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rowby  
#1 Posted : Wednesday, March 14, 2018 9:34:38 PM(UTC)
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Hello Everyone,

Am I the only person who finds the headset knob in the audio settings difficult to adjust.

Most of the time I'm really not sure if I am making it louder or lower-- and in general that tiny knob seems difficult for me, at least, to grab and adjust.

I also find the knob very difficult to adjust precisely -- when I want to fine tune to a very specific level what I hear in my headsets. I think a slider would be more intuitive.

I suggest a very simple slider instead of the knob. Per the attached mockup. I purposely made the simple slider much larger than the headset icon in order to give the slider more grandular control.

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#2 Posted : Wednesday, March 14, 2018 10:47:19 PM(UTC)
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Just to clarify, the knob currently functions as a slider. So you should just click and drag up and down to control the level. It may be counter-intuitive but it should function that way.
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#3 Posted : Thursday, March 15, 2018 11:26:40 AM(UTC)
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Thanks, Cpilcher

I see now what you mean. In any case, I think a simple slider would be better than the knob..

Then the function would be instantly clear to everyone -- new, old and volunteer users.

Best

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#4 Posted : Thursday, March 15, 2018 8:43:18 PM(UTC)
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+1

I understand and give you a plus 1 for consistency.
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#5 Posted : Friday, March 16, 2018 5:18:31 AM(UTC)
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I would say that knobs are pretty common in software audio tools.
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#6 Posted : Friday, March 16, 2018 5:56:34 AM(UTC)
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I don't have a problem with the knob either.
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