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# Media control in i3
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There are multiple choices of audio program available, the i3 config file I followed at beginning using amixer, while I choose PulseAudio. Please check "addy-dclxvi/i3-staterpack"
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His volume/music control config is shown as below:
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```
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# change volume
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bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec amixer -q set Master
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bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec amixer -q set Master 5%-
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bindsym XF86AudioMute exec amixer set Master toggle
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# music control
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bindsym XF86AudioNext exec mpc next
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bindsym XF86AudioPrev exec mpc prev
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bindsym XF86AudioPlay exec mpc toggle
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bindsym XF86AudioStop exec mpc stop
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```
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Following are the process I used in my Media/Volume control in i3
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## Volume Control using PulseAudio
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* Install `PulseAudio` (Pulse Audio Sound server system)
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* Install `pactl` as commandline controller `PulseAudio`
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* Install `pavucontrol` as GUI controler of `PulseAudio`
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### Check `pactl` controller is working and learn how to use it and add to i3
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1. Play music on youtube or Spotify
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2. Open `pavucontrol` to check sound is player correctly
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3. Find correct Sink by `pactl list`, the playing one should be the "Sink" that has "State: Running"
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4. Increase volume by `pactl set-sink-volume <sink number> 70%`, which change volume and should be reflected on `pavucontrol` and your ear
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5. Now you know which sink is using and add the command line into i3 config
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## Check `playerctl` controller is working and learn how to use it and add to i3
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1. Play music on Spotify
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2. Pause the music by `playerctl play-pause`, and check whether the music stopped
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3. After confimring this commandline worked, add it to with keybind in your i3
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## Media control in separate mode
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1. Create a mode "media" in i3 configuration
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2. In the mode, add bindsym to control media flow
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## Media control using TUI
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1. Install `pulsemixer`
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2. Use `pulsemixer` TUI to change volume, this program cannot do single channel change, it can only do change on both channel at once
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## Media control using GUI (Suggested in Ubuntu Distro)
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1. Install `pavucontrol`
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2. Use `pavucontrol` to change volume
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