Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible
by svantana on Thursday June 08, 2017 @06:03PM
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Well logarithmic doesn't make sense, because it never gets to zero. However something like p^0.42 (sound pressure with an exponent<1) works well because it is similar to the perceived sound level. An interesting connection is that the power function "becomes" a logarithm as the exponent goes to zero.
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Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible
by arfar on Thursday June 08, 2017 @07:26PM
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Log/lin depends on your target market a lot I think. I don't know, but I imagine, audio engineers and the like would be expecting a logarithmic scale for their volume knobs.
I make guitar pedals sometimes, I've never seen a volume knob not be a logarithmic potentiometer.
Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible
by thaumasiotes on Thursday June 08, 2017 @07:49PM
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> An interesting connection is that the power function "becomes" a logarithm as the exponent goes to zero.
Logarithms are infinitesimal exponentials -- x log x grows faster than x but slower than x^{1+ε} for any real positive ε.
They make an interesting counterpoint to the philosophy that infinitesimal quantities can't exist in "real" mathematics.
Re:Redditors design worst volume sliders possible
by Macha on Thursday June 08, 2017 @08:40PM
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I don't know if it's a bug with Windows or my headset, but my headset actually does make sound at 0 on windows. I get an extra button press on my headset volume controls or my keyboard volume controls to actually mute it.