Questions related to the pulseaudio sound server, which runs the sound system by default. (Microphones, speakers, etc are all run by pulseaudio via Alsa as a backend)
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Is there any Sound enhancers/equalizer?
What I am looking for is to have system wide implementation of sound enhancements like bass boosts, echoes, Fidelity, Stereo enhancement and so on.
Audio Video players have their own equalizer but ...
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How to automatically change volume level when un-/plugging headphones?
What I want is the following:
When I plug in my headphones, I want the sound to be un-muted and set to a specific volume level.
When I unplug my headphones, I want the sound to be muted (or set to ...
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How to temporarily disable Pulseaudio?
Just wondering is there a way to temporarily disable pulseaudio as I am trying to run a specific Wine game (Left 4 Dead 2) and it makes the game crash occasionally.
If I kill the process it ...
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How can I change the default audio device from command line?
Ubuntu's desktop gui is great for changing audio settings (System->Preferences->Sound), like the default input/output device and setting the volume.
However, I would like to be able to do these ...
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Skype and VLC sounds sizzle/distorted/bad
I have the same problem as described in the questions skype notification sounds sizzled and bad sound on login to skype. But it is not only the login, notification, but also when talking to somebody. ...
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Is there a fancy vertical notification OSD that works for both ALSA and pulseaudio?
Is there a fancy way to get the volume notification OSD to work with both pulseaudio and ALSA? Right now the standard desktop ones only work with pulseaudio for me. How about a vertical OSD that I can ...
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Sound from both headphones and speakers
I guess this question already had the answer here but I can't find it. I'm using 12.04.
Update:
The problem is that I can hear the sound from my laptop's speakers even I plugged in my headphones. ...
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How do I make my volume indicator operate in decibels instead of percentage?
When I want to adjust the volume of anything I'm doing, I find that using the volume controls built into Ubuntu is little but confusion. When the volume is around 100%, dropping it several increments ...
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Record a programs output with PulseAudio
I would like to record an output of a program with PulseAudio using command line/bash script. It is important not to record every output of the sound card, but only the one of one specific program.
I ...
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How can I restart pulseaudio without logout?
Sometimes pulseaudio service stops and it doesn't restarts itself when I open an audio file with banshee or totem.
How I can make it start again without logout?
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How to use android 2.1 phone as remote audio receiver?
I have an unused HTC Hero Android phone (running Android OS 2.1), I would like to connect it to audio amplifier and leave it connected for months, so I could use this android phone as remote ...
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Microphone is not working in Skype
I am using Ubuntu 12.04 and Skype.
My mic is not working. I have 1 mic attached to the system and another one in my headphone (Beats by Dr. Dre).
I followed these steps:
Turn PulseAudio autospawn ...
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Assign programs permanently to different sound-outputs in Pulseaudio?
I want to assign Skype input and output to my USB-headset while the rest of my laptop uses the internal sound-card. This is an easy task with PulseAudio Volume control (pavucontrol). The only problem ...
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How can I use pulseaudio over ssh?
I'd like to listen to music on my home server from work. Both are Ubuntu boxes running pulseaudio. It seems from researching that applications communicate to the PA server via TCP on port 4317, so I ...
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How do I set up live audio streams to a DLNA compliant device?
Is there a way to stream the live output of the soundcard from our 12.04.1 LTS amd64 desktop to a DLNA-compliant external device in our network? Selecting media content in shared directories using ...
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Flash in browsers does not play sound accurately using Pulse network audio
I use PulseAudio to send sound over the LAN to an audio server.
When playing any Flash media in Firefox or Chrome, the sound flutters (example), as if the volume were going up and down every second.
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Autoconnecting Bluetooth Devices
Is there a way to set the Bluetooth in Ubuntu to autoconnect to devices it is paired to when it is turned on. Furthermore, is there a way to automatically change the sound output to a Bluetooth ...
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How do I run PulseAudio in a headless server installation?
PulseAudio is the standard audio server in desktop installations. However in a server installation audio services and thus PulseAudio are not provided.
How do I install and make use of PulseAudio in ...
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Wrong audio volume at boot
When I boot my computer and login the volume level is always way too loud. Unfortunately the only way to change it is a physical knob on my speaker.
As soon as I can change the volume using my ...
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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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Set which pulseaudio sink is affected by volume control buttons
On my previous installation of ubuntu 10.04 it was possible to set a sink in pavucontrol, which is affected by the volume up-/down buttons on my keyboard. Now in Lubuntu 11.10 this does not work ...
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No sound in Ubuntu 12.04
I installed Ubuntu 12.04 a month ago and am using it till now. I failed to notice that all this time there was no sound at all while running Ubuntu, even while playing a game in Wine. The weird thing ...
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How to change pulseaudio sink with “pacmd set-default-sink” during playback?
I need to switch the pulseaudio server of a currently playing audio stream.
Pulseaudio server is set up with IP 192.168.1.105
$>cat /etc/pulse/default.pa
...
load-module ...
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Mute key mutes Alsa and PulseAudio, but unmutes only Alsa
When I press the mute key on my keyboard, both the Alsa master channel and the PulseAudio master channel get muted, pressing it again only unmutes the alsa master channel, the pulseaudio master ...
