[pulseaudio-discuss] Realtek ALC892 being overdriven to 153 % volume

[Conor Curran]

Hey guys,

I remember bringing this up with MPT way back. He wasn't so keen on 
changing his design to accommodate / flag an overdriven state. But he 
came up with this suggestion.

What would be most satisfying overall, then, is if we could offer easy 
access to >100% volumes only to people for whom it will do more good 
than harm. The wiki page refers to "devices that have PA_SINK_

DECIBEL_VOLUME/PA_SOURCE_DECIBEL_VOLUME set". If these devices are a 
small minority of those that Ubuntu runs on, then that's a promising way 
forward: we can show the extended slider (with red >100% section) for 
those devices, and the normal slider otherwise.


Is this a valild approach ?

With regards the different ways of exposing +11db amplification I would 
go the way of number 4. Where / which UI should this belong to though 
(GVC or actually on the menu itself) ?
> 4. In the UI, add a checkbox saying "Give me 11 dB more!" (or "Ultra 
> PulseAudio(R) Boost(TM)" ;-) ) and if enabled, both the UI and the 
> media keys go up to +11 dB. That would at least keep the two consistent.

Conor
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