Severe attenuation of preview audio (but rendered audio is okay)

[Mark Emerson]

Solved!!!

 >You might also have per-application volume controls,

That was it.

THANK YOU, Evert!!!

Mark

On 4/25/23 14:11, Evert Vorster wrote:
> Just maybe you have Kdenlive's playback volume turned down?
> Under the monitor there are buttons, one is three horizontal stripes. 
> Click on that, and you will get the volume control:
> image.png
>
>
> You might also have per-application volume controls, click on the 
> speaker icon and make sure the volume control for Kdenlive is up all 
> the way.
>
> Sometimes it's the simple stuff, so start there?
>
> Kind regards,
> Evert Vorster
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> On Tue, 25 Apr 2023 at 20:49, Mark Emerson 
> <Subscriptions.4 at markemerson.org> wrote:
>
>     Eugen,
>
>     Thank you very much, but this did not solve the problem.
>
>     When I execute 23.04.0, I get a message, "Unable to create KIO
>     worker. Can not find a KIO worker for protocol 'tags'."
>
>     I clicked OK and it continued into the editor. There, I brought in
>     an audio file, mp3, and played it. It was inaudible until I
>     cranked up the OS volume to full, and even then it was rather
>     soft. Unlike before, I was unable to find any Preview volume
>     control, which disappeared from the Playback menu in settings. Why
>     no playback volume control?
>
>     Mark
>
>     On 4/25/23 11:31, Eugen Mohr wrote:
>>
>>     Hi Mark
>>
>>     You have downloaded Kdenlive from your distributor. This package
>>     is not under control of the Kdenlive team. Please download the
>>     23.04.0 AppImage from the download page and try again:
>>     https://kdenlive.org/en/download/
>>
>>     BR
>>
>>     Eugen
>>
>>
>>     Am 25.04.2023 um 11:53 schrieb Mark Emerson:
>>>     I'm experienced with kdenlive, using it off and on for various
>>>     projects over the past decade, always on Linux/Debian. Last time
>>>     I used it was May 2022. I had not upgraded my Linux for several
>>>     years until July 2022.
>>>
>>>     Today is my first use of kdenlive after the Linux upgrade, which
>>>     I see (per the About box) was upgraded to 20.12.3. I also
>>>     checked my kdenlive from the Linux command line, and I got a
>>>     message that I have the newest version, 20.12.3-1. However, the
>>>     kdenlive website lists later versions, up to 23.04.0
>>>     (2023-04-20)... dunno why my system says I have the newest. I
>>>     tried to re-install but it refused saying I have the newest.
>>>
>>>     In any event, I recorded a video today with a camera file (MTS)
>>>     that has a low quality audio track. On a separate audio device,
>>>     I recorded an audio file (WAV) from a good lapel microphone.
>>>     Both files play normally with VLC.
>>>
>>>     When I bring these files into kdenlive, and drag them into
>>>     track(s) and then play, the video displays properly in the
>>>     monitor. However, the audio is BARELY AUDIBLE in both files,
>>>     even when I maximize my OS volume. If I go to
>>>     Settings/Configure-Kdenlive/Playback and set the Preview volume
>>>     to its max (200%), I can hear a little better and without
>>>     distortion. (If I display the Audio Mixer, and maximize the
>>>     channel and master, it distorts horribly, so I'm not doing that.)
>>>
>>>     When I render a little zone and play it (forgetting to turn down
>>>     my OS volume), it blares loudly and without distortion. So, the
>>>     rendered result is okay.
>>>
>>>     It appears that something is severely attenuating the
>>>     preview/monitor volume. Please advise. Thank you.
>>>
>>>     Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
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