Sailfish X - Generally too loud

answered 2018-01-29 16:07:20 +0200

null
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Yes! It's way way too loud! I reduced the volume for the PulseAudio sink by adding

set-sink-volume sink.primary 0x6000

to /etc/pulse/arm_droid_default.pa

After that either reboot for the changes to take effect or write the following as nemo:

pactl set-sink-volume sink.primary 60%

answered 2018-01-29 12:32:26 +0200

lutinotmalin
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You can lower the volume on Settings>Ambiences, the default percentage for each ambience is 80, which is quite loud I agree.

About the Clock alarm, I had the same issue about the volume, without talking about the snooze time which was too short for me (5min).

I solved that issue by installing Clock Settings within OpenRepos. With that application, you could edit the volume and snooze time to adjust them regarding your preferences.

answered 2018-01-29 15:06:40 +0200

campeon
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updated 2018-02-12 15:07:57 +0200

I agree. And the minimal music volumen is too loud for using it in bed for example. I like to listen podcast to fall asleep and the minimal voumen is to loud for my taste....

answered 2018-01-30 10:55:39 +0200

liqquid
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updated 2018-01-30 11:03:33 +0200

Answered a few times already. You can change the alarm volume with Clock Settings app what you can find it in openrepos. There is also a volume control patch if I remember right where you can adjust the step percentages.

answered 2018-02-03 17:32:31 +0200

Sethdove
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Agree, all way too loud. Even on headphones. I can't use headphones on a phone call, because the lowest setting is just too loud to take.

answered 2018-02-03 18:15:44 +0200

aQUICK1
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I can recall to change volume alarm under settings -> apps -> clock, 2 sliders that are adjustable !

answered 2018-02-04 20:16:06 +0200

Artemys
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hi all, interesting to read the problem, i thought, it's only just my taste, that i found also the voices too loud. and not ringing tone, of course it is adjustable at the ambiences' settings, as mentioned earlier. i found the phone's voice too loud, even if it is set to the lowest. sometimes i have the feeling, that the whole office is listening to the one whom i'm just talking with. i have a jollaC and earlier i had a jolla2, and the C is definitely louder. i noticed also earlier, that my husband's intex aqua fish is much louder, than the jolla2.

answered 2018-02-13 21:49:36 +0200

julien2711
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updated 2018-02-14 18:38:55 +0200

I have an Sony Xperia X F5121 and a Jolla C - just updated today

Xperia X: Unlock sound is as well extremely loud. Audio playback is very loud. For low volume for quite rooms I would choose as well the level before off. (This however is fine for me) Call loudness is better then with my version of JollaC. 50 % is about my jolla C loudness, which is good for quiete environment and enables higher volumes for louder environment. (Direct comparrison by calling myself over Threema)

pactl list
Sample #6
        Name: pulldown_lock
        Sample Specification: s16le 1ch 48000Hz
        Channel Map: mono
        Volume: (invalid)
                balance 0.00
        Duration: 0.3s
        Size: 25.8 KiB
        Lazy: no

JollaC: Unlock is significantly more quiet. Audioplayback was allways fine. Level 2 ~ Level 1 (Xperia) , Level 8 ~ Level 6 (Xperia) (Synchronus playback) Phone calls where allways to quite even on max volume. As statet before this is better with Xperia X

Sample #5
        Name: pulldown_lock
        Sample Specification: s16le 1ch 48000Hz
        Channel Map: mono
        Volume: (invalid)
                balance 0.00
        Duration: 0.3s
        Size: 25.8 KiB
        Lazy: no
        Filename: n/a
        Properties:
                media.role = "event"
                module-stream-restore.id = "x-meego-feedback-sound-level"
                media.name = "feedback-event"
                event.id = "pulldown_lock"
                media.filename = "/usr/share/sounds/jolla-ambient/stereo/pulldown_lock.wav"
                application.name = "libcanberra"
                native-protocol.peer = "UNIX socket client"
                native-protocol.version = "30"
                application.version = "0.30"
                application.id = "org.freedesktop.libcanberra"
                application.process.id = "1138"
                application.process.user = "nemo"
                application.process.host = "HOSTNAME"
                application.process.binary = "ngfd"
                application.language = "C"
                application.process.machine_id = "XXXXXXXXXXdeletedXXXX"
                application.process.arg0 = "/usr/bin/ngfd"

Closing words: An Idea could be that it has something to do with the region settings. I have a both phones set to german. In Germany we have laws which set an overall maximum level to the volume. As far as I know american products tend to be louder in comparison. My guess comes from the different experience with Jolla C. For me it was always by far to quiet. I will reset the Jolla C soon and I will check then with english language settings.