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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Intel HDA audio not working

Running Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Kubuntu 23.04 on an ASUS laptop TP510UQ kernel 6.2.0-24. No sound from speakers until headphones are plugged in, then no sound from headphones but sound from speakers. ...
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Internal microphone doesn't work

I have this in pulse audio input tab Pulse audio screenshot And this in the audio settings Settings audio I have this card sources: Source #49 State: RUNNING Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1f.3....
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Front headphones jacks are not working in Ubuntu (Dual boot with Windows 10)

Hello Ubuntu community I've recently installed Ubuntu alongside Windows 10 in a dual boot configuration. However, I encountered an issue where the front headphones jack (mic & speakers) are not ...
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How can I up sound volume of my mic?

It seems simple, but it doesn't work for me. If I load alsamixer for the first time I see that the device has no controls at all. If I press F5 CAPTURE appears. I can't record fine audio. When I ...
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No sound with Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on Asus Zenbook UX582L

I installed Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on my new Asus Zenbook (single install not dual-boot) No sound comes out from the speakers, or the headphones jack (while in Windows sound is ok). I previously tried ...
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Multiple and long entry in xfce4-panel.xml for mpris-players

Xubuntu 22.04/xfce. I noticed a very long entry in the xfce4 panel configuration file xfce4-panel.xml (~/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/), for plugin "pulseaudio": <property ...
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How to set which HDMI/DP port used to play audio?

I have two monitor connect to the ubuntu host (one through HDMI port, the other through DP port). $ xrandr -q | grep -i XWAYLAND XWAYLAND0 connected primary 2560x1440+1440+557 (normal left inverted ...
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Microphone not working properly on Lenovo Ideapad Flex 5 (14ALC05)

I have Ubuntu 23.04 installed on my Flex 5 and don't get any useful microphone output (see this recording). I tried using pavucontrol and also edited alsa and pulseaudio files (like described here) ...
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My machine suddenly doesn't connect to my bluetooth headphones

enter code hereI am running Ubuntu 20. I have a bluetooth dongle that I successfully set to work with my Magic Mouse and my headphones using bluetoothctl Everything has been working very well. Today, ...
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Headphones plugged in, but audio comes through speakers Ubuntu 22.04

I have dual-booted Ubuntu 22.04 from Windows. My headphones worked as normal on windows, but when I plug them in whilst using Linux, the sound still comes from the speakers. I believe the headphones ...
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Getting Apple T2 Audio to work with JACK

The machine in question is a Macbook Pro 16,2(16 inch, 2019). I'm trying to start JACK server on that so that I could use MIDI and have audio the same time in Ardour. So far stuffs I have tried: In ...
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How to create a profile which uses both HDMI and Audio Stereo output

How to create a profile which uses both HDMI and Audio Stereo output? Normally, when I want to use HDMI, have to open pavucontrol and choose HDMI in Configuration tab. And when I want to go back to ...
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Changing GPU will affect WIFI and audio adapter compatibility?

After changing my CPU + dGPU to an APU (4600G), I noticed that several peripherals are having compatibility issues. The wifi issue: Under the old setup, i had to build from the driver after every OS ...
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cant hear audio from any apps other than internet browser xubuntu pulseaudio

I can't get audio working, pulseaudio seems to detect built in analog speakers but can't hear anything even on max volume. tried reinstalling just for pulseaudio to disappear from my taskbar and still ...
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Headphones detected but not playing sound after installing 22.04

I installed Ubuntu 22.04 and when I plug my headphones into the front panel audio jack they are detected but no sound is played. The headphones work fine with the audio jack using windows, and I can ...
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How to set pulseaudio to send proper S/PDIF (or IEC958) signal via HDMI?

