=================================================================== RCS file: /cvsrepo/anoncvs/cvs/src/usr.bin/aucat/aucat.1,v retrieving revision 1.80 retrieving revision 1.81 diff -u -r1.80 -r1.81 --- src/usr.bin/aucat/aucat.1 2011/05/26 07:18:40 1.80 +++ src/usr.bin/aucat/aucat.1 2011/05/26 07:42:21 1.81 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: aucat.1,v 1.80 2011/05/26 07:18:40 ratchov Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: aucat.1,v 1.81 2011/05/26 07:42:21 ratchov Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2006 Alexandre Ratchov .\" @@ -248,14 +248,13 @@ .It Fl v Ar volume Software volume attenuation of the playback stream. The value must be between 1 and 127, -corresponding to \-42dB and \-0dB attenuation. +corresponding to \-42dB and \-0dB attenuation in 1\/3dB steps. In server mode, clients inherit this parameter. -Reducing the volume in advance reduces a client's dynamic range, -but allows client volume to stay independent from the number -of clients as long as their number is small enough. -A good compromise is to use \-4dB attenuation (12 volume units) -for each additional client expected -(115 if 2 clients are expected, 103 for 3 clients, and so on). +Reducing the volume in advance allows client volume to stay independent +from the number of clients as long as their number is small enough. +18 volume units (i.e., \-6dB attenuation) allows the number +of playback streams to be doubled. +The default is 127 i.e., no attenuation. .It Fl w Ar flag Control .Nm