# ps_mem.py -p 6715
Private + Shared = RAM used Program
1.6 GiB + 933.5 KiB = 1.6 GiB pulsemixer
# ps axuw|grep [p]ulsemixer
user 6715 0.1 0.8 1994524 1698556 pts/34 S+ May13 109:12 /usr/bin/python3 /usr/bin/pulsemixer
I think 1.6g ram is a "bit" too much for a volume controller.