Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information. index: 1 name: driver: flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: RUNNING suspend cause: priority: 9549 volume: 0: 100% 1: 100% 0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB balance 0.00 base volume: 100% 0.00 dB volume steps: 65537 muted: no current latency: 28.18 ms max request: 3 KiB max rewind: 344 KiB monitor source: 2 sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz channel map: front-left,front-right Stereo used by: 1 linked by: 3 configured latency: 20.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms card: 1 module: 25 properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "USB Audio" alsa.id = "USB Audio" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "1" alsa.card_name = "YAMAHA YST-M45D USB Speaker" alsa.long_card_name = "YAMAHA YAMAHA YST-M45D USB Speaker at usb-0000:00:1d.7-7.1, full speed" alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1d.7-usb-0:7.1:1.0" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-7/1-7.1/1-7.1:1.0/sound/card1" udev.id = "usb-YAMAHA_YAMAHA_YST-M45D_USB_Speaker_Ser_00_em-00-default" device.bus = "usb" device.vendor.id = "0499" device.vendor.name = "Yamaha Corp." device.product.id = "3003" device.product.name = "YST-M45D USB Speaker" device.serial = "YAMAHA_YAMAHA_YST-M45D_USB_Speaker_Ser_00_em" device.form_factor = "speaker" device.string = "hw:1" device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800" device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400" device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.description = "YST-M45D USB Speaker Analog Stereo" alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer" alsa.components = "USB0499:3003" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-speakers-usb" >>> [colin@jimmy ~]$ amixer -c1 Simple mixer control 'Bass',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 12 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'Treble',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 3 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 61 Mono: Front Left: Playback 29 [48%] [-32.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 29 [48%] [-32.00dB] [on] [colin@jimmy ~]$ Set the volume in pavcontrol..... [colin@jimmy ~]$ pacmd list-sinks index: 1 name: driver: flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY FLAT_VOLUME DYNAMIC_LATENCY state: RUNNING suspend cause: priority: 9549 volume: 0: 100% 1: 100% 0: 0.00 dB 1: 0.00 dB balance 0.00 base volume: 100% 0.00 dB volume steps: 65537 muted: no current latency: 24.18 ms max request: 3 KiB max rewind: 344 KiB monitor source: 2 sample spec: s16le 2ch 44100Hz channel map: front-left,front-right Stereo used by: 1 linked by: 3 configured latency: 20.00 ms; range is 0.50 .. 2000.00 ms card: 1 module: 25 properties: alsa.resolution_bits = "16" device.api = "alsa" device.class = "sound" alsa.class = "generic" alsa.subclass = "generic-mix" alsa.name = "USB Audio" alsa.id = "USB Audio" alsa.subdevice = "0" alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0" alsa.device = "0" alsa.card = "1" alsa.card_name = "YAMAHA YST-M45D USB Speaker" alsa.long_card_name = "YAMAHA YAMAHA YST-M45D USB Speaker at usb-0000:00:1d.7-7.1, full speed" alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio" device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1d.7-usb-0:7.1:1.0" sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1d.7/usb1/1-7/1-7.1/1-7.1:1.0/sound/card1" udev.id = "usb-YAMAHA_YAMAHA_YST-M45D_USB_Speaker_Ser_00_em-00-default" device.bus = "usb" device.vendor.id = "0499" device.vendor.name = "Yamaha Corp." device.product.id = "3003" device.product.name = "YST-M45D USB Speaker" device.serial = "YAMAHA_YAMAHA_YST-M45D_USB_Speaker_Ser_00_em" device.form_factor = "speaker" device.string = "hw:1" device.buffering.buffer_size = "352800" device.buffering.fragment_size = "176400" device.access_mode = "mmap+timer" device.profile.name = "analog-stereo" device.profile.description = "Analog Stereo" device.description = "YST-M45D USB Speaker Analog Stereo" alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer" alsa.components = "USB0499:3003" module-udev-detect.discovered = "1" device.icon_name = "audio-speakers-usb" >>> [colin@jimmy ~]$ amixer -c1 Simple mixer control 'Bass',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 12 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'Treble',0 Capabilities: volume volume-joined penum Playback channels: Mono Capture channels: Mono Limits: 0 - 3 Mono: 0 [0%] Simple mixer control 'PCM',0 Capabilities: pvolume pswitch pswitch-joined penum Playback channels: Front Left - Front Right Limits: Playback 0 - 61 Mono: Front Left: Playback 61 [100%] [0.00dB] [on] Front Right: Playback 61 [100%] [0.00dB] [on]