Change volume

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It shoud be possible to change call audio volume.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by eofs...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2009 at 11:55

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Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 10 Jan 2009 at 11:56

• Added labels: Component-Logic, Component-UI, Usability

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Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 13 Jan 2009 at 2:56

• Changed title: Change volume

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I agree , I wish a iChat like windows during call 

Original comment by emiliano...@gmail.com on 21 Jan 2009 at 6:29

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Am I missing something, I honestly can't believe such an awesome program would
overlook something as essential as volume.

Original comment by cardin...@gmail.com on 16 Sep 2009 at 3:12

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I think this is in fact a very important issue. I have a USB headset and a 
bluetooth headset, and I cannot use them 
because there is no way for me to adjust the volume. The output volume is set 
much too high and the input 
volume much too low, so the other party can't hear me and everything they say 
is so loud I can't bear holding the 
headset close to my ears ...

So I'm stuck to using the MacBook builtin microphone and regular earphones.

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:02

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I understand that the following is not very convenient, but at least you’ll 
be able to adjust that levels. Connect 
your headset, go to System Preferences > Sound. Then on the Input and Output 
tabs select your headset and set 
the desired level. You can also do this when you’re on the call.

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:06

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Hm ... I tried that, but it makes no difference. Neither for the USB nor for 
the Bluetooth headset. I did make sure 
that I selected the headset as output/input device.

When I used Counterpath X-Lite, I could set the volume from within the 
application, and that worked. Also, the 
Bluetooth headset works fine when I use it with my mobile phone.

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:10

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That’s strange, because Telephone uses audio levels directly from the OS.

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:15

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OK, sorry, I was wrong. Just tested again. It's just that the levels are very 
strange. I have to set output to almost 
zero for it not to be too loud and I can't set the input high enough. What 
could cause this? Maybe X-Lite does 
some additional amplification/dampening?

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:20

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Well, if it’s not loud enough here, but okay there, then, probably, it does 
so. That’s an interesting observation, 
thanks for it!

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:25

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What headsets are you using?

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:25

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Well, thanks for the instantaneous replies!! I would like to do some more 
testing to find out what causes this, but 
I'm on Snow Leopard now, and X-Lite is currently broken for SL. I'd much rather 
use Telephone than X-Lite if I 
could get it to work with one of my headsets ... I just hate X-Lite's bloated 
interface and love Telephone's 
address book integration :)

I just called an echo test number and the mic levels are really so low that I 
can't hear myself speaking. The input 
volume is set to maximum :(

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:30

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One of them is a Jabra BT-200 and the other one is actually a USB handset, 
sipgate branded. Don't know the 
manufacturer.

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:33

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Do you have microphone problems with both of them? Can it be so that mic level 
is set inside the headset 
(especially in the USB headset)?

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:38

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Hm ... now that you mention it, actually the input level on the USB headset 
seems to be OK, only the output is 
very loud. So I guess I could set output to almost zero and it would work. On 
the BT headset, however, I can't 
get the input level to be high enough. However, I haven't tried the BT headset 
with X-Lite.

Maybe it's just that X-Lite's volume controls were not on the same scale as the 
OS controls?

The BT headset has a setting for output volume, but that's it. No device 
controls. Output is not much of a 
problem, though, because when I set Mac OS to use it as an output device, I can 
hear system sounds OK.

OK, let me do some more testing. I will get back to you when there is more 
evidence that it's really a 
Telephone problem.

Original comment by johannes...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 4:45

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"go to System Preferences > Sound. Then on the Input and Output tabs select your
headset and set the desired level. You can also do this when you’re on the 
call."

Works for me! Would be great to have it "in app" as different calls always seem 
to
have different volume levels, but this makes it much better. Thanks

Original comment by cardin...@gmail.com on 17 Sep 2009 at 7:35

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"go to System Preferences > Sound. Then on the Input and Output tabs select your
headset and set the desired level. You can also do this when you’re on the 
call."

Still, it is much easier to have a volume shortcut for the sound device as set 
in Telephone App.

Original comment by ddofb...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 8:14

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Yes, that was only a workaround. Telephone should indeed have a volume control.

Original comment by eofs...@gmail.com on 15 Oct 2009 at 2:31

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Agreed - I've looked for this a number of times before remembering that I have 
to do
it in the system preferences. There should be sliders for both input and output
volume in Telephone, preferably accessible during a call.

Original comment by misterp...@gmail.com on 22 Dec 2009 at 4:54

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Adding my vote to this request: it would be great to have a volume silder in 
the main interface. I also suggest that this volume should allow to get a 
beyond the 100% limit of the system volume, comparable to what the VLC Media 
Player does for sound files (VLC goes from 0% to 400%).

Indeed, it happens sometimes that even at 100% system volume and with 
headphones, the sound level over the line is so low that I can barely hear the 
caller. In such cases, it would be great to be able to increase the incoming 
sound level beyond 100%, even if this obviously will degrade the signal.

From the interface design aspect, the small slider that VLC uses would match 
very neatly the Telephone interface.

Original comment by ms%ms-st...@gtempaccount.com on 15 Dec 2010 at 4:28

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Seems like it's been a while since this issue has been touched.

As many others, I have the problem that the audio volume of Telephone on my 
system is too low. I can hardly understand people. My headset is not the issue, 
it sounds fine in other applications.

Original comment by marian.s...@gmail.com on 22 Oct 2012 at 9:35