Bug 89543 - pactl doesn't support setting absolute volume in decibels
Summary: pactl doesn't support setting absolute volume in decibels
Status: RESOLVED MOVED
Alias: None
Product: PulseAudio
Classification: Unclassified
Component: tools (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Hardware: Other All
: medium normal
Assignee: pulseaudio-bugs
QA Contact: pulseaudio-bugs
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Keywords: love
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Reported: 2015-03-11 17:29 UTC by Tanu Kaskinen
Modified: 2018-07-30 10:08 UTC (History)
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Description Tanu Kaskinen 2015-03-11 17:29:44 UTC 
"pactl set-sink-volume somesink -5dB" will reduce the sink volume by 5 dB. What if the user wants to set the sink volume to exactly -5dB relative to full volume? That's currently not supported.

A suggestion: parentheses around the value could be interpreted so that the value should be treated as an absolute value. For example: "pactl set-sink-volume somesink (-5)dB"
Comment 1 Raymond 2015-03-12 02:00:26 UTC 
should "-" only  indicate decrease in percentage volume ?
Comment 2 Tanu Kaskinen 2015-03-17 18:54:48 UTC 
No, I think relative adjustments make sense regardless of the unit.
Comment 3 GitLab Migration User 2018-07-30 10:08:26 UTC 
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