Questions tagged [pulseaudio]

Questions related to PulseAudio, the default sound server in Ubuntu, which manages all audio devices like internal and external sound cards (and therefore all speakers, microphones, headsets, etc.) through its ALSA backend.

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No sound from dummy audio output

How do i fix this dummy Output issue? I'm having no sound on my machine: I tried every method available on the internet but I see no progress at all. My OS: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS, OS TYPE: 64-bit. GNOME ...
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Headset mic doesn't work on orange pi 4 lts Ubuntu 22.04

I have SoC orange pi 4 lts and OS Ubuntu on it: orangepi@orangepi4-lts:~$ lsb_release -a No LSB modules are available. Distributor ID: Ubuntu Description: Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS Release: 22.04 ...
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How to stop WhatApp for Linux sending empty audio when not active?

This is not a Bluetooth question as such – the culprit is WhatsApp for Linux ("WAfL" for short) – but Bluetooth is the affected service. Bluetooth sources: Ubuntu Studio 23.10, including ...
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Mixing audio to mono - changing display name of remap

Following the post "Can I downmix stereo audio to mono" I can remap my headphone amp output to mono (I'm deaf in one ear). However the device name that appears in the displayable selection ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 sound crackling after computer upgrade

I upgraded my computer to cpu: 7800X3d and gpu: rx 7900XTX. However after the update my dualboot hdmi output hasn't been working properly on the 22.04 LTS. The sound crackles weirdly on hdmi output. ...
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Ubuntu 22.04n is not properly detecting built-in speakers

I'm running a Windows 10 and Ubuntu 22.04 dual boot. While sound works perfectly on the Windows 10 boot, no sound is emitted on speakers in the Ubuntu boot (connecting a headset or external speaker ...
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ubuntu "dummy output" for sound

This commonly discussed problem of "dummy output" for the sound output device in ubuntu has affected me for a while now and I am not able to fix it. I have tried many of the suggested ...
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Reinstall ubuntu-desktop without installing PipeWire?

I prefer to use Pulse Audio as my gaming laptop (2021 TUF Gaming A15) has audio crackling issues with Pipewire, usually with a game open at the same time. when I remove Pipewire sudo apt remove ...
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Sound output starts delayed. Cant force sampling rate on boot

Whenever the PC boots and I start playing some audio, HDMI audio starts playing after 3 seconds. Before playing any audio file, if I run this command: pacmd list-sinks | grep sample, I get this output:...
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Ofono install and config Ubuntu 20

I'm following a guide on how to get ofono installed and configured on Ubuntu 20, and hit a block. I'm not well enough versed in linux to understand what I'm supposed to do at this point. Would anyone ...
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How to use Audacious music player over SSH? [duplicate]

I want to play music on my desktop PC via SSH so that the player GUI opens on my laptop, but still use the desktop's local sound system for output. In other words only control the player remotely. ...
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Possible to Play Audio through SSH Using PuTTY without Opening an RDP Session?

I recently posted a question regarding an issue with setting up PulseAudio. I have since encountered a related problem that I believe might help resolve the original issue. I am currently using PuTTY ...
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Bluetooth was working fine till yesterday in Ubuntu 22.04.4 but not now

I did some troubleshooting by running a restart, checking the status of the Bluetooth, removing and reinstalling it, and whatnot. But whatever I did the best I was able to do was to my headphones got ...
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Wireless headphones can't use mic and audio at the same time

Whenever I connect my wireless earphones to my Ubuntu device, I am given 2 options in Output. Headset and handsfree. Handsfree sounds terrible, so I always use headset. But if I want to use the built-...
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Microphone gain changes itself

so when i change the microphone gain it stays there until i plug in any audio device or a ps4 controller, or even set the input device in discord the volume changes without any explanation, and the ...
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Sound comes up after 9 seconds at startup

I just built a new computer for my organ simulator (Grandorgue) based on Ubuntu Studio. Everything works fine and fast, BUT after booting, approx 9 seconds after the appearence of Plasma GUI, a ...
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How to figure out which audio driver I am running

