Do not know if it is a pulseaudio or a alsa-driver bug (cf. https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/PulseAudio/Documentation/User/PulseAudioStoleMyVolumes/) but I think it is both: 1/ ALSA driver may not report correct dB information. 2/ PulseAudio may not correctly mix PCM into Master since changing Master volume does nothing at all.
Do not know if it is a pulseaudio or a alsa-driver bug (cf. https:/ /www.freedeskto p.org/wiki/ Software/ PulseAudio/ Documentation/ User/PulseAudio StoleMyVolumes/) but I think it is both:
1/ ALSA driver may not report correct dB information.
2/ PulseAudio may not correctly mix PCM into Master since changing Master volume does nothing at all.