Working with KMix
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Chapter 2. Working with KMix

Basics

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 KMix Main Window

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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