Sound-related questions. (Microphones, Speakers, etc)
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How do I get Dolby Advance Audio Virtual Surround Sound Working?
I have Dolby Surround Sound Speakers on my ACER laptop. Is there a way to get them working with Dolby Advance Audio Virtual Surround Sound? In Windows 7 it works and sounds amazing. how do I get this ...
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WINE outputs short static sound
I'm having issues with Wine 1.4 in Ubuntu 11.10. To be honest, I don't know if it ever worked on this hardware (relatively new computer, had it for a few months), seeing as the Wine app I use the most ...
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How can you reverse left and right speakers from a control panel?
I have USB speakers connected to my Ubuntu desktop. Because of the way the cables are attached & my floor layout, I would like to reverse the left and right speaker output. Is there a way to do ...
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Play sound when pointer is on the icon [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I enable MP3 preview?
As far as i can remember, which must have been Maverick Meercat it was possible to play audio file just by hovering on it with the pointer.
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How to prevent gnome-sound applet from automatically reducing mic volume?
It happens all the time, when i'm talking to someone on Skype or Google Voice and Video, the mic volume automatically keeps going down, as if it is trying to auto-adjust it. I want to disable this ...
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how do I reput the Gnome sound that sounds at the beginnig?
when I installed the operating sistem, there was an option for this sound, but in that time I didn't want the sound be played. now I want it, then how do I put it again? help
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Audio keeps stuttering during audio/playback [closed]
I'm using a HP Probook 6550b with Lubuntu on it. I've used various *buntus on this notebook with no sound issues. I don't know where the problem comes from. I'm playing a mp3, a video from the ...
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How to disable the internal sound card?
I have an internal soundcard and an external USB soundcard that I use because the headphone jack in my laptop is broken. I need to be able to disable the internal card so sound will go through the USB ...
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turn off sound on login page in 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to disable login sound?
how do i turn off the startup sound on the login page in precise?
it used to work with
sudo -u gdm gconftool-2 --set ...
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No sound with speaker on an iMac
I have an iMac with Snow Leopard and Ubuntu 11.10 installed.
The sound with Snow Leopard works fine and before it worked equally well with Ubuntu but suddenly no longer works with the speaker but ...
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Help with Zotac zbox nano ad10 mini pc ?
I have a Zotac Zbox nano ad10. I have it connected to a Samsung Syncmaster t220hd monitor via a HDMI cable for audio and sound, everything else works apart from sound.
I have tired Ubuntu 11.04, ...
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How can I enable the pulseaudio equalizer? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there any Sound enhancers/equalizer?
Pulseaudio version 1.0 includes its own equalizer (Release Notes), but it seems that it's disabled in Ubuntu 12.04 ...
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Blank screen but can still hear sounds?
CPU: AMD K14
Ram: 4.00 GB DDR3 @ 671MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard: Quanta 2AC7 (CPU 1)
Graphics: HP Omni 120 (1600x900@60Hz) AMD Radeon HD 6320 Graphics
I am trying to install Ubuntu 11.10 inside ...
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Ubuntu starting with mute sound
My Ubuntu is staring with the "speaker" signal in the alsa-mixer. Everytime I boot my computer I have to go there and uncheck the "mute" checkbox. How can I make it unmute automatically so that I ...
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Sound broken after installing the last updates [closed]
My problems are :
I cannot control master volume through GUI, volume keyboard buttons doesnt work either. Volume indicator icon shows 3 dashes, I cannot manage the volume at all. When I go to sound ...
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Flash Plugin Crashes After 1 Second of Audio or Video Playback
This happens in all browsers, only for flash objects with multimedia content. Non-multimedia flash objects work just fine, until I try to access the Settings, at which point the whole object becomes ...
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How can I convert stereo audio to binaural?
I have looked around and I came across (b2sb) and well its not clear how to install it. It also mentions there that it is used in MPlayer but I can't see how.
So how do I go about installing it?
As ...
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SoundBlaster SB X-i Card?
Fresh new install of Precise Beta and its not picking up my sound card at ALL. Anyone know how to get this sound card to work?
thanks
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No Audio or Video on Lenovo ThinkPad T410
I just installed Ubuntu 11.10 on my Lenovo ThinkPad T410.
The inbuilt webcam is not displaying any video using Cheese.
Also I have no sound at all when playing video or audio. When the ubuntuOS ...
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Lenovo IdeaPad S10e no audio Ubuntu 11.10 installed [closed]
After installing Via USB thumbdrive, Ubuntu 11.10 installed with near perfection. The only thing that doesn't work is the audio.
After running aplay -l I get no sound card as a response.
Can ...
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Ubuntu on HP Compaq NX 6120
How do I install Ubuntu on an HP Compaq NX 6120? What drivers do I need (audio, VGA , touchpad, wireless LAN)?
Can I use AutoCAD 2009 on Ubuntu 11.10?
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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 ...
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Headphones Don't work
hello im new at this in linux,i have a problem the computer speakers works fine but when i connect the headphones i cant listen anything, i have a packard bell easynote mz35-f withe ubuntu 11.10 ...
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Make the sound louder in Lubuntu
I have a Toshiba r835 running Lubuntu 11.10. Turning the volume slider up all the way doesn't give very loud sound. I've tried typing alsamixer in a terminal and turning up all the levels there to ...
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No sound devices listed under hardware, no sound (one user account specific problem)
Update: Loged in as guest and all works as charm. Using my account (administrator) nothing works and i am not able to locate advanced user management options :(
First of all - I use USB headset. ...
