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: main.c: pa_pid_file_create() failed

I'm not able to use pulseaudio so no sound at all in Ubuntu 19.04 and my laptop is Lambda Tensorbook. Anyone could help me to fix this "headache"? Thanks at advance. x@x:~$ pulseaudio -vvv I: [...
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Microphone recording approximately 12x slower than normal in certain applications (new install Ubuntu 16.04.3)

I'm using an analog microphone to record some audio with audacity. When I select the correct microphone and hit record, the bar indicating progress moves ever so slowly. It takes about 12 seconds for ...
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How to use a bluetooth headset mic in Ubuntu?

I have a bluetooth headset (Sennheiser MM 550-X) connected to my computer through a USB bluetooth dongle (Asus USB-BT400). I'm running Ubuntu 14.10. I would like to configure the headset both as ...
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How to get a NI Traktor Audio 2 sound card work with Mixxx

I've got a NI Traktor Audio 2 sound card I'd like to get working with Mixxx, but I don't seem to have any success so far. The card seems to be supported in Ubuntu out of the box, and it seems to work ...
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Change application volume from terminal

Is there a way to change individual application volumes from the terminal? I found a way to change the master volume which is amixer -D pulse sset Master 50% but I would like to be able to change ...
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How can I downmix stereo audio output to mono in PipeWire (on 22.10)?

I need a way to set mono audio output on my system. I had used this solution before: Can I downmix stereo audio to mono? pacmd load-module module-remap-sink sink_name=mono master=NAME_OF_AUDIO_SINK \ ...
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Volume icon missing after removing (and re-installing) pulseaudio

I reinstalled PulseAdio beacause I my indicator-sound just disappeared, but it didn't help. Strangely, I have installed indicator-sound and still don't have that sound control. Nay, I don't even ...
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How do I get pulseaudio to start automatically in Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10 for Firefox?

I am trying to get Firefox 56.0 on Ubuntu 17.04 and 17.10 to play sound in videos in Facebook (not even sure it is specific to Facebook). I have isolated the problem down to pulseaudio not getting ...
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Firefox starts in mute by default

Firefox always starts at 0 vol as if that is supposed to be the default or something. Any time I adjust the volume in firefox, I have to open pulse audio and turn the volume back up for firefox. Any ...
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Logitech C310 audio problems

I just installed a Logitech C310 webcam, on my onieric system, and I have a problem with it's audio. When recording sound from the webcam's source, the resuult is played very fast, in a very high ...
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Soundblaster G6 Microphone input doesn't work

I was hoping someone could possibly help me out with my sound card. I have a Soundblaster G6 running in 18.10. Everything seems to work except the microphone input. I realize Creative Labs doesn't ...
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Ubuntu 18.04 sound suddenly stopped working

After rebooting my Asus ROG Strix Ubuntu 18.04 laptop today, sound no longer works - but has been working fine for over 6 months now! I have installed and run pavucontrol and when I go to Output ...
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IEC958 (S/PDIF) not working

I can't get my IEC958 output working. The optical wire is physically connected to a powered 192KHz DAC via my sound card: ツ sudo lspci |grep -i audio 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 7 ...
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External speakers are buzzing when no sound is playing

I'm completely new in linux and I was just curious of this OS so here I am. I mount dual-boot Ubuntu 20.04 LST on my Dell Vostro 5790 and there problem began. I hear constant, static, annoying, ...
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My fresh installation doesn't load. (PulseAudio problem)

I made a fresh installation of Ubuntu 11.10 beside an old W7 and another Ubuntu Installation. When I started my netbook and chosed the new installation to boot, it doesn't load and it stops in a ...
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Sound configuration is lost on restart

I have an Acer TravelMate P648-MG laptop. I had troubles getting sound to work until I found pavucontrol. There, in the Configuration tab, I can set the configuration to Analog Stereo Duplex. Then I ...
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Kubuntu 20.04 - front panel audio jacks "unplugged" and Analog Stereo Duplex profile "unavailable"

I have a fresh Kubuntu 20.04 installation on a desktop PC. The system has a built-in HDA Intel audio card with Realtek ALC889 chip that is on the motherboard. It also has an Nvidia audio controller ...
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Sound card stopped being detected

I did not have any problems with sound for a long while with my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS installation on Dell Precision 5520. However, recently the sound began disappearing with only the dummy output being ...
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Volume control not working

I am having troubles with the volume on my computer. The keyboard is working fine but when I turn the volume up and down, the indicator shows it, but the sound doesn't change. If I start the computer ...
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Routing sound from different cards to a single output

I have a setup where I am monitoring for silence on an incoming stream on 3 different audio cards. When I detect silence on the master I switch to the secondary, and if I detect silence there I ...
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No sound on Ubuntu 18.04

So I recently dual-booted my pc with windows 10 and Ubuntu 18.04, but I am having trouble with the sound in Ubuntu. When I check out my sound output in pulseaudio I can see that my pc is detecting ...
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Laptop only using subwoofer rather then surround sound [duplicate]

I have a (still relatively new) acer predator laptop (G9-593-7757 15,6"/i7-7700/32 GB RAM/512 GB SSD/1 TB HDD/GTX1070) running 16.10 and noticed that the sound sounds far more hollow then when I use ...
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Sound only through subwoofer on laptop Acer Predator G9-792

I have a laptop Acer Predator G9-792 It has 2 or 4 speakers (there is 5 holes but not sure are all holes have speaker inside) and subwoofer On windows 10 everything working as expected, but in ...
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The bad old Noise issue in the headphones on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

I have migrated to Ubuntu from Windows recently. It has been a great experience. But, one thing annoyed me the most and that is the headphones noise issue. It is a very common problem and I have ...
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Realtek ALC256: no soundcards found

