A program or applet to let me look at the current decibels of my audio, and hopefully warm me when it gets to loud.
#A program or applet to let me look at the current decibels of my audio.
worthy inlet
shy cedar
pulseaudio volume control shows it
0 dB = 100%, anything under is negative numbers on that scale.
idk of a limiter though.
your ears, fingers, and the volume +/- keys on the keyboard make a good limiter.
worthy inlet
pulseaudio volume control? I don't see that, and I'm not looking for something to automatically change the audio level for me, but rather warm me when the audio is too loud, or at least something that I can always have open to look at the current audio level, preferably a cinnamon applet
keen anvil
pulseaudio volume control? I don't see that, and I'm not looking for something t...
sudo apt install pavucontrol
Do note that this is an approximation, not an exact measurement. It is also relative to something. I am not versed enough in sound engineering to describe it well.
worthy inlet
this applet just shows the current volume level, not decibels. I need something to show me how many decibels what I'm listening to is.
shy cedar
then install pavucontrol as I and Curunir mentioned. You can view the specific app play sound and its sound level in the first tab, plus adjust the master volume in the Output tab plus see dB
keen anvil
this applet just shows the current volume level, not decibels. I need something ...
I do not have it installed right now, but I think the audio player deadbeef does that.
worthy inlet
That's an audio player i want something to work system wide.
shy cedar
worthy inlet
this is pavucontrol right? how does this help me? like I have my headphones set to only 30% volume but that is definitely not -31dB when playing stuff.
shy cedar
remember it's dBFS (full scale)
keen anvil
this is pavucontrol right? how does this help me? like I have my headphones set ...
That is in relation to a normalised level.
shy cedar
not dB SPL (sound pressure level)
worthy inlet
Oh I understand now, but how can I view dB SPL then?
shy cedar
a computer has no way of tell that
keen anvil
Oh I understand now, but how can I view dB SPL then?
Take actual measurements?
shy cedar
cuz it doesnt know what type of speakers or diaphragm size is slapping ur ears
worthy inlet
fair, but then how does something like my iPhone with my airpods do it then?
shy cedar
they're calibrated in a lab
to correlate electrical power to their fixed size to the mm away from ur eardrum
keen anvil
The iPhone actually has a whole lot of sensors built in.
worthy inlet
noted so theres no way to get something even close to what I want?
shy cedar
not without a tiny microphone jammed into your ear canal feeding a feedback signal to the PC
in a real recording studio, a monitor mic would give that feedback signal to the engineer
worthy inlet
:( got it, thank you for your time.
keen anvil
noted so theres no way to get something even close to what I want?
If you have a mobile phone, get an application on it that reads out the microphone and tells you what sound pressure it senses. Then set it up in a reasonable distance to the output.
worthy inlet
Since I use headphones I don't think this is possible for me.
shy cedar
If you have a mobile phone, get an application on it that reads out the micropho...
it's headphones tho