Output port for headphones and speakers, input for microphones. Circular port with three prongs.

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5.1 surround sound with three 3.5mm jacks

Having an issue with sound at the moment. I am trying to configure my 5.1 surround sound but it will only work on the Front left and Front right speakers. On the back of my motherboard I have 3x3.5mm ...
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Lots of static/crackling noises after ALSA HDA DKMS installation

I am using a Samsung Chronos 7 laptop with the following sound setup: $ head -n 1 /proc/asound/card0/codec* ==> /proc/asound/card0/codec#0 <== Codec: Realtek ALC269VC ==> ...
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How to hear my voice in speakers with a mic?

I have a USB microphone that I can chat on Skype, record sound etc. But how can I make it so that when my mic is on and I speak, Ι hear it in speakers live without having to record my voice first and ...
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How to add microphone audio into avconv's video in x11grab mode?

I want to create some screencast, I am using avconv (recent ffmpeg counterpart) for doing so. This is the reference for command I used. I also referred the avconv manual pages. Due to some reason I ...
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My headphone jack stopped working when I upgraded to 12.04 [closed]

I usually run sound from my laptop through my headphone jack into a mixer so I can listen to music through my big PA speakers. The moment I upgraded the OS, however, it stopped working when plugged ...
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12.10 Qjackctl problem

I've got problem when tried to connect my guitar to my computer, via line input. Auacity works good, and I can record what I play on my guitar (selecting from Preferences from where to record to ...
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Mute sound on Headphone unplug?

Is there a way of muting sound from my computer everytime I unplug my headphones (Like a phone does) to stop sound then playing out of my speakers?
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Headset not muting speakers [duplicate]

Plugging in the headphones does not mute the laptops speakers, music does play out of the headphones but also continues to play out of the speakers as well. alsamixer's 'auto-mute mode' is already ...
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Headphone and built in speaker working together in Ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: Sound comes out of my speakers even when headphones are plugged in If I connect my head phone to my laptop it doesn't stop my laptop built in speaker. Headphone works ...
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Built-in speakers in my Asus EEE PC 1000H netbook do not work after boot

I have to plug and unplug out something into the minijack, and then I am able to hear sound from my speakers. This problem re-occurs everytime I reboot my computer. I am using a Asus EEE PC 1000H, and ...
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How can I use line in jack for second pair of speakers?

I have a extra pair of speakers and I plan to use them with my existing one. I've gone around in circles googling for an answer but still no perfect solution. I'm on Ubuntu 12.10. I've done it on ...
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5.1 Headset not being recognized

I have a 5.1 Surround Headset (Speedlink Medusa NX) which is plugged in to my 7.1 (I think) Onboard Sound card. The Headset does have a USB plug, but I think that one is only used for getting ...
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My speakers and headphone jacks don't work in Ubuntu 12.04

I recently switched from 11.10 to Ubuntu 12.04 and my headphone jacks have stopped working and my speakers now have extremely low volume. I have no clue what to do. I have a Dell Studio 17/1749 with ...
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Using headset controls like a smart phone

I have a generic pair of smartphone earphones that have the button (along with a microphone) and I would like to use the button as a pause/play key in Ubuntu, like I would on an Android phones music ...
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No audio duplex option in sound options in 12.04 on Vaio VPCS131FD

I recently did a clean install of Ubuntu 12.04 on a Sony Vaio VPCS131FD. Yet the audio duplex option is missing on my sound option and the computer no longer does jack detection. And I think the sound ...
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Headset undetected when plugged in

I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 in my machine which was running windows 7. I have been trying to configure the audio to work exactly as it used to work in Windows but never been able to do so. ...
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No Audio from Jack on Asus Pro60v

I recently installed Ubuntu 11.10 on a friends old Laptop (ASUS PRO60V). Everything is running great except I cant get any audio output from the output jack. Audio works fine through the internal ...
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Missing `dev/audio`

I recently installed ubuntu 12.04, and while trying to use a program (dsd if anyone is curious) it became apparent that dev/audio does not exist. I do have a sound device installed as seen by lscpi ...
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Problems with M-Audio Fast Track MKII in Ubuntu Studio

I'm recently back to using Ubuntu, after terrible windows years, and I really like Ubuntu Studio. However, I'm having trouble putting my M-Audio Fast Track II to work. I see many people in forums ...
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Ubuntu only recognizes 1 audio jack out of two

I have an Alienware M14x, as the title sais i have two audio jack but only one works when I plug the earphones. Also mi mic jack doesn’t work either. what can i do to activate them or make Ubuntu ...
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Headphones don't work on Dell Studio XPS 16 with Ubuntu 12.10

I am running Ubuntu 12.10 on a Dell Studio XPS 16 and the headphone jack isn't working. The internal speakers work fine. I have tried a lot of suggestions from different posts, but none of them work.
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record sound from mic with headset

i have a headset attached with a microphone. All this on a single cable and when i plugged this into the headset jack, i can hear sound perfectly. I have another port for mic. But i dont want to use ...
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Redirect Sound output to a specific port…Realtek?

I am nearly as much of a noob about Linux/Ubuntu as one can be... currently dual booting side-by-side with Win 7 Pro 64 bit. That being said... system has a 5.1 surround sound card. The main regular ...
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No audio in the headphone

I'm using Ubuntu 12.04. Sound works perfectly, but headphones loose its volume each time I connect them. Each time I should go to $ alsamixer and raise the volume. Does anyone know how to fix ...
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My Sound Output Does Not Change Source [closed]

If I am listening to sound from my speakers and I plug in a headset, the sound still comes out from my speakers. And Vice-versa. The only solution is to logout and log back in. How do I solve this ...