot this, it's driving me crazy because when I then switch to an AC3 or DTS file, the sound is so loud!

Arif

- BurningSky - 2010-01-16

Type in a terminal:
Code:
alsamixer
Make sure the volume is set to 100%, exit and save.
Code:
sudo alsactl store 0


- wrifster - 2010-01-16

Everything was already set to 100%.

Any other ideas?

Thanks,

Arif

- BDPNA - 2010-01-16

I have this same problem. If you find a fix let me know. Non-AC3 content especially seems to play very low for me as well. I am also using alsamixer maxxed out to 100% stored, and IEC958 and digital. Using Camelot beta, latest SVN was too buggy for me so I rolled back.

- outleradam - 2010-01-16

My copy of ubuntu allows me to put the volume up to like 150% I don't know why XBMC is limited.

- althekiller - 2010-01-17

"iecset audio on" at terminal?

- wrifster - 2010-01-17

That somehow enabled my navigation sounds in the XBMC menus, which is good!

But the volume on non AC3/DTS sources is still low.

I could also live with a solution that would lower the volume AC3/DTS sources so that I don't blow my speakers and ears!

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Arif

- althekiller - 2010-01-17

Do you have downmix enabled or is it passing through? If you're downmixing there's an advanced setting to boost the output. Passthrough we clearly don't want to touch.

- wrifster - 2010-01-17

It's passing through.

Where is the advanced setting to boost the output?

Does the downmixing affect AC3/DTS sources in any way?

Thanks,

Arif

- wrifster - 2010-01-17

Doh!!!!!

Pressing + on the keyboard while watching the video with low sound increases the volume. Now I feel stupid!

Thanks,

Arif

- BurningSky - 2010-01-17

wrifster Wrote:Doh!!!!!

Pressing + on the keyboard while watching the video with low sound increases the volume. Now I feel stupid!

Thanks,

Arif
loooool Rolleyes

- outleradam - 2010-01-17

althekiller Wrote:"iecset audio on" at terminal?
Code:
root@XBMCLive:~# iecset audio on
control "IEC958 Playback Default" (index -1) not found