mute stops working on new file

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What steps will reproduce the problem?
1. Open a file
2. Turn the volume all the way down (aka Muted)
3. Open a new file

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?

The second file should also be muted instead it plays at a very low volume 
despite the volume button saying Muted.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
Gnome-mplayer v1.0.5b2 (svn 2193)

Original issue reported on code.google.com by 31337H4c...@gmail.com on 15 Dec 2011 at 8:14

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I think it depends on the audio device you are using. When using a specific 
pulse audio device it works as expected, when using Default I can duplicate 
your issue. I think pretty much this is best I can do as Default is using 
software volume control and may be limited as I find that mplayer does not even 
mute at 0% but just lowers the volume all the way down.

Original comment by kdeko...@gmail.com on 15 Dec 2011 at 8:23

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So the only fix is to select a specific sound device for the output? Well 
thanks for the confirmation. At least its not a Gnome-mplayer bug.

Original comment by 31337H4c...@gmail.com on 16 Dec 2011 at 1:40