About audio mixers, was: Re: Brainstrorming for Ubuntu Studio 13.04 (Blueprints)

[Kaj Ailomaa]

On Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:03:01 +0200, Len Ovens <len at ovenwerks.net> wrote:

>
> On Sat, October 20, 2012 2:30 pm, Kaj Ailomaa wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Oct 2012 23:18:48 +0200, Len Ovens <len at ovenwerks.net> wrote:
>>
>> ..
>>> I think we need a mixer for standard audio cards, the xfce4-mixer we
>>> have
>>> now is not as nice as alsamixer in a terminal from my POV. pavucontrol
>>> is
>>> the standard desktop mixer for pulse but it doesn't lend itself to card
>>> level control in a recording situation, inputs in particular. It also
>>> doesn't touch card levels at all in some cases. This would be a mixer
>>> for
>>> the mixer menu not for the volume icon. I happen to like qasmixer. It
>>> would be nice to start it with a wrapper that points it at whatever the
>>> device is jack is using or hm:0 if jackd has yet to be run. (this can  
>>> be
>>> switched from within the app as well) Any other mixer app that is  
>>> better
>>> would be fine too.
>>
>> Are you suggesting to replace the pulseaudio mixer with a non pulseaudio
>> mixer?
>
> No, not at all. I mean providing an alsa based mixer in the audio
> production->mixers menu for times when pa is not being used or when it is
> used through jack. I find the xfce one less than optimal. Many of the
> multitrack audio IFs already have their own mixer/control app. But many  
> of
> the USB ones don't. and some of the older PCI ones don't either. Internal
> I am not sure I am worrying about, but them too.
>

Ah, sorry. I misread completely then.
I installed qasmixer to have a go with it.