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30.Dd July 1, 2023
31.Dt AIOMIXER 1
32.Os
33.Sh NAME
34.Nm aiomixer
35.Nd graphical mixer for
36.Nx
37audio
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm aiomixer
40.Op Fl d Ar device
41.Op Fl u
42.Sh DESCRIPTION
43.Nm
44is a graphical frontend for
45.Xr mixer 4
46devices that runs in your terminal.
47.Pp
48.Nm
49is primarily controlled using the cursor keys, e.g. to select a
50control, or change a control's value.
51Movement similar to
52.Xr vi 1
53is also supported.
54The current class can be changed with the number keys.
55The Q or Escape key can be used to return to the previous pane or exit
56.Nm .
57.Pp
58By default, volume levels for individual channels cannot be changed
59separately.
60The U key can be pressed to toggle changing the volume of individual
61channels.
62.Pp
63The following options are available:
64.Bl -tag -width indent
65.It Fl d Ar device
66Used to specify an alternative mixer device.
67.It Fl u
68Used to unlock channels on start up.
69.El
70.Sh ENVIRONMENT
71.Nm
72honours the informal standard
73.Dv NO_COLOR .
74When it is set in the environment, no colour will be used.
75.Sh FILES
76.Bl -tag -width /dev/mixer[0-3] -compact
77.It Pa /dev/mixer
78.It Pa /dev/mixer[0-3]
79.El
80.Sh SEE ALSO
81.Xr mixerctl 1 ,
82.Xr mixer 4
83.Sh HISTORY
84The first version (only available in pkgsrc) didn't support
85.Dv AUDIO_MIXER_SET
86properly, among other bugs.
87.Sh AUTHORS
88.Nm
89was written by
90.An Nia Alarie
91.Aq nia@NetBSD.org .
92.Sh BUGS
93.Nm aiomixer
94shows whatever mixer nodes the audio device's driver returns.
95Some drivers do not provide the most user-friendly control names.
96