i3volume-alsa.conf

# Review the lines below and append to ~/.config/i3/config

## Volume control

# Path to volume control, without trailing slash
set $volumepath ~/i3-volume

# Command for the status line
#   ie: i3blocks, i3status
set $statuscmd i3status

# Signal used to update the status line
#   i3blocks uses SIGRTMIN+10 by default
#   i3status uses SIGUSR1 by default
set $statussig SIGUSR1

# Amount to increase/decrease volume as a percentage
set $volumestep 5

# alsa-utils settings
#
# To configure a default card, see https://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc
#
# Card number to control.
#   If not specified, i3-volume will let `amixer` use a default.
#   List cards: aplay -l
#set $alsacard 1

# append "-c $alsacard" without quotes to override default card
bindsym XF86AudioRaiseVolume exec --no-startup-id $volumepath/volume -an -t $statuscmd -u $statussig up $volumestep
bindsym XF86AudioLowerVolume exec --no-startup-id $volumepath/volume -an -t $statuscmd -u $statussig down $volumestep
bindsym XF86AudioMute        exec --no-startup-id $volumepath/volume -an -t $statuscmd -u $statussig mute