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diff --git a/src/polyp/volume.h b/src/polyp/volume.h index 181784f4..a72069eb 100644 --- a/src/polyp/volume.h +++ b/src/polyp/volume.h @@ -53,8 +53,14 @@ * For simple multiplication, pa_sw_volume_multiply() and * pa_sw_cvolume_multiply() can be used. * - * Calculations can only be reliably be performed on software volumes as - * it is commonly unknown what scale hardware volumes use. + * Calculations can only be reliably performed on software volumes + * as it is commonly unknown what scale hardware volumes relate to. + * + * The functions described above are only valid when used with + * software volumes. Hence it is usually a better idea to treat all + * volume values as opaque with a range from PA_VOLUME_MUTE (0%) to + * PA_VOLUME_NORM (100%) and to refrain from any calculations with + * them. * * \section conv_sec Convenience functions * |