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Usage
Usage
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The :guilabel:`Playback` tab of pulseaudio volume control gives you the ability to the control the output device, mute, or change the volume of each application. To change the Volume of each application on the playback slide the slider to the right for more volume or to the left for less volume. Above your volume slider the is a bar that shows how much volume is currently emmited by that particular application. The button with an X over the speaker is a mute button and if it is a darker gray that application is currently muted and can't make any sound. The drop down :guilabel:`Show` menu lets you see your virtual streams and applications. In the bottom right hand corner is a the current volume level viewed as a percentage. This program also in software allows you to go over 100 percent if it is too quiet.
The :guilabel:`Playback` tab of pulseaudio volume control gives you the ability to the control the output device, mute, or change the volume of each application. To change the Volume of each application on the playback slide the slider to the right for more volume or to the left for less volume. Above your volume slider the is a bar that shows how much volume is currently emmited by that particular application. The button with an X over the speaker is a mute button and if it is a darker gray that application is currently muted and can't make any sound. The drop down :guilabel:`Show` menu lets you see your virtual streams and applications. In the bottom right hand corner is the current volume level viewed as a percentage. This program also in software allows you to go over 100 percent if it is too quiet.
..image:: pavucontrol-playback.png
..image:: pavucontrol-playback.png
To view settings for applications recording audio use the :guilabel:`Recording` tab. To mute your recording press the button that looks like a speaker with an x over it. To increase the volume of recording move the slider to the right. To decrease the volume of recording move the slider to the left.
To view settings for applications recording audio use the :guilabel:`Recording` tab. To mute your recording press the button that looks like a speaker with an x over it. To increase the volume of recording move the slider to the right. To decrease the volume of recording move the slider to the left.
The :guilabel:`Output devices` tab shows different output for different sounds. To mute one output such as a set of speakers press the button that looks like a speaker with an X on it. To increase the volume of an output slide the slider for that output to the right. To decrease the volume for each output slide the slider to the left. To see the sound output of each output device see the bar over the volume slider. To view more advanced options check the :guilabel:`Show advanced options` will show advanced options. The advanced option for :guilabel:`Latency offset` will be shown for for how long to shift offset for latency for say a badly synced video. To the right of the mute button there is a button where you can change the balance between the left and right speakers by sliding the sliders just like for volume. For setereo setup with a subwoofer for example will have channels :guilabel:`Front Left`, :guilabel:`Front Right`, and :guilabel:`Subwoofer` each having there own channels to adjust volume. To select another source to output audio use the :guilabel:`Port` drop down menu.
The :guilabel:`Output devices` tab shows different output for different sounds. To mute one output such as a set of speakers press the button that looks like a speaker with an X on it. To increase the volume of an output slide the slider for that output to the right. To decrease the volume for each output slide the slider to the left. To see the sound output of each output device see the bar over the volume slider. To view more advanced options check the :guilabel:`Show advanced options` will show advanced options. The advanced option for :guilabel:`Latency offset` will be shown for for how long to shift offset for latency for say a badly synced video. To the right of the mute button there is a button where you can change the balance between the left and right speakers by sliding the sliders just like for volume. For stereo setup with a subwoofer for example will have channels :guilabel:`Front Left`, :guilabel:`Front Right`, and :guilabel:`Subwoofer` each having there own channels to adjust volume. To select another source to output audio use the :guilabel:`Port` drop down menu.