I had a problem with sound, so tried to fix it according to answers already here. None of them worked for me and actually made it even worse! I deleted pulse setting as recommended in one of the ...
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external headset microphone not working in Ubuntu 20.10 (not even wired, cable headset) (ACER SPIN 5)

Recently, external microphone has stopped working while using classic wired audio combo jack headset. And worse, I've tried now fresh Ubuntu 20.10 USB live, and not working, either. Basics: Headset's ...
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Ubuntu 12.10 crackling and popping sound [duplicate]

I've an Asus Z92V, I am running Ubuntu 12.10 and since I installed Ubuntu on this notebook the audio keep crackling and popping continuously. Moreover the volume bar on gnome-shell panel keep jumping ...
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No sound on HDMI Ubuntu 20.04

I just installed Ubuntu 20.04 on my laptop which is a bit outdated: CPU: Intel Core i5 CPU M 480 @ 2.67GHz RAM: 4GB Video card: GeForce GT 420M Audio: GF108 High Definition Audio Controller NVIDIA ...
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How to remove Nvidia HDMI audio output in PulseAudio?

At each reboot, PulseAudio sets a sink (in my case, "HDMI Audio Output") as the default. So, at each reboot, I don't hear any sound, and need to reconfigure the default sink each time to "Analog ...
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Revert audio configuration to defaults

I messed up the audio on my 10.10 installation. I had a problem of having no sound when plugging in the headphones and following many different solutions for that problem I (de)installed several ...
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How to Pass/Record audio output as an input device?

I used to use a mixer of some kind and I can't remember which... I would like to record audio from the output, without leaving the computer. I remember in the Jaunty days you could easily enable ...
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(K)Ubuntu 17.10 - No Audio devices found, no settings, no sound

I just installed Kubuntu 17.10 (reinstall, from 17.04), keeping my old /home, but formatting/reinstall to /boot and / When it started up after installing, I noticed the sound icon in tray being the "...
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How to get bass boost in Ubuntu just like Windows has?

I saw that on Windows machine you can increase the bass level of the sound that is outputted on headphones. How can achieve this on Ubuntu or Linux Mint using PulseAudio Equalizer?
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Using microphone input port as headphone output

I have one audio output jack and one audio input jack on my laptop. I want to use it for real time audio mixing, and I need to have another discrete output for headphones that is independent of the ...
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How to uninstall pipewire and go back to pulseaudio

I am using Ubuntu 22.04 LTS version (Jammy Jellyfish). I was facing a slight glitch while using my bluetooth headset mic. So, I tried to switch to pipewire to check if it solves my problem. But after ...
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No sound on upgrade (18.04 -> 20.04) only have "dummy output"

Prior to the upgrade my sound was working, now it's not. I only have one output "dummy output". My computer has the snd_hda_intel sound card and I've tried all the steps outlined here Any assistance ...
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Auto-switch audio to HDMI when HDMI monitor/receiver plugged into laptop

I have a laptop with an HDMI port. While we're homeless and staying with friends I've been plugging it into their surround sound receiver with an HDMI cable. To get sound working I have to open up the ...
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How to disable Alert volume from the command line?

There is an option in the Sound Preferences dialog, Sound Effects tab, to toggle Alert volume mute. It works and suffices for my needs to disable the irritating system beep/bell. However, I reinstall ...
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How to capture desktop sounds (Pulse Audio output) from avconv?

I've tried : avconv -f alsa -i pulse recod.wav ..but it doesn't capture anything. Have any idea? Thanks!
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Microphone does not work on new Dell Inspiron 7590

I am using Ubuntu 19.10 with the new Inspiron from Dell - 7590 (model info from Arch Linux) The microphone does not work, but speakers do. I tried anything - building kernel 5.5.6 and updating alsa ...
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18.04 Sound Through hdmi

I have had an issue with sound ever since I installed Ubuntu. On boot up I can select HDMI sound and it works, when the monitor sleeps one of two things happen. Either the sound reverts to another ...
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Setting microphone input volume using the command line?

I have a USB mic I keep plugging into my laptop dock. When I drop into the dock I'd like the mic setup as my current audio input automatically. I do have a "I'm docked" script I run which sets xrandr/...
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Sound not working after 12.04 install

I have recently installed 12.04, but the sound is not working from both internal speakers, and from headphones when I connect them. I have followed the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/...
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Audio via NVIDIA HDMI skipping

Everything else regarding audio, HDMI (video) ja the video card works, except seemingly not randomly the audio skips if I direct it over HDMI to my TV. And by seemingly not randomly it is very ...
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Ubuntu's stopped playing music/video files & Youtube

Two days ago (after an Ubuntu base update, iirc), all music and video files on my computer stopped playing. Clementine and Videos open them, but won't play them - no error message, no request for ...
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Static noise when NO audio playing

I have this issue where I hear a static noise coming from my speakers that goes away when I start playing any audio and comes back after a few seconds when I am not playing any audio.
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Disable volume auto adjust in pulseaudio "module-echo-cancel"

Important: this question How to disable microphone from auto adjusting its input volume doesn't cover this scenario. This question is about the volume auto adjust feature of pulseaudio "module-echo-...
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What are the options for audio equalizers in Ubuntu 15.10? [duplicate]

I have looked around but only found discontinued projects. What audio equalizers are able to be used in 15.10.
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Ubuntu Support for Shure MV7 USB Microphone

Has anyone had any luck getting the Shure MV7 USB Mic working with Ubuntu Linux? I use Ubuntu as my primary computer, which I use a microphone for conference calls and tech podcasts on Linux. I ...
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MPD with pulseaudio

I have recently made a clean install of Ubuntu 14.10 and once again I am left with trouble with MPD. I think I had managed to fix it last time, but I am not sure how. My issue is to be able to use an ...
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