Howto: Linux desktop adjust sound or Linux volume control
Q. How do I adjust Linux volume control?
A. You need to use a program called aumix to adjust sound / volume control. This program adjusts the settings of an audio mixing device. It can be used from the command line, in scripts, or interactively with the keyboard or mouse.
You can launch volume control as follows:
=> Click on Main Menu
=> Select Sound & Video
=> Now select Volume Control
aumix - command line program
Just type following command at shell prompt (open x terminal):
$ aumix
Output:
You can use following keys to control aumix sound settings:
- page up, page down, up and down cursor: Select a new control.
- Tab, Enter, , comma and period : Toggle between level and balance controls
- + and - : Adjust the setting of the current device. The + and right cursor keys increase the level by 3%; the - and left cursor keys decrease it by the same amount.
- S or s : Save settings to the rc file
- U or u : Undo any muting
- M or m : Mute or unmute
- Q or q : End the program (exit to shell prompt)
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September 25th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
[...] This program adjusts the settings of an audio mixing device. It can be used from the command line, in scripts, or interactively with the keyboard or mouse. [...]
June 19th, 2008 (3 weeks ago) at 10:46 am
i want to ask, how to control volume, bass, middle, treble, balance, echo, etc. from 2 or more soundcards in debian……???
June 27th, 2008 (2 weeks ago) at 12:16 pm
Just what I was looking for… thank you very much!