In some former release of Ubuntu I could make audio work, if I forced pulseaudio to convert to 44100 Hz, but it does not seem to work in 20.04 (at least most of the times). https://bugs.launchpad.net/...
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USB DAC not recognized

I get this from sudo dmesg as soon as I plug my Fiio BTR5 into my Ubuntu machine: [209210.911137] usb 3-1: USB disconnect, device number 96 [209217.493244] usb 3-1: new high-speed USB device number 97 ...
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Internal Mic shows up as unplugged in PulseAudio whenever I connect headphones

As the title says, whenever I connect my headphones, my internal mic shows up as unplugged. The headphones's microphone is not working, so I really need the internal mic working. My laptop is a ...
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Cannot Hear Headphones (Stereo + Microphone in; Plugged in Using Jack)

I have been trying to use a fresh dual boot install of Ubuntu, and I can hear sound out of speakers plugged into my monitor, but not from my headset (plugged in with a jack). This is not a problem ...
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Restarting Pulseaudio manually prevents bluetooth audio device recognition by pulseaudio, rendering bluetooth audio defunct until reboot

I asked this question before, but got no answer, this is still an issue as of release 23.04. I just noted something whilst troubleshooting bluetooth audio on Ubuntu 22.10 on pulseaudio, that ...
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Audio input is broken in Kubuntu 23.04

I've changed to Kubuntu pretty recently, but for some reason it never detected my headphone's microphone, i've tried a lot of things, but i think i broke my GRUB accidentally following a solution i ...
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Audio quirks after pavucontrol install on i3wm

Have been experimenting with i3wm on a Ubuntu 22.04 system. Installed pavucontrol on i3wm to control sound settings. After moving back to GNOME, adjusting via the Settings menu (Settings->Sound-&...
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Pulseaudio doesn’t start

Pulseaudio is not starting after a Xubuntu release upgrade (22.04). pulseaudio --check returns nothing pulseaudio -D starts the deamon and sound is working, but I need to restart my web browser to ...
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problem with alsa

ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown ...
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I am getting problem while running some program made by using pyaudio. My microphone system is completely fine for other system

While running program terminal is showing this: ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe ALSA ...
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No sound output from builtin speakers on a new laptop

The laptop computer is: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG Strix G814JI_G814JI The sudo lspci reported audio is: Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 22bd (rev a1) I know the hardware works because Windows ...
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(K)ubuntu 22.04 - Microphones seem to be muted

I've got a problem with my new computer (Fujitsu Lifebook u7412). I first installed Ubuntu 22.04 and later changed to Kubuntu 22.04. On both, I've got the same issue. My microphones don't work. All my ...
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Developping software using Google Pixel Buds bluetooth headset

I am currently developping a piece of software that requires a microphone and some way to "click"... that is why I was enthusiastic using Google pixel buds. I can use the buds microphone ...
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Ubuntu 22.04.2LTS HDMI to TV [almost] No Sound

I recently installed 22.04.2, dual boot with Windows 10 on my laptop [HP 250 G6 Notebook, I5 2,5Ghz, 8GB RAM] - HDMI connection to a Samsung TV. This works fine with Windows but not Ubuntu. I've tried ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 loading ALSA source in PulseAudio fails on startup but works after restarting PulseAudio

I am trying to set my default source to be a virtual dsnoop device (dmic_sv) defined in ~/.asoundrc, and I have added to ~/.config/pulse/default.pa the following lines: # Tried placing the line below ...
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No audio on Ubuntu 23.04 fresh install

I have just installed ubuntu 23.04 on my hp 15 fc00xx laptop. The sound would not work at all, there is only 'Dummy Output' in the settings. I have read about 100 posts and have tried everything. But ...
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Huawei D16 r5 no sound 22.04 LTS

I'm new in Ubuntu Linux and I have a big problem. After I installed Ubuntu 22.04 LTS on my Huawei matebook D16 r5, I don't get any sound in my computer. I just tried all things that I found on ...
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Built-in microphone not detected on Ubuntu 22.04 Alienware m17

I cannot use my built-in microphone since it seems to be not detected by the system. Here is a screenshot of the sound tab from the settings panel: the "Input Device" control is disabled. ...
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Ubuntu 23.04 Headphone Microphone is not recognized

I have a MONSTER TULPAR T7 V20.5 laptop(a foreign brand). I have Ubuntu 23.04 installed with the kernel version of 6.2.0-20-generic x86_64. The problem I am having is that my headphone microphone is ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 jammy run script on resume

