Suse LINUX Professional 9.3 Update 00662644461625 User Manual
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00662644461625
Figure 13.2: The GNOME Mixer Applet
crease and decrease the volume. Stereo channels can be controlled independently,
using
using
Q
,
W
, and
E
for increasing the volume and
Z
,
X
, and
C
for decreasing
the volume. The number keys between
0
and
9
can be used to change the abso-
lute volume quickly. These correspond to zero to ninety percent of full volume.
13.1.4
Look and Feel of Mixer Applications
The look and feel of mixer applications depends on the type of sound card used.
Some drivers, like SB Live!, have many controllable (tunable) mixer elements
while the drivers for professional sound cards may have elements with totally
different names.
Some drivers, like SB Live!, have many controllable (tunable) mixer elements
while the drivers for professional sound cards may have elements with totally
different names.
On-Board Sound Chip
Most of the PCI on-board sound chips are based on AC97 codec. ‘Master’ controls
the main volume from the front speakers. ‘Surround’, ‘Center’, and ‘LFE’ con-
trol the rear, center, and bass-boost speakers. Each of them has a mute switch. In
addition to that, some boards have individual ‘Headphone’ and ‘Master Mono’
volumes. The latter is used for the built-in speaker on some laptops.
the main volume from the front speakers. ‘Surround’, ‘Center’, and ‘LFE’ con-
trol the rear, center, and bass-boost speakers. Each of them has a mute switch. In
addition to that, some boards have individual ‘Headphone’ and ‘Master Mono’
volumes. The latter is used for the built-in speaker on some laptops.
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13.1. Mixers