# Volume too low when use USB audio

**URL:** <https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078>\
**Category:** Misc\
**Created:** [July 25, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078 "2021-07-25T09:43:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![rickywu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/rickywu/32/2085_2.png) [@rickywu](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/rickywu)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 9:43am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078/1 "2021-07-25T09:43:17Z")

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I installed Mopidy-AlsaMixer and use these config

```auto
audio]
mixer = alsamixer
mixer_volume = 100
output = alsasink
buffer_time =

[alsamixer]
enabled = true
card = 1
control = PCM
min_volume = 0
max_volume = 100
volume_scale = cubic

```

asound.conf:

```auto
pcm.!default {
 type plug
 slave {
 pcm "hw:1,0"
 }
}

ctl.!default {
 type plug
 slave {
 pcm "hw:1,0"
 }
}

```

But the volume is too low, about 30% of normal

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**Author:** ![kingosticks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/858c86/32.png) [@kingosticks](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/kingosticks)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078/2 "2021-07-25T10:22:14Z")

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Can you do an ‘mpc status’ command to confirm the volume is actually 100% and hasn’t been reduced behind the scenes by a frontend? The `mixer_volume` config is only the initial volume (at startup).

Can you also open alsamixer and confirm that 100% volume in mopidy is 30% in alsamixer. If they both say the volume is 100% then Mopidy-alsamixer has done all it can do and the problem is elsewhere in your system.

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**Author:** ![rickywu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/rickywu/32/2085_2.png) [@rickywu](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/rickywu)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 10:35am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078/3 "2021-07-25T10:35:28Z")

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![dsd](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/mopidy/original/2X/2/281550d945618ebce9a5a3a95facc84c79085679.png)

So where is the problem? HIFI DSD is my USB audio device

mpc status got

```auto
root@pve:/mnt/rsync/NAS# mpc status
[paused] #0/123 0:00/0:00 (0%)
volume:100% repeat: off random: off single: off consume: off

```

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**Author:** ![rickywu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/rickywu/32/2085_2.png) [@rickywu](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/rickywu)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2021, 10:42am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078/4 "2021-07-25T10:42:37Z")

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Well, I use alsamixer to changed the DSD volume and it’s pretty well, thank you so much

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**Author:** ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.mopidy.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://discourse.mopidy.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2021, 10:43am UTC](https://discourse.mopidy.com/t/volume-too-low-when-use-usb-audio/5078/5 "2021-07-28T10:43:24Z")

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