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How do I stream music to my AirTunes?
I have used PulseAudio, but it sometimes works, sometimes it does not... Also my Rhythmbox doesn't play the songs sometimes and just hangs there paused. Is there a more stable option to stream and ...
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What user settings control audio access?
Running a regularly updated 10.04 LTS we have a weird issue with access to audio with pulseaudio 0.9.22. Sound device is ATI Technologies Inc SBx00 Azalia (Intel HDA)
Login user1 after reboot: sound ...
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keyboard shortcut/command to mute/unmute microphone
During voice conversations in Skype/Gmail/etc. I would like to mute/unmute the microphone without having to go through all these steps each time:
Sound indicator
Sound preferences
Select Input
...
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1answer
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Is there a way of leveling/compressing the sound system-wide?
As a Laptop user, I'm sure that a lot of people, even the ones using Netbooks would have already gone through this problem. Especially when listening to podcasts, and using it as an example, the sound ...
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How can I automatically switch to USB headset when plugged in?
Whenever I plugged in my old audio jack headset, sound was immediately diverted from my speakers to the headset speakers, and the microphone was immediately available.
When I plug in my new USB ...
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How do I change the way Ubuntu adjusts my volume mixer levels?
I've had a mildly annoying problem with my sound for quite awhile now, and I've finally decided it's time to do something about it.
Every time I adjust the main volume slider in the toolbar, or use ...
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3answers
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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 ...
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Rhythmbox Plays Static
Rhythmbox works fine, but sometimes certain tracks won't be played; sometimes when certain tracks are played all I hear is static/cracking sound with basically no sound at all.
If I restart rhythmbox ...
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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 ...
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What is the command to know my PulseAudio version?
What is the command to know my PulseAudio version?
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How do I configure sound with PulseAudio and Multiseat?
In the spirit of full disclosure, i just posted this question to the ubuntu forums, but i figure more heads working on it couldn't hurt.
I have a multi-seat setup working quite well. Hot plugging ...
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Stream audio to mobile device
I'd like to stream the audio from Ubuntu 10.10 to my HTC Desire HD (Android 2.2).
I've seen solutions so far for streaming from audio players, but I'd like to stream any audio output from the PC to ...
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My sound stopped working today, how can I fix it?
This seems to be a problem with pulseaudio. I was logged in over VNC on my phone and started playing a video this caused X to crash (as sometimes happens). I restarted and suddenly the sound doesn't ...
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Why can't Skype hear me?
Since I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10, Skype can't seem to hear me any more. It's not that it transmits poor quality sound, it's just silence. I've tried the echo123 service many times, and there's ...
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Ubuntu 12.04: Replacing pulseaudio with Alsa?
Because of skype sound issues I was told to replace pulseaudio with alsa. I only found a solution for Ubuntu 10.10.
Does this still work for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin?
Or does it still not make ...
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How to change the default audio in Wine to Alsa only
I am trying to change the default Audio sound system to ALSA so it fixes some sound issues. How can this be done?
Am using 1.3.x branch from PPA which is much better than the 1.1.x and 1.2.x in every ...
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Why am I getting this “Connection to PulseAudio failed” error?
I have a computer that runs Mythbuntu 12.04. It has an external USB Kenwood Digital Audio device.
When I open up pavucontrol, I get this message:
If I do as the message suggests and run ...
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Can I use my Bluetooth headset as a microphone?
I have a Motorola S305 Bluetooth headset which I use with my computer often for headphones. I've been using them for a while and have been really pleased with the sound quality, form factor, and ...
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Can't configure 5.1 audio with 12.04
I have an Intel ALC892 and a Nvidia GT 520m connected to speakers via HDMI.
On lspci, I see
00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02)
...
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How to clone audio output?
I have two sets of speakers: one is set of stereo loudspeakers with a subwoofer (not 2.1, just a sub with a low-pass filter) and the other is a set of stereo speakers with a headphone jack, used ...
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1answer
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How do I stream my microphone via VLC?
I'm sure this is a quick one if you know it but I'm stuck been searching around for a long while now.
All AUDIO works mic/Spkers/Skype etc... which is great.
What I am trying to do is get the mic to ...
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1answer
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Streaming desktop with avconv - severe sound issues
I'm trying to do some live streaming in Ubuntu 12.10, but I'm having some problems with audio. More specifically, the quality is complete garbage and it's at least 10 seconds out of sync with the ...
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How to get sound in a separate X server in Ubuntu 11.04 or later?
I configured my Ubuntu system so that I'm able to start any application in a separate X server. Running games or for example XBMC in a separate X server has some major advantages.
The problem ...
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Realtime noise-removal with PulseAudio?
Is it possible to do realtime noise-removal with PulseAudio, so the sound output that's coming out is smoother?
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How to create/simulate two audio lines/devices?
I have searched around the internet for answers; however, I was not successful in locating an answer. What is the best method of simulating two audio devices using Pulse Audio/ALSA/something else? ...
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Reset audio to fresh installation configuration
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 ...
