Questions tagged [soundcard]
A.K.A. audio card, the sound card is an expansion card that provides extra audio capabilities to a computer. Once a separate component needed by older computers, newer machines tend to have these sound capabilities built into the motherboard.
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Sound Input device (microphone) not working
I have recently updated my laptop OS from Ubuntu 12.04 to 14.04
After updating the OS, my laptop's input device ie., microphone is not working.
Earlier it was working with Ubuntu 12.04.
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Annoying click/popping sound on Ubuntu 20.04
After installing Ubuntu 20.04 on my desktop computer (Realtek onboard sound card, codec ALC887), I am experiencing a very annoying click (popping sound) every time I open any content with audio.
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Persistent Dummy Output
The soundcard I want to use is detected and works (it only recently switched to dummy output and didn't allow me to go back).
HDMI is no longer listed under Audio and Video - KDE Control Module; ...
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How to play piano via a midi keyboard?
I am sorry to bother you but I don't know very much. This is about playing the piano through the computer. I have an m-audio keystation 88 which is a whole separate machine that connects through the ...
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Sound card not detecting
I recently tried to install Realtek audio driver. Procedure was completed successfully but when I rebooted system after installing my sound cards are not detecting and system is muted. Later I tried ...
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Make PulseAudio prefer external audio device
I have a Bose Soundlink external audio device, which I use to stream music from my computer to my stereo. Ubuntu recognizes the device, but does not automatically use it. In order to get PulseAudio to ...
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Constant noise in speakers and headphones
On my laptop, Samsung 300V5A-S19 I have the constant noise from the speakers. If I wear headphones, the sound becomes more pronounced (at half volume it mutes the music). The noise level is ...
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Headphone output is far too loud
I am using Ubuntu 11.10 (Oneiric Ocelot), with a "Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)" sound card.
When I plug headphones into the front headphone port, the sound ...
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No sound after upgrade to 18.10, only a dummy device is shown
After I updated to Ubuntu 18.10 my sound device isn't recognized anymore. Only a dummy device is shown.
I have an onboard Intel device:
lspci -nnk | grep -A2 Audio
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel ...
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Sound works but no device shown in the Sound settings
Following a troubleshooting post I've found out that my driver is recognized in fact but is not listed at the sound settings and I think because of this my cinnamon sound applet will not appear. ...
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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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Ubuntu 12.04 alsamixer not found
I have a Lenovo Y500 with Windows 8. I successfully got Ubuntu 12.04 installed alongside Windows 8 and the nvidia drivers just worked from the start. The sound wasn't working at all however, and ...
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Is ASUS Xonar U7 supported?
I plan to buy ASUS Xonar U7 USB sound card but don't see drivers for Linux in the ASUS site. I don't see it in the ALSA supported cards page either (http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Matrix:...
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What code is executed when headphones are disconnected?
I want to execute a script on headphones disconnect but I resent the idea of constant polling of the status when there is already some code executed when it's changed.
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How do I know if my system is capable of playing 24bit/96kHz sound?
Let me state for the record that I'm a total noob when it comes to Hi-Fi sound systems, but I am rather picky about the sound quality. Normally I listen to CD recordings ripped to FLAC in 16/44, but I ...
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How to list/access all the available audio input and output ports/channels of a USB soundcard from a particular PC
In Windows 7, I used to use pymedia, a python library, to list the available interfaces as well as use them for playing and recording audio. A typical query would look like this:
Now, I'm no longer ...
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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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Where can I find a list of compatible audio cards?
I have a creative SB X-Fi Xtreme Audio, And i faced so many problems with this card regarding compatibility with Linux.
Now i am looking for a new audio card and want to make sure that this time it ...
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Ubuntu sound volume is 40% lower than in Windows
I have 2x 2.1 speakers connected to the computer where I have Ubuntu 12.04 installed. On the software side I've set all the volume controls to 100% with the alsamixer program.
The speakers have ...
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How can I know whether a sound card is present on my system or not?
I'm running Ubuntu 12.04 Gnome classic. Obviously playing the music shows there is a sound card present. But I've read that there might be multiple sound cards present on a single system.
How can I ...
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Noise problems when playing any sound (On laptops or when using any sound apps)
I have fresh installed Ubuntu 11.04 on my Lenovo SL500. My problem is I have constant noise on my headphone although all sound channels and microphone is muted from alsamixer.
Any body have same ...
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How to play audio from different applications on different output devices?
How can I play music on my speakers while I use my headset for video chat applications like Skype?
Shouldn't this be possible via this PulseAudio sound server that Ubuntu uses?
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Ubuntu no sound, dummy output, and no sound card detected
This happened after I installed Skype on my Ubuntu 18.04.4 LTS. I found out that Skype had no sound so that I searched for the solution. Someone suggested installing pavucontrol
sudo apt install ...
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Volume widget issue with sound card hotplugging
When plugging a USB sound card may sometimes cause the current audio output (ie. Banshee and PC speakers) to switch immediately. But the volume controls (sound widget in systray, volume keyboard keys) ...
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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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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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How can I route a system-wide ALSA EQ (alsaequal) through my volume control and connect PulseAudio to it?
I have a rather specific issue and can't solve it on my own.
