Disable PulseAudio flat volumes to prevent it from pushing volume level to max

[Major Hayden]

On 09/17/2015 01:59 PM, Germano Massullo wrote:
> I found many users stories complaining about this default setting [2] [3] [4] and you can easily find other by searching "pulseaudio flat volumes".
> I completely agree with user gaggra comment at [3]
> 
> <<This is an interesting issue because it is one of the rare times misbehaving software can /physically hurt you/. You would think that once that was understood, the design of this sort of behaviour would be treated in a very conservative, careful manner.>>
> 
> Moreover this default setting can cause sound crackling [5].

I've experienced the crackling and deafening sounds as well (as referenced in my blog post).  I've have zero issues for months after setting flat-volumes to 'no'.

What are the negative aspects of setting flat-volumes = no?

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Major Hayden