Gradual and more natural change of volume

[BorGreiner]

Changing the (digital) volume on RuneAudio can be a "turn and get shocked" experience. I suggest that if we implement a more gradual volume change that would sound more natural.

For example if you change volume from "5" to "50" on a receiver, you have to turn the knob and you never do it with one quick move, I mean you don't jump but mathematicaly this is more like 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 ... 50 volume change.

So I suggest in order to achieve more natural volume changing, is it possible that while you keep dial (holding down the finger on touch screen or keeping mouse button pressed) the volume changes as values change? That would make the volume transition sound more natural.

You can still just single click at value 70 if you want to get shocked. But I envision that most people of people would like to turn the dial slowly...

[ACX]

Hi BorGreiner,
this has been already discussed and it's already on our roadmap:
volume-control-linear-or-logarithmic-t254.html

[ACX]

Uhm sorry, I read your post too quickly
I already thought about a more progressive way to control the volume, but through the [-] and [+] buttons, in the same way you control the volume of the TV wit your remote, for example. That's something we want to introduce in the future.
But about the knob control... that's build to work in that way, if you click on a value it will instantly change your volume to that. I personally won't like a delay between the click and the final volume level with a smooth change in the middle...

[BorGreiner]

Well... It is just a thought. Maybe make it a setting or make a small default delay. It is just a idea I had. + - buttons will work same way too and are less complicated to do I guess.

[kataclysm]

I'd like to register my agreement with BorGreiner. The volume dial in the GUI looks like a dial you should be able to keep your finger on and turn, but the volume does not actually change as you slide your finger along the dial. It only changes when you remove your finger. This means you have to take a "guess and hope" approach, and you can end up getting blasted with high volume if you guess wrong. I tried Volumio's volume controls and I like them much better since they give you immediate feedback--they change the volume in real-time so that you can gradually find the right level. Volumio does not have good playlist support, however, so I'd like to stay with Rune if I can. Is there seriously no setting to allow for real-time implementation of volume change via the GUI dial?

[anfuca]

I'm agree... It should be great if the volume changes at the same time that your finger/mouse is turning/going up or down.
The way that is right now implemented, you have to guess what would be the correct volume you want.
At the car radio, television, etc., you up and down volume. You see the numbers, but it just a reference. Your real reference is what you hear, not the number

[hondagx35]

[kataclysm]

Great! I will try the update tonight.

[kataclysm]

Installed the update this morning. Now when I move my finger along the dial, I get no feedback about the sound level (as before), but when I lift my finger, the volume gradually increases to the level that corresponds to where I lifted my finger. Basically this does not give the real-time feedback that is needed, but it does approach a solution to the problem of the getting-blasted, since I guess if you take your finger off and you hear the level gradually increasing, you can tap a new (lower) volume before the level reaches the one where your finger left.

[hondagx35]