diff --git a/conf/i3/config b/conf/i3/config
index 0ba6fc42..44979c71 100644
--- a/conf/i3/config
+++ b/conf/i3/config
@@ -356,9 +356,15 @@ bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec --no-startup-id playerctl play-pause && notify-send -
 #bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pactl set-sink-mute $sink toggle # mute sound
 # Apparently pasystray alerts me of the status changes, so I don't have to
 # echo them by myself.
-bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --change-volume -5 # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
-bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --change-volume +5 # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
-bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --toggle-mute # && notify-send -t 500 "🔇 pressed"
+# pulseaudio bindings
+#bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --change-volume -5 # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
+#bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --change-volume +5 # && notify-send -t 500 "$(pulsemixer --get-volume)"
+#bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id pulsemixer --toggle-mute # && notify-send -t 500 "🔇 pressed"
+
+# amixer / alsamixer / alsa bindings
+bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id notify-send -t 500 "$(amixer set Master 2dB-)"
+bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id notify-send -t 500 "$(amixer set Master 2dB+)"
+bindsym XF86AudioMute exec --no-startup-id notify-send -t 500 "$(amixer set Master toggle)"
 
 bindsym $mod+p exec arandr
 bindsym $mod+Shift+p exec arandr
diff --git a/conf/i3status/config b/conf/i3status/config
index a73ed0e1..343286dc 100644
--- a/conf/i3status/config
+++ b/conf/i3status/config
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ time {
 volume master {
         format = "♪: %volume"
         format_muted = "♪: muted (%volume)"
-        device = "pulse"
+        #device = "pulse"
 }
 
 ipv6 {
diff --git a/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-pulseaudio b/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-pulseaudio
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a2d5a1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/etc/apt/preferences.d/00-pulseaudio
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Package: pulseaudio
+Pin: release o=Debian
+Pin-Priority: -1