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I have a two fold issue since many years. I hope to find a fix now. I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 and yet again the volume levels are very low.




  1. Allow louder than 100% option is gone from the sound settings in Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. So I worked around it using pactl set-sink-volume 0 150%

  2. Whenever I hit the volume up/down key, the volume resets to 100%. Then I will have to do pactl set-sink-volume 0 150% again to get louder volume from the speakers.



How do I make, say 150% permanent and map the volume keys to work from0-150%











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  • You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
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I have a two fold issue since many years. I hope to find a fix now. I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 and yet again the volume levels are very low.




  1. Allow louder than 100% option is gone from the sound settings in Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. So I worked around it using pactl set-sink-volume 0 150%

  2. Whenever I hit the volume up/down key, the volume resets to 100%. Then I will have to do pactl set-sink-volume 0 150% again to get louder volume from the speakers.



How do I make, say 150% permanent and map the volume keys to work from0-150%











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  • You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
    – xiota
    May 7 '18 at 17:52














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I have a two fold issue since many years. I hope to find a fix now. I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 and yet again the volume levels are very low.




  1. Allow louder than 100% option is gone from the sound settings in Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. So I worked around it using pactl set-sink-volume 0 150%

  2. Whenever I hit the volume up/down key, the volume resets to 100%. Then I will have to do pactl set-sink-volume 0 150% again to get louder volume from the speakers.



How do I make, say 150% permanent and map the volume keys to work from0-150%











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I have a two fold issue since many years. I hope to find a fix now. I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04 and yet again the volume levels are very low.




  1. Allow louder than 100% option is gone from the sound settings in Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. So I worked around it using pactl set-sink-volume 0 150%

  2. Whenever I hit the volume up/down key, the volume resets to 100%. Then I will have to do pactl set-sink-volume 0 150% again to get louder volume from the speakers.



How do I make, say 150% permanent and map the volume keys to work from0-150%








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  • You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
    – xiota
    May 7 '18 at 17:52


















  • You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
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    May 7 '18 at 17:52
















You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
– xiota
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You can look into editing /etc/pulse/default.pa. I haven't used it before, so cannot offer any guidance.
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You should have a setting called Over-Amplification in Settings > Sound. Turning it on and adjusting the volume slider above it will only get you to 100%, but you can still adjust beyond 100% by using either your keyboard's volume buttons if available, or adjusting the volume slider in the corner of your screen.






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  • No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
    – b-ak
    May 8 '18 at 17:09










  • Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
    – hiigaran
    May 9 '18 at 0:55










  • I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
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    May 13 '18 at 9:03



















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You can install pavucontrol, it let's me tune up to 153% on Ubuntu Gnome 18.04. There is also a setting in dconf /com/ubuntu/sound called 'allow-amplified-volume' but switching that true/false had no effect for me






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  • The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
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Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) adds this feature by default. It works very nice too.






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    You should have a setting called Over-Amplification in Settings > Sound. Turning it on and adjusting the volume slider above it will only get you to 100%, but you can still adjust beyond 100% by using either your keyboard's volume buttons if available, or adjusting the volume slider in the corner of your screen.






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    • No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
      – b-ak
      May 8 '18 at 17:09










    • Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
      – hiigaran
      May 9 '18 at 0:55










    • I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
      – b-ak
      May 13 '18 at 9:03
















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    You should have a setting called Over-Amplification in Settings > Sound. Turning it on and adjusting the volume slider above it will only get you to 100%, but you can still adjust beyond 100% by using either your keyboard's volume buttons if available, or adjusting the volume slider in the corner of your screen.






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    • No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
      – b-ak
      May 8 '18 at 17:09










    • Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
      – hiigaran
      May 9 '18 at 0:55










    • I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
      – b-ak
      May 13 '18 at 9:03














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    You should have a setting called Over-Amplification in Settings > Sound. Turning it on and adjusting the volume slider above it will only get you to 100%, but you can still adjust beyond 100% by using either your keyboard's volume buttons if available, or adjusting the volume slider in the corner of your screen.






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    You should have a setting called Over-Amplification in Settings > Sound. Turning it on and adjusting the volume slider above it will only get you to 100%, but you can still adjust beyond 100% by using either your keyboard's volume buttons if available, or adjusting the volume slider in the corner of your screen.







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    • No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
      – b-ak
      May 8 '18 at 17:09










    • Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
      – hiigaran
      May 9 '18 at 0:55










    • I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
      – b-ak
      May 13 '18 at 9:03


















    • No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
      – b-ak
      May 8 '18 at 17:09










    • Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
      – hiigaran
      May 9 '18 at 0:55










    • I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
      – b-ak
      May 13 '18 at 9:03
















    No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
    – b-ak
    May 8 '18 at 17:09




    No such setting. Screenshots, if any ? Are you on an older version of Ubuntu ? Older versions had the slider you are referring to. And even they don't work with the volume UP key. Volume UP sends it to only 100% not the max.
    – b-ak
    May 8 '18 at 17:09












    Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
    – hiigaran
    May 9 '18 at 0:55




    Running 18.04, myself. Second row: imgur.com/a/u6494de
    – hiigaran
    May 9 '18 at 0:55












    I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
    – b-ak
    May 13 '18 at 9:03




    I am sorry for the confusion, I'm on Ubuntu Budgie 18.04. Corrected that part in the question too.
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    May 13 '18 at 9:03













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    You can install pavucontrol, it let's me tune up to 153% on Ubuntu Gnome 18.04. There is also a setting in dconf /com/ubuntu/sound called 'allow-amplified-volume' but switching that true/false had no effect for me






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    • The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
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      May 13 '18 at 9:02


















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    You can install pavucontrol, it let's me tune up to 153% on Ubuntu Gnome 18.04. There is also a setting in dconf /com/ubuntu/sound called 'allow-amplified-volume' but switching that true/false had no effect for me






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    • The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
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      May 13 '18 at 9:02
















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    You can install pavucontrol, it let's me tune up to 153% on Ubuntu Gnome 18.04. There is also a setting in dconf /com/ubuntu/sound called 'allow-amplified-volume' but switching that true/false had no effect for me






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    You can install pavucontrol, it let's me tune up to 153% on Ubuntu Gnome 18.04. There is also a setting in dconf /com/ubuntu/sound called 'allow-amplified-volume' but switching that true/false had no effect for me







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    • The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
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    • The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
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      May 13 '18 at 9:02


















    The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
    – b-ak
    May 13 '18 at 9:02






    The problem is pavucontrol works, but when I turn down the volume below 100% and then try to turn it back up it won't go beyond 100%. Now that is the problem I am trying to solve.
    – b-ak
    May 13 '18 at 9:02













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    Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) adds this feature by default. It works very nice too.






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