speakup and audio with alsa also bitlbee and irssi

[covici at ccs.covici.com]

If I want to change the volume, I just go to another window and use
amixer.

Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:

> I use 0 and 9 to change the volume. When I do it changes the volume on
> everything. Did you perhaps change anything?
> On 9/13/2012 9:10 AM, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> > mplayer is not doing that here, very strange.
> >
> > Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Amixer works fine. But MPlayer by default is raising and lowering
> >> either the PCM or the Master volume, which causes problems b ecause
> >> that's the volume of everything. So getting them to work independantly
> >> is the million dollar question.
> >> On 9/13/2012 2:31 AM, covici at ccs.covici.com wrote:
> >>> Doesn't amixer work for you?]
> >>>
> >>> Littlefield, Tyler <tyler at tysdomain.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hello all:
> >>>> I had a few questions:
> >>>> first, I was using mplayer, and the only solution I've seen was one
> >>>> Chris Brannon pointed out, which was to use softvol. I've also seen it
> >>>> mentioned in numerous places on Google. Problem is, softvol is a
> >>>> software volume control, and when you change the volume of say track
> >>>> 1, it puts track2 right back up at the max volume. Are there other
> >>>> players/ways to make mplayer only change alsa so that it'll keep it's
> >>>> volume through the entire song?
> >>>>
> >>>> Also, I want to use Bitlbee for my messengers. Has anyone written a
> >>>> script that just uses events to play sounds? contact signs on, new
> >>>> query opened, new message received etc? I know you can trigger on
> >>>> events, but I'm not sure how to trigger on specific events from within
> >>>> a specific connection, like bitlbee for example.
> >>>> Thanks,
> >>>>
> >>>> -- 
> >>>> Take care,
> >>>> Ty
> >>>> http://tds-solutions.net
> >>>> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
> >>>> http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud
> >>>> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
> >>>>
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> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Take care,
> >> Ty
> >> http://tds-solutions.net
> >> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
> >> http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud
> >> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
> >>
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Take care,
> Ty
> http://tds-solutions.net
> The aspen project: a barebones light-weight mud engine:
> http://code.google.com/p/aspenmud
> He that will not reason is a bigot; he that cannot reason is a fool; he that dares not reason is a slave.
> 
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