Hello I've been having trouble with my sound system and someone suggested that I might be running two sound drivers at the same time which is what's causing the problem. I want to get help with: ...
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Can't change volume in ncmpcpp

Playing and pausing songs in ncmpcpp works but changing the volume doesn't, the current volume shows up as Volume N/A and the visualizer doesn't seem to be working as well. I have a whole bunch of ...
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No sound from Intel HD Audio (built in) in Ubuntu 22.04

Description I have a ROG STRIX B760-F Gaming Motherboard and I specifically want to use the optical output of the internal soundcard in Ubuntu 22.04. The issue is that I get no sound at all, not via ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.4 TLS audio output not working TRIED EVERYTHING! (dummy audio)

Sound driver/card ISSUE on Ubuntu 22.04.4 TLS! I recently got a chromebook which I install Linux on. The Chromebook is a HP x360 Chromebook 14b and I keep having a problem where it says dummy output ...
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How to re-enable Analog Audio Output?

I been using this forum for long time and never really needed to post my own questions since everytime I found useful and clever both questions and answers... Until now. I tried every possible line ...
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USB Sound card doubling sounds

I've recently purchased a beefier machine and have decided to install Ubuntu Studio 23.10. My previous machine runs Ubuntu 22.04 and works fine. I was able to get my external sound cars (M-Audio Fast ...
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BoseSound 20 external wifi speaker does not show on output device list

I have been attempting to connect to an external Bosesound 20 speaker. I have been using the speaker with an audio cable, but now have two computers to connect to it. I seem to only be able to find ...
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Volume Extremely Low on built-in card but works on bluetooth

I have seen similar issues described before, but it is not a volume control issue : the audio coming out of my built-in soundcard, even when the volume is set to 150% everywhere, is still about 2-5% ...
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Connecting bluetooth mouse causes bluetooth audio malfunction

I'm on Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS, on a Lenovo ThinkPad t460s. I am apparently using pulse audio and blueman is installed. The issue is that if I am listening to anything on a pair of Sony LinkBuds S ...
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Presonus 44VSL has no playback from Front-Left speaker output

I'm new to Linux and I have added a PreSonus 44VSL to my laptop. Everything is working fine except one of the output speakers. I went into System setting for Sound and selected the PreSonus then ...
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Pulseaudio in system mode through multiple channels sounds terrible

I followed this solution and set up my pulseaudio system to work on multiple audio channels. But a problem I was facing was that the changes in /etc/pulse/default.pa were not taking effect on ...
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Headset microphone not working Ubuntu 22.04

I am Trying to use my 3.5mm jack headset with ubuntu 22.04 on an acer device, However the microphone doesn't work (It Works as an output device only!), I Overdrived pin 0x18 and pin 0x19 to microphone ...
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USB microphone unavailable when Pavucontrol loopback works

I connected a USB microphone and analog headphones to laptop and I'm trying to record voice in Audacity. I want to hear other tracks in Audacity and my voice, so I'm using Pawucontrol. Using pacmd, I ...
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Internal Speakers are not working, but headphone jack is working fine, with Realtek ALC269VC Codec

Recently I bought Infinix Y4 Max laptop and replaced the preinstalled Windows with Ubuntu 22.04. Everything is working fine except the internal speaker (also fast charging is not happening but that's ...
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Combo jack's microphone detected but not working

I encounter an issue. I have a jack stereo headset/microphone plugged into a 4-pin 3.5mm (TRRS) jack on my laptop. The headphone stereo is working, but the headphone microphone is not working. Laptop ...
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Distorted sound and low volume on wired headphones on Ubuntu 23.10

The sound is low and distorted (as if it was clipped) when using any wired (mini-jack) headphones on Ubuntu 23.10. There's no problem when the sound is coming out of main speakers or bluetooth ...
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Issue with PulseAudio When Configuring for Multiple Users [Ubuntu 22.04]

I've got PulseAudio set up on my machine, working without any issues for the user windowsxp when accessed via RDP and PuTTY. Now, I'm aiming to replicate the same setup for the admin user Ubuntu. I've ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on HP Dragonfly Pro sound not working