As explained in this Question, I have set up a system-wide volume control for my single USB audio card (M-Audio Fast Track). Now, I would ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 "Dummy output" No sound card in use
Running latest Ubuntu 20.04 Kernel version 5.4.0-31
Just as simple as other questions about this topic, I've tried every solution available on forums but nothing seems to work, the main problem is ...
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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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How can I make Ubuntu compatible with baudline?
When I run baudline, it displays the message "all input devices disabled" and the Input ▸ Devices screen doesn't list any devices. The baudline FAQ suggests:
Here are two possible explanations for ...
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Deactivate volume amplification?
I would like to deactivate the amplification feature on my sound volume slider. Using any amplification makes the sound really bad with clipping sounds taking over.
It's really annoying to have to ...
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how to format the ffmpeg command to record sound from my webcam
Using ffmpeg arecord -L, I am able to identify my Logitech usb webcam as:
hw:CARD=U0x46d0x821,DEV=0
USB Device 0x46d:0x821, USB Audio
Direct hardware device without any conversions
plughw:CARD=...
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Sound card not detected (16.04)
Running Ubuntu 16.04 on a Dell XPS 13
I've just installed the OS and am dual booting with Windows 10. I'm brand new to Linux and wanted to give Ubuntu a try but I can't get any audio to play, however ...
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How to get ICH AC97 audio controller to work under Ubuntu Server
I have installed Ubuntu Server 11.04 as a Virtual Box VM, which emulates the ICH AC97 audio controller.
mpg321 reports 'No default libao driver available'
According to this page the driver for this ...
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Ubuntu 19.10 Audio driver issue
I am experiencing some sound issues with my fresh install of ubuntu 19.10 on my Dell Inpsiron 7590. It has an ALC3254 sound chip.
The weird thing is, when running ubuntu from the install USB, the ...
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Change default Sound Device Order
Basically, Ubuntu (-Mate 16.04) plays sound output on the first non-disabled sound-device in the preferences list:
Only trouble: I'd like to change the order. If there's a headset or that USB audio ...
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How to get to a perfect jackd configuration that works trouble-free and out of the box?
While working on a PPA to provide binaries for Sonic Pi, the users of the PPA binaries keep stumbling over jackd. How to make things easier for them?
Sonic Pi is an educational music tool that ...
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How to setup my Scarlett 2i2?
First, thanks for helping me if you do, or I hope this post will help you if you have the same or similar issues as me. After fighting against the audio problems I had with my Scarlett 2i2 plugged in, ...
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How to install missing firmware for an Creative Labs Audigy2 soundcard?
I have an E-MU 1616m PCI Soundcard and recently made the switch from Windows to Ubuntu 11.04 (Natty). From a fresh install, everything works good except for a small error when I boot up that says it ...
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Mic picks up all system sounds (including game sounds)
I've tried reinstalling alsa and pulseaudio and that didn't fix it.
Output also doesn't work after I reboot (no speaker in tray) but I can fix that with a pulseaudio -k
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USB headset is shown as disabled in Audio Hardware
I'm having a peculiar problem with my USB headset. Sometimes it works fine, but many other times it doesn't. The headset is recognised correctly:
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
0 [HDMI ]: HDA-...
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Dell XPS 17 9730 No sound, only dummy output
I can't get the sound on my Dell XPS 17 9730 to work. It's stuck on dummy output. The sound controller is an Intel Corporation Device 51ca. Alsa mixer lists it as sof-hda-dsp. I'm using Ubuntu 23.04
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How can I restore my sound card not listet in pacmd list-cards?
I'm running
$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS
Release: 20.04
Codename: focal
and my sound card is listed in
$ lspci -v
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How come my sound won't work on Lenovo ThinkPad x230?
I have a Lenovo ThinkPad x230 that I just purchased and installed Ubuntu 12.10 on it. There is no sound, how do I fix it?
I checked that my volume is not muted. I also tried checking in alsamixer and ...
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How can I change the sound device used by one application?
I'm trying to play some sounds using my standard sound card while playing some other sounds over another soundcard.
How can I set which application uses which soundcard. I only found ways to set all ...
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No sound after clean install
Did a clean install of Ubuntu 12.10 and everything working great except for the sound.
Ubuntu doesn't even seem to be recognizing the fact my HP dv6000 has the capability of making sound!
I have ...
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Focusrite scarlett solo 2nd gen is detected but not playing sounds
When I plug my focusrite scarlett solo 2nd gen into my computer it shows up in the ubuntu settings and in pavucontrol. Even when I play something on youtube I can see the audio bar moving.
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Sound problem in Ubuntu 14.04
I bought a new dell laptop and it came pre-install with Ubuntu 14.04. Normally I use OpenSuse. I have problem with sound. It starts pops after boot and it stars crackling play Ubuntu welcome sound, ...
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How to disable internal sound card in Ubuntu? [closed]
I'm a first time Ubuntu user as of today. I've installed on an old laptop of mine, a Compal FL90.
I forgot until this new install that the internal sound card is faulty and makes a nasty high-pitch ...
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Make pulseaudio ignore USB sound card
I am running Jack to driver an external USB card (Focusrie Scarlett 18i8). When I plug the card in, pulse sometimes takes over the card and jack cannot be started (it needs exclusive access to the ...
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