Questions tagged [alsa]
Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) provides audio and MIDI functionality to the Linux operating system.
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ALSA errors and stutter when using espeak
When I execute $ espeak test I sometimes get these errors and stutter in playback, things that I notice sometimes fix it are:
rebooting
unplugging and plugging back in the usb connection for my dac
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Set default headphone output level on boot
I have a headless Raspberry Pi running Debian that's used as an audio player. I'd like to boost the output of the headphone device at boot time.
I've found the command amixer --card 1 sset 'PCM',0 0 ...
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How to keep Ledfx and Moode Audio from blocking audio output device
I have a Raspberry Pi with a Hifiberry Amp4 that runs Moode Audio OS.
If I pick Pulse as they audio device in LedFx and play a sound file with aplay sound_file.wav my leds react to the music.
The ...
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Configuring ALSA using loopback to output audio through both audio jack and program simultaneously
I’m having a lot of trouble configuring ALSA and loopback on my system [ubuntu 22.04]. I want to combine the headphone and loopback streams so that when I play any audio, I can hear it from the audio ...
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Change Default Master Volume Control to "PCM" in alsamixer on Linux Mint
I am running Linux Mint and whenever I use my system's hardware volume controls (e.g., volume up/down buttons), it adjusts the "PCM 1" level in alsamixer. However, I want it to adjust the &...
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How to reroute line-in of one sound card to line-out of another one on LINUX
Well, what the title says. I want to reroute the line-in (mic) of an on-board soundcard, to the line-out of a USB-connected one - ON LINUX. I have tried with JACK2 and jack_connect but I think it ...
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VLC can't play audio from capture device
I bought HDMI to USB Video Capture and used it on Ubuntu
when i try to play from capture device using VLC the video play with Error regarding audio , after checking the VLC log i found the following:
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How do you set the default sound device at the shell prompt in pipewire?
Related to this question and this question but with Pipewire not pulse audio (unless it is the same, but pacmd doesn't work):
How do you set the default output device (the radio button below) at the ...
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How do you set the sound device's "profile" at the shell prompt?
When my displayport monitor goes to sleep, Pipewire forgets the profile for the selected HDMI port audio and falls back to a different HDMI output:
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How I want it:
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Error listening to audio on davinci resolve
I am getting these errors when trying to listen to audio on davinci resolve 18 on Debian.
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:972:(snd_pcm_dmix_open)
The dmix plugin supports only playback stream
This is the ...
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No sound issue in Zorin OS 16.2
I've installed Zorin OS to try it out because it's based on Ubuntu and I like the interface and other things in it but I have a problem. My sound card is recognized by Alsa and activated but I have no ...
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OBS studio won't record audio only
I wanted to record only audio with OBS Studio. So I have created a new scene and added just Audio Capture Device (ALSA). Then I clicked on the Start recording...button. It recorded both screen and ...
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Buffer xrun in Alsa while ffmpeg streaming from certain sources
I am broadcasting the audio of my desktop PC (client here onwards) using the Pulseaudio RTP module:
load-module module-null-sink sink_name=rtp_2_camilla channels=2 format=S16BE rate=96000 ...
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Is there a way to control xfce-pulseaudio-plugin (pavucontrol) with command line?
Trying to setup media control shortcuts in Xfce (Play/Pause, Next track). I have xfce-pulseaudio-plugin which use pavucontrol. Is there a way to switch tracks via pavucontrol command line interface? ...
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Mono audio output with pulseaudio and alsa on embedded system
I am running an embedded system using pulseaudio and alsa.
I need to downmix all audio inputs to a single mono output.
I have seen other answers that involve modifying /etc/pulse/default.pa like the ...