I'm hoping someone can help me with my sound issue. I installed a fresh version of Ubuntu 22.04 on my laptop (AMD Ryzen 7736 with Radeon graphics). Sound doesn't seem to work. At first, the settings ...
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On installation I get buzzing noise through Realtek speakers plugged into audio jack

Dell Vostro laptop with Intel i7 NVIDIA dual booting Win 11 and Ubuntu 22.04.3. After about 5 seconds of no audio signal I get a buzz through speakers plugged into ether the HDMI port or audio jack. I ...
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3.5 jack mic not working on ubuntu 22.04 pc [duplicate]

I am using ubuntu 22.04, In this computer my voice input device is 3.5mm jack Boya Mic. and my computer detecting it but while recording some voice and using some online cloud meeting platform that ...
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Headset of microphone not working on Ubuntu 23.04

I bought Ryzer headphones, but the mic is not working. I can hear, only the mic is not working. I am trying literally everything, but nothing is working. Can someone help me please! Tell me if I can ...
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Volume output changes when resumes from blank screen

I have a Ubuntu xfce environment, connected to a usb-c dock feeding 2 HDMI monitors When my screens go blank, after no mouse of keyboard press, and resumes my volume output is change to a different ...
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How to get an input device that works both to record and output sound on Reaper and on the Internet

When I chose the Input device to be sofhdadsp; sof-hda-dsp - sof-hda-dsp, I have the following error message: There was an error opening the audio hardware: ALSA: error opening output device And ...
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Cannot get sound on VM with Pipewire as the server

I am having trouble getting sound on Ubuntu VMs when Pipewire is the sound server. I have tried both Ubuntu Studio 23.10 and Ubuntu Budgie 23.10 installed on VirtualBox - neither will produce sound. ...
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Troubleshooting Audio Devices Not Detected (and have tried other help articles to no avail)

I know this gets brought up like a million times here, but my desktop can't currently detect audio devices while running Ubuntu. I'll provide some system details below, but first I just want to state ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 on Gigabyte X670E Aorus Master - 5.1 sound not working

I'm running the following setup and it's not possible to get 5.1 sound to work. Only front/left and front/right speakers are working. I've checked the settings already within the GUI and the CLI. Both ...
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no sound except LiveChat headphones; controllers say "access denied"

No sound from either system speakers or external speakers. When I plug in headphones, they work. This just happended -- I've been installing new versions of LibreOffice, OnlyOffice. I'm running ...
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Ubuntu sound settings are getting muted upon ssh login

Problem: Sound settings are being muted when the first user, other than the default user, attempts to login to Ubuntu through SSH. This issue is not related to any PC fault. It occurs whenever a user, ...
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PulseAudio: list-codec and set-codec result in "Missing implementation"

I have a ThinkPad P14s Gen4 AMD and running latest (k)ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS. I also own a pair of LG Tone FP9. I came across the news that PulseAudio now supports AptX and wanted to make use of this. ...
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Audio Issues on Dell Vostro 3400 2020 Running Ubuntu 22.04.3 LTS

Since the last three weeks' updates, I have encountered several challenges with the audio functionality on my system. Primarily, upon starting my laptop, the audio often fails to work, displaying &...
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My Silver Monkey X Kagi microphone doesn't work even after meddling with pavucontrol or alsamixer

I bought a new mic (Silver Monkey X Kagi) to replace the old one (this time it is an USB mic) and for some godforsaken reason it won't work no matter what. I tried to get help by browsing other forums ...
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Headphone with single 3.5mm jack Mic not working on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

I have HP Pavilion 15-aw020ca Laptop with a single headphone connector meant for headphone with 3.5mm jack. I initially had problems with the headphone but after trying different things (based on my ...
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Pulseaudio crashes when trying to combine multiple audio sinks (Steam Remote Play Together)

I try to play Ys: Monstrum Nox with a friend via Steam Remote Play Together. The actual remote controlling and video streaming part works fine but my pulseaudio services crashes so we end up without ...
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Surround on Ubuntu 22.04 over optical cable using ASUS Xonar SE

I bought a Xonar SE card so that I could utilize the DAC on my old amplifier, rather than using the crap DAC on my computer sound card. The card is recognized by pulseaudio by default, and I can ...
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