KMix usage is straightforward. Every mixer control that your soundcard provides is represented by a volume slider. Mono controls have a single slider, stereo controls can have either one or two sliders, depending on your choice. Additionally there is a panning slider at the bottom of the KMix window. If you have more than one soundcard, a list will be displayed on the top of the window, where you can choose between your soundcards.
The Window can have up to three sections with different soundcard controls: Output, Input and Switches. Those sections contain volume sliders, switches for enabling/disabling record or playback, and multiple-choice selectors.
Output: This holds the controls that are most likely playback related, like the Master volume control. |
Input: This holds all controls that are most likely record related, like Capture. |
Switches: This holds all controls, that allows only to switch some functionality ON or OFF (like "Mic Boost (+20dB)"), and multiple-choice controls (like Mic Select: Mic1 or Mic2). |
Besides volumes controls, KMix also features LED's. The general coloring rule is:
Green: A LED dealing with playback |
Red: A LED dealing with recording |
Yellow: A LED dealing with special soundcard capabilities |
These 3 colors come in two flavours: A lit LED means ON, a non-lit LED means OFF.
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