AudioEngine D3 USB DAC - volume either 0% or 100% via volume keyboard keys, alsamixer works fine












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Like the title says, I have a USB AudioEngine D3 DAC and headphone amplifier with software volume control. I can control the volume fine via alsamixer in a terminal, but that is rather inconvenient. I would like to use the volume control keys on my keyboard as they are meant to be used, but they only set the volume to 0% or 100%. When I press the volume up key once, the volume jumps to 100%, and when I press the volume down key, it jumps to 0%.



Adjusting volume level via the "Settings -> Sound" GUI means I have 0% volume until I drag the volume bar all the way to the right (100%), at which point I get 100% volume.



alsamixer shows the volume at 0% or 100% (as expected, I suppose) when I adjust my sound via sound settings or volume control keys. Setting the volume level to something reasonable via alsamixer results in the "Settings -> Sound" GUI showing 100% volume on its slider bar.



How can I get volume control keys working properly? I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.










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  • HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

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Like the title says, I have a USB AudioEngine D3 DAC and headphone amplifier with software volume control. I can control the volume fine via alsamixer in a terminal, but that is rather inconvenient. I would like to use the volume control keys on my keyboard as they are meant to be used, but they only set the volume to 0% or 100%. When I press the volume up key once, the volume jumps to 100%, and when I press the volume down key, it jumps to 0%.



Adjusting volume level via the "Settings -> Sound" GUI means I have 0% volume until I drag the volume bar all the way to the right (100%), at which point I get 100% volume.



alsamixer shows the volume at 0% or 100% (as expected, I suppose) when I adjust my sound via sound settings or volume control keys. Setting the volume level to something reasonable via alsamixer results in the "Settings -> Sound" GUI showing 100% volume on its slider bar.



How can I get volume control keys working properly? I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.










share|improve this question























  • HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

    – cmak.fr
    Feb 6 at 9:47
















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Like the title says, I have a USB AudioEngine D3 DAC and headphone amplifier with software volume control. I can control the volume fine via alsamixer in a terminal, but that is rather inconvenient. I would like to use the volume control keys on my keyboard as they are meant to be used, but they only set the volume to 0% or 100%. When I press the volume up key once, the volume jumps to 100%, and when I press the volume down key, it jumps to 0%.



Adjusting volume level via the "Settings -> Sound" GUI means I have 0% volume until I drag the volume bar all the way to the right (100%), at which point I get 100% volume.



alsamixer shows the volume at 0% or 100% (as expected, I suppose) when I adjust my sound via sound settings or volume control keys. Setting the volume level to something reasonable via alsamixer results in the "Settings -> Sound" GUI showing 100% volume on its slider bar.



How can I get volume control keys working properly? I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.










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Like the title says, I have a USB AudioEngine D3 DAC and headphone amplifier with software volume control. I can control the volume fine via alsamixer in a terminal, but that is rather inconvenient. I would like to use the volume control keys on my keyboard as they are meant to be used, but they only set the volume to 0% or 100%. When I press the volume up key once, the volume jumps to 100%, and when I press the volume down key, it jumps to 0%.



Adjusting volume level via the "Settings -> Sound" GUI means I have 0% volume until I drag the volume bar all the way to the right (100%), at which point I get 100% volume.



alsamixer shows the volume at 0% or 100% (as expected, I suppose) when I adjust my sound via sound settings or volume control keys. Setting the volume level to something reasonable via alsamixer results in the "Settings -> Sound" GUI showing 100% volume on its slider bar.



How can I get volume control keys working properly? I'm running Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.







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  • HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

    – cmak.fr
    Feb 6 at 9:47





















  • HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

    – cmak.fr
    Feb 6 at 9:47



















HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

– cmak.fr
Feb 6 at 9:47







HI - Could you please edit/paste the output of this pactl list short sinks - It could be that a 'not volume capable' stage of the device is set as default output

– cmak.fr
Feb 6 at 9:47












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