Ubuntu
pulseaudio package

Config option flat-volumes is set to YES by default

Bug #1424195 reported by Nemanja Bozovic
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This bug affects 6 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
One Hundred Papercuts
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned
pulseaudio (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Low
Unassigned

Bug Description

Description: Ubuntu Vivid Vervet (development branch)
Release: 15.04

Config option flat-volumes is set to YES by default, unlike to NO in previous Ubuntu releases (<=14.10).

So now global volume level overrides applications' volume level.

It produces unexpected behavior.

How to fix:
  Change " ; flat-volume = yes " to " flat-volume = no " (delete ' ; ' to uncomment)

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 15.04
Package: pulseaudio 1:6.0-0ubuntu3
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.16.0-29.39-generic 3.16.7-ckt2
Uname: Linux 3.16.0-29-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.16.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1: nemanja 4308 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0c: nemanja 4308 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: nemanja 4308 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0: nemanja 4308 F.... pulseaudio
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Sat Feb 21 15:24:22 2015
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-10-21 (122 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.10 "Utopic Unicorn" - Alpha amd64+mac (20140923)
SourcePackage: pulseaudio
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to vivid on 2015-02-21 (0 days ago)
dmi.bios.date: 03/02/2013
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P1.70
dmi.board.name: B75 Pro3-M
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP1.70:bd03/02/2013:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB75Pro3-M:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
modified.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: [modified]
mtime.conffile..etc.pulse.daemon.conf: 2015-02-21T15:21:07.623536

Revision history for this message
Nemanja Bozovic (nemanja-bozovic-12) wrote :
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu):
status: New → Confirmed
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Benjamin Xiao (ben-r-xiao) wrote :

Yes, flat volumes = yes is a terrible default. It frequently causes sound to blow out my ear drums. Flat volumes = no was the previous behavior in Ubuntu and should remain as the default to protect people's hearing IMHO.

Alberto Salvia Novella (es20490446e)
Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Low
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: New → Confirmed
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Sandra Karuving (lumks) wrote :

low? uhm thats actually a health risk which can cause serious damage to your ears and of course your hardware too.

Sound thats jumps to 100% isnt anything unimportant!

http://www.advanced-noise-solutions.co.uk/noise-effects.html

David Henningsson (diwic)
Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu):
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status: Confirmed → Fix Committed
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David Henningsson (diwic) wrote :

JFTR, Luke has already uploaded a fix for this, but it's waiting in vivid-proposed, probably since we're in Beta 1 freeze in which case it should be in vivid on Friday.

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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package pulseaudio - 1:6.0-0ubuntu4

---------------
pulseaudio (1:6.0-0ubuntu4) vivid; urgency=medium

  * Move the previously tweaked volume config changes from the rules file
    to a patch. We are no longer tweaking settings based on architecture,
    so such config changes can now be aplied statically. These settings
    were also not being applied since the merge with Debian and updating to
    pulse 6. (LP: #1424195)
 -- Luke Yelavich <email address hidden> Mon, 23 Feb 2015 10:03:37 +1100

Changed in pulseaudio (Ubuntu):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
David Henningsson (diwic)
Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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