I noticed that the number of channels muted at once may depend on the port chosen in pavucontrol's Output Devices tab. In my system, if I choose "Headphones (plugged in)", muting affects only to ALSA tracks called Master and Headphone. If I choose another port, muting affects to Master, Headphone and Speaker.
I noticed that the number of channels muted at once may depend on the port chosen in pavucontrol's Output Devices tab. In my system, if I choose "Headphones (plugged in)", muting affects only to ALSA tracks called Master and Headphone. If I choose another port, muting affects to Master, Headphone and Speaker.
$ lsb_release -r
Release: 14.04
$ lspci|grep Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801H (ICH8 Family) HD Audio Controller (rev 02)