On Monday 31 July 2006 04:41, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2006-07-30 at 23:23 +0200, Marko Vojinovic wrote: > > Why is the PCM slider not linear? (the volume is practically off from > > bottom to approx. 3/4 of the slider, then increases exponentially...) > > You wouldn't actually want a linear volume control, you'd start to turn > the control, then the sound would jump out at you as it suddenly gets > very loud. A logarithm *is* a desirable trait (our hearing isn't > linear), though some seem to have peculiar characteristics. I agree on that, but what I would like is the "perceptually linear" behavior, like with all other sliders. The 'Wave surround' or 'wave center', for example, behave just as I expect, but PCM does not. Best regards, :-) Marko
