unify sound controls

[kostiagol]

KMix shows - Master, PCM, Digital,IEC958, ext mic, int mic.
Alsa mixer shovs the same.
Audacity shows:
input devices- ALSA default, ALSA HDA NVidia: CONEXANT Analog(hw:0,0) and OSS /dev/dsp
output devices- ALSA HDA NVidia: CONEXANT Analog(hw:0,0)(again?) ALSA HDA NVidia: Conexant
Digital(hw:0,1), ALSA: front, ALSA:IEC958
jackctl shows:
input devices- hw:0,0 (default) hw:0 plughw:0
and output devices the same
Skype shows:
input devices: HDA NVidia (hw:NVidia,0), HDA NVidia (plughw:NVidia,0), HDA NVidia (hw:NVidia,1), HDA
NVidia (plughw:NVidia,1)
Lots of names, lots of unneeded names
Why not unify this system at last!!! like KMix, simple and easy readable
I understand, it's not only Kubuntu problem,
But Kubuntu must be first

[clickwir]

Re: unify sound controls

I hope someone can back this up, but I think the new KDE4 feature, PULSE will help unify sound control among other things.

It would be nice to see some of that in KDE3.

I've noticed that anytime I install Kubuntu on a system that has SPDIF output, it defaults to that being ON and I have to use alsamix to turn it off, THEN I get sound through the speakers. Strike that, KMIX has a TAB for SWITCHES that I can use to turn off the Analog/Digital Output. Nice, that's easier.