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No Sound via HDMI [closed]
I have ubuntu installed on a Acer aspire revo 3700 intel atom processor with nvidia ion graphics this is plugged into a celcus 32 inch TV via HDMI (1080p).
The video driver shows as an nvidia which I ...
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How do I get my pc to add my AV receiver to it so I can use it for sound ouput?
How do I get my pc to add my AV receiver to it so I can use it for sound ouput? I am trying to get sound from my pc that is connected to my av receiver. Do I need to load a driver or something? I have ...
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How do I switch to another audio output sink in XFCE?
From the command line I can easily create another pulseaudio sink and switch to that but I have not found a way how to do this using a GUI from the XFCE desktop.
In GNOME I use gnome-volume-control ...
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Panel indicator for Totem (default movie player) or for audio playing?
Sometimes I mute the volume and forget a song or internet radio station is playing. I need a visual cue to tell me the song is playing in the background while in mute.
Is there an indicator for ...
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Linphone - Only default sound device available?
First of al.. Linphone is the first (and only) VOIP client i found so far that is free.. looks decent AND most importand: it doesn't crash (ekiga - crashes randomly lol).
I use softphone for business ...
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How do I disable all sounds?
In windows there is an option call no sounds.
Is there anything like that in unity / ubuntu 11.10?
I don't ever never want a system kind of sound.
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Sound out of the internal pc speaker
My problem is that on my system HP/DC7900, I have always the same sound like on my sound card on the internal PC speaker. I check all settings and don't find an option to
disable the internal PC ...
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No sound after upgrading to VLC 2.0.1
Every sound is working on my 11.10 64bit machine except of VLC. I upgraded via the n-muench PPA from 1.1 to 2.0 and since that moment there is no sound anymore.
The only sound bits I get are strange ...
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Why do my speakers play audio when my headset is plugged in?
I just got a new PC and I am a bit confused. I have a gaming headset and when I plug it into my PC, I can hear just fine. However, I realized that my sound was also coming through the speakers as ...
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Sound not even on playback
Why is the sound volume not consistent. some videos on youtube play loud some too quiet. Same thing with pithos.
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No sound after Lubuntu installation.
My hardware is pretty new; I've installed Lubuntu 11.10 and there's no sound nor volume icon in tray. The sound works well in Ubuntu. What can I do about it? I have two sound cards in this laptop, and ...
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I lost my shutdown sound
I lost both my startup and shutdown sounds. I restored the startup sound adding it to Startup programs, but I don't know how to restore my shudown sound. I checked if the sound file is in ...
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How to split 7.1 soundcard outputs to 4 stereo outs with ALSA
I have a Xonar DX (CMI8788 driver) 7.1 surround sound card installed on my Ubuntu 11.10 system.
I want to use the outputs of the card as 4 separate stereo outputs and I am struggling with ALSA to ...
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When I plug in headphones, my speakers mute, but nothing comes from the headphones
When I plug in headphones, my speakers mute, but nothing comes from the headphones. Also, there is a weird red light coming from my headphone jack. I am on a Macbook from late 2007, and have Ubuntu ...
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Sound comes from just the bass speakers instead of all 4 built in speakers
So I feel like I've tried everything from changing settings in alsamixer and pulse audio volume controller, to editing alsa.conf files, to purging and reinstalling alsa and pulseaudio, to outright ...
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High-frequency noise in headphones [closed]
When connecting headphones to my ASUS U41SD laptop, I get noice in them. It's not a white noise but just a high-frequency peep. But there is no any noise in built-in speakers.
When I open sound ...
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Ubuntu 11.10 Sound Stopped Working (Speakers and Headphones)
Ubuntu 11.10
My speakers have stopped working - no sound is coming out.
The headphone port is also not working.
When I plug in headphones now, no "jack plugged in" alert is popping up anymore.
I can ...
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Record audio from Skype on VPS?
I have impossible task to do! Going crazy!
On fresh Ubuntu server 10.04. install, via SSH I've installed desktop and VNC server.
Then Skype.
Problem is that Ubuntu is VPS! And it don't have physical ...
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I have a Toshiba Satellite A205-s6812 and the sound is not working.
I made sure sound was up all the way. Its not locating the drivers for it, I was wondering if anyone knew what to do to fix this problem, anything is helpfull I'm stumped on it. If anyone has any ...
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How do I configure 5.1 audio?
I have 5.1 audio system and I have on board sound ac 97(in windows I install Soundmax for this), In ubuntu I have configured this 5.1 audio.
All the channels are working fine, the problem is my rear ...
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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 to fix my USB headset microphone (works for one second then input stops working)
I am using a Plantronics Headset via USB. This worked flawlessly for a long time.
Now the microphone works for about 1 or 2 seconds when plugged in and then stops working. The hardware is alright ...
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Mic “disables” after restart [closed]
I have configurated the front mic as imput in sound settings, and it works fine, but after I restart the PC (no always the first time, but sooner or later it happens) the PC doesn't capture anything ...
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Is the Asus Xonar U3 supported?
I suppose the question applies to Linux in general but what have user's experiences been with Asus Xonar U3? Does it improve the sound quality of onboard or the generic drivers cripple it?
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Can't enable digital Radeon HD 3870 digital audio [closed]
Well, Ubuntu is pretty much going great for me except for the sound. Sound plays using "Internal Audio Analog Stereo", and the quality of the music isn't as good as when I use Windows. The only other ...
