ole dan wrote:
> Fn-PgUp/Dn adjusts the sound level, but how does one
> achieve this functionality from software, like perl?

and Cole Tuininga replied:
> The "easiest" way is to just make calls to an external program that
> already does it, such as "aumix".

well we did that, and after setting everything to zip with
aumix, aumix -q gives:

  vol 0, 0
  synth 0, 0, P
  pcm 0, 0
  speaker 0, 0
  line 0, 0, P
  mic 0, 0, R
  cd 0, 0
  mix 0, 0, P
  igain 0, 0

BUT there seems to be no change in the level of sound.
when i set the level high with Fn-PgUp, it beeps loudly as
i backspace past the beginning of the line, regardless of
what aumix -q indicates or supposedly controls.

i believe i have a fundamental flaw in my understanding.
to elucidate further, my immediate interest is in
controlling the level of sound produced by timidity.
right now, when i rack up Fn-PgUp to max and type timidity
-A800 file, i get acceptably loud results from my midi
files.  but aftewards, i'd rather not have that loud
beeping every time i do something naughty.  and
conversely, when i rack the level down with Fn-PgDn, i
hear nothing from timidity, regardless of what aumix -q
indicates.

tia,
dan

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