[pulseaudio-discuss] Stream volumes as the universal volume adjustment method

[Tanu Kaskinen]

la, 2010-01-09 kello 14:06 -0500, Jud Craft kirjoitti:
> Keep in mind that behind the scenes, when running one program,
> Pulseaudio actually treats the device volume as the current
> application volume, and scales other applications relative to the
> loudest application.

Sure. But the sink still has its own stream-independent volume. The only
difference between the current logic and the very old logic is that
while the sink volume reflected the real hardware mixer value before,
now it reflects something called "sink reference volume". When the user
changes this volume, all streams' volume changes (not only the currently
playing streams, but also every future stream), just like it has always
has been.

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Tanu Kaskinen