or in my case, ditching the ppc and gettign a P4 machine has really helped.
i have installed the same os (ubuntu breezy) , with the same version of PD, and the same soundcard.... but no volume issues any more.
still, once i get this mew box up and running properly, i will go back and see if i can fix up the ppc one as well.
btw, mathieu.....this one wasn't just 'going to 11'. it was going to 11000.