When i wake my laptop from sleep the sound doesn't work but pulseaudio --kill && pulseaudio --start fixes it. I want to run this as a wake up script. A good search reveals that the trick is to ...
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Recording Audacity Output

In Audacity, I'm selecting a short segment of audio and looping it for playback by holding down the shift key. Works great, and I love Audacity's fine-tuned selection and looping features. However, I ...
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JACK Audio Connection Kit with Surround Sound

I'm using Ubuntu Studio 22.04.2 LTS (64 bit version). Also, I always use JACK Audio Connection Kit 1.9.20. Also, I use JAMin, as a real time audio dynamic processor (to get the best high level against ...
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Automatically input text ( sript ) when the terminal open

I have script to mute sound: pactl set-sink-mute 0 true Tt's working if I run directly in terminal but if I make file.sh or run in crontab: * * * * * pactl set-sink-mute 0 true I get error. Is there ...
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SPDIF/TOSLINK/optical audio output missing after upgrading from 22.10 to 23.04

After GUI-upgrading from Xubuntu 22.10 to 23.04 I had a nightmare of a time getting various issues fixed, principally caused by imbalanced packages (mainly exo). In doing so I also purged my nvidia ...
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Audio Drivers that avoid "audio cutoff" or overwrite external audio hub (22.04 LTS)

Premis Question structured as follows: Premis, Problem, Question, Attempts. My PC: Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 AMD Ryzen 5 5600x (Zen3) Palit Dual GeForce RTX 3060Ti 8GB MX500 1TB (...
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pavucontrol rapidly switching profile in configuration tab

Been having audio troubles since reinstalling linux. Installed pipewire and pavucontrol. In pavucontrol I noticed my headphone output in the config tab rapidly switches betweeen "pro audio" ,...
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Logitech Brio 4K no microphone sound in Ubuntu 23.04

I have bought a Logitech Brio 4K camera which is running fine out of the box as a webcam but I can't get the microphone to work reliably. I'm on Ubuntu 23.04 and the camera is plugged using an USB ...
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Pipewire on Ubuntu (20.04) playing audio on both speaker and headphone port

I'm using Ubuntu 20.04, albeit with some changes to the regular distribution. I installed the minimal Ubuntu server and then got what I wanted from some repositories. For example, I got the Kubuntu ...
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No audio Dell XPS 9730, while the audio works just fine in the live USB Kubundu 22.04

When using the live USB, it works just fine. Outputs for the live USB: kubuntu@kubuntu:~$ inxi -xA Audio: Device-1: Intel vendor: Dell driver: sof-audio-pci-intel-tgl bus-ID: 0000:00:1f.3 ...
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Headset microphone not working on Ubuntu 23.04 with ALC897

i have a single 3.5mm audio jack at the front, which i connect mobile headphone with microphone support. i can use both rear speaker and front headphone yet cannot activate microphone. system info: ...
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USB audio device not working because error in samping rate

I have a problem with my USB audio device (Fiio BTR5) not outputting sound. I used to make it work but now it stops working. After some inspection, I found the problem is that, I specified the ...
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No sound from speakers on ASUS Zenbook UX3402ZA_Q409ZA

I installed Ubuntu 23.04 on my ASUS Zenbook UX3402ZA_Q409ZA. I am able to hear sound when the headphones are connected however the internal speakers do not output sound when nothing is connected to ...
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Ubuntu 22.04 - No sound from frontal case jack AUX

I already see all similar post around the web without finding a working solution. I am in this situation: Dual boot: Windows 11 - Ubuntu 22.04 (audio works normal in Windows 11) HW infos: MB: MAG ...
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mic from headset combo still shows plugged in after I unplugged it

The problem with that is it wont accept another mic input from my 3.5mm audio jack. The speakers from same headset works as expected. When plugged in the output is switched to headset automatically ...
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Bluetooth is connected to the Headset but Sound output is through the speakers

I am new user of ubuntu, I was trying to manually reinstall bluetooth services as headset sound used to stop for 2-3 second every 10-20 min; I used the following command $ sudo apt-get purge blueman ...
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