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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: rockbox-recorder-20061122 - volume representation messed upRe: rockbox-recorder-20061122 - volume representation messed up
From: mat holton <mat_at_lessermatters.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 10:26:17 +0000 Mike Holden wrote: > Paul Louden wrote: > >> Most audio devices have exactly *one* scheme for volume: Higher numbers >> are >> louder. I have some that are 0-10, some that are 1-10 (with only mute >> being >> off, 1 is still quiet), some that are 0-40, 0-20, 0-30, 0-100, etc. The >> only >> real consistency is that higher numbers are louder. Yes, there are no >> negatives, but I don't see how that makes any more sense than a dB scale. >> At >> least the dB scale gives a functional point of relative reference, rather >> than just being arbitrary numbers that some programmer decided were enough >> slices to cut the pie into. >> > > You certainly aren't the only one to argue this case (many of us have > tried at the time the change was made). It has been stated many times that > this is the only option that will be available (apart from the graphical > representation, where supported), with no option to use a "bigger is > louder" setting. The rest of us gave up arguing about it a while ago! > > Sigh. > Then I won't mention it again. After this. The fact remains that most people will think that seeing negative is strange when dealing with volume, how many hi-fi's have negative numbers next to the volume knob? None, that's how many. I don't have a problem at all with it though but I will point out that I showed rockbox to some guys at work (I work at a software house) and they laughed and said things like "I think you should raise a bug report!" when they saw the volume. Thing is though, this is the beauty of open source software - I can make a patch to to scale the volume numbers from 0 - 100 or whatever, if I could be arsed... Rock On! Received on 2006-11-23 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |