Created attachment 183054 [details] Toggle to enable software mixing SUMMARY My laptop is problematic with the default hardware volume mixing since it has 4 speaker and 2 of them stay at full volume all the time, so the only fix was to enable software mixing as per this link: https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/PipeWire#No_sound_from_USB_DAC_until_30%_volume But I really wish to see it in the settings as a GUI toggle to make hardware issues like this to be troubleshooted easily. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Put a toggle for "Enable software mixing" in the "Configure volume controls" settings part that enables software mixing EXPECTED RESULT Being able to use software mixing through the Plasma settings. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window) Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.2 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.15.0 Qt Version: 6.9.0 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Original forum post for this issue: https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=306694
I'm glad you found a solution. I get why your'e asking, and thanks for filing a bug report. Unfortunately there's only so many options we can expose at a GUI level. Every one has a maintenance cost, and every option clutters the UI. It's one of the biggest complaints about Plasma. I think this is out of scope, but we'll revisit this if we get multiple reports.