From 95a44d0be9b6dbd7f7918d12e43f5d88b2392d8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Mikaela Suomalainen <mikaela+git@mikaela.info>
Date: Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:51:22 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] etc/pipewire: document the volume cutoff (pulseaudio style)
 workaround

---
 etc/pipewire/media-session.d/README.md        |  8 +++
 .../alsa-monitor.conf.example.donotuse        | 65 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 73 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 etc/pipewire/media-session.d/README.md
 create mode 100644 etc/pipewire/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf.example.donotuse

diff --git a/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/README.md b/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6e4acd19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+The old pulseaudio fix for less than 20 % volume being unhearable is editing `alsa-monitor.conf` and uncommenting `api.alsa.ignore-dB = true`
+
+```
+2021-049 11:44:40 EET <@wtay> Mikaela, you can set api.alsa.ignore-dB = true in /etc/pipewire/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf
+2021-049 11:45:31 EET <@wtay> Mikaela, or alternatively: api.alsa.soft-mixer = true in alsa-monitor.conf
+```
+
+from #pipewire on freenode which has public logging according to the title.
diff --git a/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf.example.donotuse b/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf.example.donotuse
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8e18bf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/pipewire/media-session.d/alsa-monitor.conf.example.donotuse
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# alsa-monitor config file
+properties = {
+    #alsa.jack-device = true
+}
+
+rules = [
+    # an array of matches/actions to evaluate
+    {
+        # rules for matching a device or node. It is an array of
+        # properties that all need to match the regexp. If any of the
+        # matches work, the actions are executed for the object.
+        matches = [
+            {
+	        # this matches all cards
+                device.name = ~alsa_card.*
+            }
+        ]
+        actions = {
+            # actions can update properties on the matched object.
+            update-props = {
+                api.alsa.use-acp = 		true
+                #api.alsa.use-ucm = 		true
+                #api.alsa.soft-mixer = 		true
+                api.alsa.ignore-dB = 		true
+                #device.profile-set = 		"profileset-name"
+                #device.profile = 		"default profile name"
+                api.acp.auto-profile = 		false
+                api.acp.auto-port = 		false
+                #device.nick = 			"My Device"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    {
+        matches = [
+            {
+	        # matches all sinks
+                node.name = ~alsa_input.*
+            }
+            {
+	        # matches all sources
+                node.name = ~alsa_output.*
+            }
+        ]
+        actions = {
+            update-props = {
+                #node.nick = 			"My Node"
+                #node.nick = 			null
+                #priority.driver = 		100
+                #priority.session = 		100
+                #node.pause-on-idle = 		false
+                #resample.quality = 		4
+                #channelmix.normalize =		false
+                #channelmix.mix-lfe = 		false
+                #audio.channels = 		2
+                #audio.format = 		"S16LE"
+                #audio.rate = 			44100
+                #audio.position = 		"FL,FR"
+                #api.alsa.period-size =         1024
+                #api.alsa.headroom =            0
+                #api.alsa.disable-mmap =        false
+                #api.alsa.disable-batch =       false
+            }
+        }
+    }
+]