KMix volume sliders

Tim ignored_mailbox at yahoo.com.au
Mon Jul 31 02:41:57 UTC 2006


On Sun, 2006-07-30 at 23:23 +0200, Marko Vojinovic wrote:
> Why is the PCM slider not linear? (the volume is practically off from
> bottom to approx. 3/4 of the slider, then increases exponentially...)

You wouldn't actually want a linear volume control, you'd start to turn
the control, then the sound would jump out at you as it suddenly gets
very loud.  A logarithm *is* a desirable trait (our hearing isn't
linear), though some seem to have peculiar characteristics.

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