KMix volume sliders

[Marko Vojinovic]

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