[Bug 35717] Re: 'Master' needs to be exchanged with 'PCM' in order for volume hotkeys to work

[Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen]

The .asoundrc file which i cut & paste below this comment seems to do
the trick for me. I can't confirm wether or not Master now also controls
the cd and line-in volume, but at least it controls the PCM.

Its from:  http://alsa.opensrc.org/index.php?page=cmipci
I've changed control { name "SoftMaster" to "Master" } from what they specify.

It's a big hack and I have little to no clue why it works or what it
doet, but it does the trick :-) Yeah!

One note: muting the master volume control does not mute the pcm
unfortunately. So if anyone understands what this .asoundrc file format
is about and knows how to tweak this, i would like to hear it!

====================

pcm.softvol {
    type softvol
    slave {
        pcm "hw:0,1"
    }
    control {
        name "Master"
    }
}

pcm.dsp0 {
  type plug
  slave.pcm "softvol"
  slave.channels 6
  route_policy duplicate
}

pcm.!default {
  type plug
  slave.pcm "softvol"
  slave.channels 6
  route_policy duplicate
}

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'Master' needs to be exchanged with 'PCM' in order for volume hotkeys to work
https://launchpad.net/bugs/35717