xfce4-mixer and future features?

[Dale]

Dale wrote:
 > alsamixer. It's a PITA to have to fiddle with the apps available in
 > alsa-utils to get things working on a new system, especially for
 > newbies. In particular the muting of a particular channel....

Shayne O'Connor wrote:
> i've never noticed a switch to mute or rec-enable a channel ... just a
> little checkbox beneath each channel that is capable of doing so would
> improve my audio production's workflow in a flash. especially the
> rec-enable.
> 
> i think *all* mixers should have mute and rec-enable ... perhaps i'm
> missing something obvious, though :P

You're spot on, as per my original post above (at least re the mute 
function)!

cheers
Dale