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hmm
intel drivers usually have PCM that goes over 0dB
just to be sure check if "Card:" in the top left corner is the right one (F6 to change to another)
anyway, afaik VLC does it's own volume adjust in software (that's why it goes over 100%)
either try setting the proper thingies in tools->settings->sound, or upgrading to VLC from current
a small troubleshooting tip, when all else is murky;
open a terminal and put in
watch cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params
(path may vary a bit, here it's for card1 device0)
it will let you see what the card is doing
turn off FF and all players when experimenting, as if the card is open the new settings won't come to affect until it closes
when I run the watch cat /proc/asound/card1/pcm0p/sub0/hw_params with vlc running (its working now, but the sound crapped out on html 5 youtube video):
Vlc is working wonderfully now, and I did change the default youtube player to html 5, but the sound is nonexistent again.
Im honestly confused as to what I need to do with the links you provided (Im new to slackware/linux), and havent gotten the download/installation process down.
Maybe, it's just a software mixing problem, you only can have 1 application to use sound card at one time, you can't have multiple application play sound at same time. Just following the links genss provide and find a software mixer put into your .asoundrc or /etc/asound. And you can still use plugin converter.
I tried the uncommenting the first two lines; and I would love to do what genss said, but I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I probably just need to get better at using Linux.
I tried the uncommenting the first two lines; and I would love to do what genss said, but I have no idea what you guys are talking about. I probably just need to get better at using Linux.
Just a note regarding YouTube videos - They often act in a very odd manner in Linux depending on browser and whether the video is available in a form compatible with HTML5 or if Flash only. Adobe hasn't updated Flash for Linux in a very long time and apparently won't so it is going to be a problem sometimes. Often I can overcome this problem by hitting the "X" to stop loading and then after it settles down for a second, the "reload" button. Hopefully HTML5 will completely take it's place but until it does these are workarounds with sufficient complexity to screw up at random.
Also, since you seem to have good ears and appreciate quality sound I hope you also know that any integrated sound chips on the motherboard are going to be crap compared to a real sound card or external DAC sound device. That said, it is still possible with the deep control that ALSA has to get the best possible quality your rig can deliver, in many cases superior to other operating systems especially if you have a low-latency kernel. OTOH as deep as ALSA is it is also a bit of a patchwork quilt and does take time and effort to figure out how to get the best from it. I think it's worth it. Hopefully you will find that too.
Actually, I was really thankful for all of the advice and help I got from everyone, and decided to just suck it up and live without good sound instead of being a linux forum vampire; but there was one thing that didnt make sense as well that I was wondering if it had any connection to the problems I am experiencing. I noticed recently that when accessing a directory that I have on a 256 Gib flash drive that there was this weird thing that happens in my Rick and Morty torrent download: there is a picture file that seems to appear and disappear on both my vista computer and my linux computer. Its there, but then when I look for it, it just disappears and reappears when it wants.
I think I just figured out the problem; when I open up alsamixer, the default card that is shows all the time is HDA ATI HDMI; instead of HD-Audio Generic. Is there any way to fix this? I think the asoundrc thing is what is suppose to, but it hasnt.
and then suddenly everything works. I am more confused than ever, because this is what I did to fix the problem before, and it did nothing for the vlc/media players, but did fix the flash player initially. I can only suppose that the system needed to run the code through itself multiple times before it finally took, but that just a wild guess with no validity.
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