[plug] Mplayer runs wild

[John Knight]

That doesn't sound right, my SB Live! works fine, pre-amp wise, mind you, it 
is an older model.... You mentioned DVDs though, is this purely being used 
for DVD playback? If so, DVDs are generally mastered between -10 and -20 dB, 
if you're playing DVDs, then they will naturally be VERY quiet.

DVD playback programs usually boost the audio volume too, whicever OS, I 
suggest trying winamp whilst something like PowerDVD is running, winamp will 
suddenly be as loud as all buggery! Under MPlayer (this is from memory, 
soryr if it's wrong, try the docs if it doesn't work), try -af volume=10:1 
before playing it, that should help out a lot.


Basically, if you're playing a standard 0 dB mastered mp3 and your Speakers 
need to be turned up full, YOU'RE DOING SOMETHING WRONG. ;) Check some of 
your advanced mixer settings if you're playing around with ALSA, etc.

Make lunch, not war.


>
>The output from the SbLive is pathetic, I had to wind my AltecLansing 221's
>up to max to be able to hear saytime. With the onboard Cmedia they will 
>blow
>you out of the room.
>
>I pulled the card,in the meantime the dvd drive expired so for the time
>being this project is on hold.
>
>Thanks for your help .
>--
>Cheers
>
>Russ.
>


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