volume level is weak in Rythymbox

[Lee Revell]

On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 23:25 +0900, Jeff C wrote:
>         hmy knowledge is rather limited to the problem why audio
>         applications
>         interact differently with the hardware, but in most cases you
>         just need
>         to adjust the pcm-level to get the volume up again.
>         go to synaptic and install 'gnome-alsamixer'. after that, you
>         can access 
>         it through multimedia/entertainment or whatever this menu
>         entry is
>         called in english.
> 
> THank you. I've been able to get a loud volume by raising the level on
> the PCM bar. I wonder why gnome-alsamixer is able to fix this, while
> the RhythimBox's own volume setting won't be enough. 
> 
> Let me see if i understand things here. PCM is  what controls the
> digital sounds. Is this correct?
> 

Yes, it's exactly the same as "Wave" on Windows.

Lee