Volume control disabled for some tracks?

Question

trying to set the volume of specific tracks (i find soundcheck to be helpful but doesn't solve all problems). i select a track, click "get info", "options" and then adjust the volume. problem is, for some tracks the volume adjustment slider is greyed out and therefore i can't use it.
why is this??
thanks!

Answer 1

I use the mouse wheel to adjust volume.  If you have alsa-utils installed, there is no need to install any other packages. Just edit your rc.xml file to include the following:
<mouse>
<context name="Desktop">
<mousebind button="Left" action="Click">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer sset Master toggle</command>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="S-Right" action="Click">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer sset Master unmute</command>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="S-Up" action="Click">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer sset Master,0 1+</command>
</action>
</mousebind>
<mousebind button="S-Down" action="Click">
<action name="Execute">
<command>amixer sset Master,0 1-</command>
</action>
</mousebind>
</context>
</mouse>
To use this, just move your mouse cursor to the desktop (not on any window), press the shift key and then the mouse wheel will adjust the volume. A left button click on the desktop will toggle mute/unmute and a shift-right click will unmute.
I use the mouse wheel to change workspaces, that is why I use shift-wheel to change volume. You could use the wheel (instead of shift-wheel) to change volume by doing
<mousebind button="Up" action="Click"> ... </mousebind>
<mousebind button="Down" action="Click"> ... </mousebind>
Last edited by rockin turtle (2012-02-23 00:37:19)