I've removed the ignore_dB=1 to test, and Pulse saves the volume across reboots for me.
But I tend to use the volume buttons (both the indicator in the taskbar and on the keyboard) quite often (e.g. for music with different gains) so before disabling PCM, I've found it easy to accidentally return to the distorted volume -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1311525 Title: Can only use half the sound range without overdriving sound To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1311525/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs