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10 Copyright 2006 Pierre Ossman <ossman@cendio.se> for Cendio AB
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29 #include <pulse/cdecl.h>
30 #include <pulse/sample.h>
32 /** \page volume Volume Control
34 * \section overv_sec Overview
36 * Sinks, sources, sink inputs and samples can all have their own volumes.
37 * To deal with these, The PulseAudio libray contains a number of functions
40 * The basic volume type in PulseAudio is the \ref pa_volume_t type. Most of
41 * the time, applications will use the aggregated pa_cvolume structure that
42 * can store the volume of all channels at once.
44 * Volumes commonly span between muted (0%), and normal (100%). It is possible
45 * to set volumes to higher than 100%, but clipping might occur.
47 * \section calc_sec Calculations
49 * The volumes in PulseAudio are logarithmic in nature and applications
50 * shouldn't perform calculations with them directly. Instead, they should
51 * be converted to and from either dB or a linear scale:
53 * \li dB - pa_sw_volume_from_dB() / pa_sw_volume_to_dB()
54 * \li Linear - pa_sw_volume_from_linear() / pa_sw_volume_to_linear()
56 * For simple multiplication, pa_sw_volume_multiply() and
57 * pa_sw_cvolume_multiply() can be used.
59 * Calculations can only be reliably performed on software volumes
60 * as it is commonly unknown what scale hardware volumes relate to.
62 * The functions described above are only valid when used with
63 * software volumes. Hence it is usually a better idea to treat all
64 * volume values as opaque with a range from PA_VOLUME_MUTE (0%) to
65 * PA_VOLUME_NORM (100%) and to refrain from any calculations with
68 * \section conv_sec Convenience Functions
70 * To handle the pa_cvolume structure, the PulseAudio library provides a
71 * number of convenienc functions:
73 * \li pa_cvolume_valid() - Tests if a pa_cvolume structure is valid.
74 * \li pa_cvolume_equal() - Tests if two pa_cvolume structures are identical.
75 * \li pa_cvolume_channels_equal_to() - Tests if all channels of a pa_cvolume
76 * structure have a given volume.
77 * \li pa_cvolume_is_muted() - Tests if all channels of a pa_cvolume
78 * structure are muted.
79 * \li pa_cvolume_is_norm() - Tests if all channels of a pa_cvolume structure
80 * are at a normal volume.
81 * \li pa_cvolume_set() - Set all channels of a pa_cvolume structure to a
83 * \li pa_cvolume_reset() - Set all channels of a pa_cvolume structure to a
85 * \li pa_cvolume_mute() - Set all channels of a pa_cvolume structure to a
87 * \li pa_cvolume_avg() - Return the average volume of all channels.
88 * \li pa_cvolume_snprint() - Pretty print a pa_cvolume structure.
92 * Constants and routines for volume handling */
96 /** Volume specification:
97 * PA_VOLUME_MUTED: silence;
98 * < PA_VOLUME_NORM: decreased volume;
99 * PA_VOLUME_NORM: normal volume;
100 * > PA_VOLUME_NORM: increased volume */
101 typedef uint32_t pa_volume_t;
103 /** Normal volume (100%) */
104 #define PA_VOLUME_NORM (0x10000)
106 /** Muted volume (0%) */
107 #define PA_VOLUME_MUTED (0)
109 /** A structure encapsulating a per-channel volume */
110 typedef struct pa_cvolume {
111 uint8_t channels; /**< Number of channels */
112 pa_volume_t values[PA_CHANNELS_MAX]; /**< Per-channel volume */
115 /** Return non-zero when *a == *b */
116 int pa_cvolume_equal(const pa_cvolume *a, const pa_cvolume *b);
118 /** Set the volume of all channels to PA_VOLUME_NORM */
119 #define pa_cvolume_reset(a, n) pa_cvolume_set((a), (n), PA_VOLUME_NORM)
121 /** Set the volume of all channels to PA_VOLUME_MUTED */
122 #define pa_cvolume_mute(a, n) pa_cvolume_set((a), (n), PA_VOLUME_MUTED)
124 /** Set the volume of all channels to the specified parameter */
125 pa_cvolume* pa_cvolume_set(pa_cvolume *a, unsigned channels, pa_volume_t v);
127 /** Maximum length of the strings returned by pa_cvolume_snprint() */
128 #define PA_CVOLUME_SNPRINT_MAX 64
130 /** Pretty print a volume structure */
131 char *pa_cvolume_snprint(char *s, size_t l, const pa_cvolume *c);
133 /** Return the average volume of all channels */
134 pa_volume_t pa_cvolume_avg(const pa_cvolume *a);
136 /** Return TRUE when the passed cvolume structure is valid, FALSE otherwise */
137 int pa_cvolume_valid(const pa_cvolume *v);
139 /** Return non-zero if the volume of all channels is equal to the specified value */
140 int pa_cvolume_channels_equal_to(const pa_cvolume *a, pa_volume_t v);
142 /** Return 1 if the specified volume has all channels muted */
143 #define pa_cvolume_is_muted(a) pa_cvolume_channels_equal_to((a), PA_VOLUME_MUTED)
145 /** Return 1 if the specified volume has all channels on normal level */
146 #define pa_cvolume_is_norm(a) pa_cvolume_channels_equal_to((a), PA_VOLUME_NORM)
148 /** Multiply two volumes specifications, return the result. This uses PA_VOLUME_NORM as neutral element of multiplication. This is only valid for software volumes! */
149 pa_volume_t pa_sw_volume_multiply(pa_volume_t a, pa_volume_t b);
151 /** Multiply to per-channel volumes and return the result in *dest. This is only valid for software volumes! */
152 pa_cvolume *pa_sw_cvolume_multiply(pa_cvolume *dest, const pa_cvolume *a, const pa_cvolume *b);
154 /** Convert a decibel value to a volume. This is only valid for software volumes! \since 0.4 */
155 pa_volume_t pa_sw_volume_from_dB(double f);
157 /** Convert a volume to a decibel value. This is only valid for software volumes! \since 0.4 */
158 double pa_sw_volume_to_dB(pa_volume_t v);
160 /** Convert a linear factor to a volume. This is only valid for software volumes! \since 0.8 */
161 pa_volume_t pa_sw_volume_from_linear(double v);
163 /** Convert a volume to a linear factor. This is only valid for software volumes! \since 0.8 */
164 double pa_sw_volume_to_linear(pa_volume_t v);
167 #define PA_DECIBEL_MININFTY (-INFINITY)
169 /** This value is used as minus infinity when using pa_volume_{to,from}_dB(). \since 0.4 */
170 #define PA_DECIBEL_MININFTY (-200)