![]() ![]() This way a digital attenuation beyond 0 dB will still be possible without engaging the equalizer. How about taking the replay gain slider out of the "equalizer" process. I understand that enabling the equalizer causes another process and algorithms, in theory degrading the sound quality. ![]() Volume at 256/100% is 0 dB as far as DirectX is concerned. But most do it better, when it comes to numbers, and some come very close to 0 dB with their volume parameters (volume slider, equalizers, replay gain sliders, etc). Some approximation is necessary, and every player does that. And having ASIO output is neither needed, nor necessary for any and all practical purposes, as far as music/video player is concerned. I understand that true 0 dB is not possible, since Windows DirectX doesn't output "bit perfect" stream to the sound card. What wins every time is having flexibility to suit the needs for all users. In an ideal world we would have properly mixed audio sources, with a full dynamic range, the volume set at 0 dB inside VLC using ASIO output, control the volume with an analogue attenuator after the DAC and before the preamps, but we don't live in a perfect world. In other words digital attenuation from within the OS/sound interface controller/media player is a perfectly acceptable way to control the output volume. Most soundcards today have DACs with very high SNR at their output, with plenty of room to allow lower signals to be amplified by the amp/speakers without any perceivable noise. Currently enabling the equalizer causes about -11db to -11.7db at all sliders at 0 dB. That's why that Reply gain slider is there for, inside the equalizer, it is not for decoration. When the need comes for it, I'm sure the people that want to boost their volume a little bit more will find it. The equalizer is EASILY accessible from the interface, it is one click away, and offers the tool to modify the replay gain for those that need it. The ability to have a gain beyond 0 dB should be ONLY possible through the use of the equalizer, for the sake of ease of use and simplicity. However, it makes absolutely no sense whatsoever that the player has a default volume slider going beyond 100%. I understand that there are uses for digital attenuation beyond 0 dB. I love the player, except for this one feature. I have been looking for an option to limit the volume at 100% from day 1 since I started to use VLC. If you guys actually do code this option, maybe a nice sub-option for those of us who have the good equipment and hate distortion of any kind would be to have an optional hotkey you could hold while adjusting the volume (similar to the options some digital cameras have to stop zooming at the end of optical zoom before allowing digital zoom) to temporarily allow higher than 100% volume levels for those times when a source is just mastered at too low a level and bumping it up via software doesn't actually wreck the signal. We are the ones who would really appreciate an option to cap volume at 100%. Maybe I come across as too picky but there are a handful of people out there who can sometimes hear a noticeable difference between even the highest bitrate mp3 and wav or flac. For most users it probably doesn't make a difference at 100-150% or maybe even 200% but if you have the equipment and the ears to hear it every little bit of distortion just makes you cringe. I'll admit that VLC does a good job of not sounding distorted at over 100%, but of course anytime you increase volume over 100% you actually are distorting, and if an audio source is mastered properly then you'll always have at least soft clipping at certain points without going more than several percent above 100% volume. ![]() I would also really love an option to limit max volume (via any method) to 100%. ![]()
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