[pulseaudio-tickets] [Bug 94061] Volume set below -27 db (35 per centage) makes Creative HS-720 absolutely silent

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https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=94061

--- Comment #11 from Raymond <superquad.vortex2 at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to Yan Pashkovsky from comment #6)
> 1)I've searched over the internet and have found the same issue as mine (35%
> too), but with another usb audio card :
> https://chrisjean.com/fix-for-usb-audio-is-too-loud-and-mutes-at-low-volume-
> in-ubuntu/
> Some notes from this guide helped me: I 've changed "volume = merge" to
> "volume = ignore" in
> /usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output.conf.common
> 
> Situation now is much much better: headset behave as they should be (the
> same like in digital mode), but the maximum volume is not loud enough imho
> (120-130% would be fine). Setting volume over 100% causes overdrive (headset
> may play louder without overdrives according to my past expirience). 
> 
> Maybe making such config default is good idea? (replace  merge with ignore)


> 
687| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Hardware volume ranges from -179,00 dB
to 0,00 dB.
 ( 1.687| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Fixing base volume to 0,00 dB
 ( 1.687| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware volume control.
Hardware dB scale supported. 
( 1.687| 0.000) I: [pulseaudio] alsa-sink.c: Using hardware mute control. 
( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: snd_pcm_dump(): 
( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Soft volume PCM 
( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: Control: PCM Playback Volume 
( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: min_dB: -51
 ( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: max_dB: 0 
( 1.687| 0.000) D: [pulseaudio] alsa-util.c: resolution: 256


Pulseaudio seem ignore softvol plugin PCM as realtek alc892 dB range is obly 9x

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