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

[Evert Vorster]

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:
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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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