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30.Dd April 4, 2019
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 FILES
71.Bl -tag -width /dev/mixer[0-3] -compact
72.It Pa /dev/mixer
73.It Pa /dev/mixer[0-3]
74.El
75.Sh SEE ALSO
76.Xr mixerctl 1 ,
77.Xr mixer 4
78.Sh HISTORY
79The first version (only available in pkgsrc) didn't support
80.Dv AUDIO_MIXER_SET
81properly, among other bugs.
82.Sh AUTHORS
83.Nm
84was written by
85.An Nia Alarie
86.Aq nia@NetBSD.org .
87.Sh BUGS
88.Nm aiomixer
89shows whatever mixer nodes the audio device's driver returns.
90Some drivers do not provide the most user-friendly control names.
91