pamixer: pulseaudio command line mixer
pamixer is like amixer but for pulseaudio. It can control the volume levels of the sinks.
Also, this project can provide you a small C++ library to control pulseaudio.
Features
- Get the current volume of the default sink, the default source or a selected one by his id
- Set the volume for the default sink, the default source or any other device
- List the sinks
- List the sources
- Increase / Decrease the volume for a device (using gamma correction optionally)
- Mute or unmute a device
Dependencies
- libpulse
- cxxopts
You need the headers as well (“-dev” packages for Debian).
Installation
From source:
Get the source:
git clone https://github.com/cdemoulins/pamixer.git
Compile:
meson setup build meson compile -C build
And use it:
./build/pamixer --help pulseaudio command line mixer Usage: pamixer [OPTION...] -h, --help help message -v, --version print version info --sink arg choose a different sink than the default --source arg choose a different source than the default --default-source select the default source --get-volume get the current volume --get-volume-human get the current volume percentage or the string "muted" --set-volume arg set the volume -i, --increase arg increase the volume -d, --decrease arg decrease the volume -t, --toggle-mute switch between mute and unmute -m, --mute set mute --allow-boost allow volume to go above 100% --set-limit arg set a limit for the volume --gamma arg increase/decrease using gamma correction e.g. 2.2 (default: 1.0) -u, --unmute unset mute --get-mute display true if the volume is mute, false otherwise --list-sinks list the sinks --list-sources list the sources --get-default-sink print the default sink
Or install it:
meson install -C build