Questions tagged [sound]
Questions about sound issues with Ubuntu spanning from sound cards, microphones and speakers/headset to the transfer of audio signals via audio port, bluetooth and HDMI.
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How do you set a default audio output device in Ubuntu?
Every time I boot up, I have to switch my audio output device to my "Line Out" headphones because for some reason my microphone defaults as a speaker.
See this screenshot:
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How to hear my voice in speakers with a mic?
I have a USB microphone that I can chat on Skype, record sound etc. But how can I make it so that when my mic is on and I speak, Ι hear it in speakers live without having to record my voice first and ...
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How to record output to speakers?
Is there a program for Ubuntu that can record sounds of only the output of the speaker and not any voices from outside the PC?
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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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Play sound through two or more outputs/devices
I have one sound card and one pair of Bluetooth headphones. I want to play my audio through both my sound card and my Bluetooth headphones.
I believe Windows has checkboxes that allow you to "...
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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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Terminal command to set audio volume?
I have an external sound card which mostly works fine, except that when its first plugged in, or when I turn on my laptop, the volume gets set to 100%. That is, the overall system volume, as shown in ...
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Generate white noise to calm a baby
I have a three week old baby. Occasionally she refuses to sleep. Some people tell me this is the way life is, some people tell me I need to buy things to fix it. This is becoming an alarmingly common ...
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Bluetooth headset with poor sound quality on Ubuntu
I've bought a Philips SHB4000 headset (phone+mic) wireless (bluetooth) and It has a good quality when I pair it with my phone or PC Windows but when I pair it with the same PC on Ubuntu (14.10 64 bits)...
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Beep in shell script not working?
I'd like to use a beep sound in a shell script. Unfortunately none of the methods I found via Google work for me.
I tried
echo -e '\a'
echo -ne '\007'
and the command beep after I installed it via ...
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Pair Bose QuietComfort 35 with Ubuntu over Bluetooth
In System Settings > Bluetooth, the Bose QC 35 is visible when searching for devices but pairing fails.
After multiple attempts and playing with the PIN options I managed to pair it but once selected ...
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How to play mp3 files from the command line?
I have installed Ubuntu 11.10 server.. so command line only.
I need to be able to play audio (.mp3 & .wav) files via the command line!
I've installed the MPD & Audacious packages... and ...
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How to keep the audio profile at A2DP while using a mic with Bluetooth headset? (Push-to-talk)
I have a CEL-TEC F5A headset.
The spec says:
Bluetooth 4.0, profiles: Headset, Hands free, A2DP, AVRCP/HSP/HFP
It plays nicely with High Fidelity Playback (A2DP sink) profile.
When I want to ...
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"Dummy Output" No sound in Ubuntu 16.04
None of the HDMI output are working, all saying "dummy output", it was working yesterday, but when I use the headphones it became soundless, with or without the headphones.
Thank you already!
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Ubuntu 20.04 no sound out of Bluetooth headphones
This is on a machine I upgraded from 18.04 to 20.04 a few days ago. No issues at all getting sound to play out of headphones on 18.04.
The headphones are paired with Bluetooth. I unpaired and ...
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No sound from bluetooth headset, but it's detected
I have a Bluetooth headset connected to my computer. The buttons play/pause/volume are working fine, but I have no sound in the headset. It only works in the speaker of the computer.
In fact, I played ...
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How do I make Ubuntu sound like HAL, from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey?
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I want Ubuntu to sound like HAL 9000, from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, by Stanley Kubrick. At least, I would like it to play sounds on :
startup: "All systems are functional"
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Pairing Apple Airpods as Headset
With Ubuntu 16.04 I've been attempting to pair by Apple airpods as a headset. They come up as headphones. They work fine as headphones, but I would like the microphone to be available
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How to download youtube videos as a best quality audio mp3 using youtube-dl [duplicate]
I want to download YouTube videos as mp3 files in its best quality. The below code helps to download youtube videos as m4a but not us mp3
youtube-dl -f bestaudio --audio-quality 0 --audio-format mp3 ...
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How can I tell if I'm using alsa or pulse-audio by default? (Switching to i3-wm)
I might not be understanding the core concept, in which case correct me if I'm wrong.
Ubuntu comes with two different audio rendering servers, pulse and alsa. Is Alsa an intermediary layer to pulse? ...
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How can I convert audio from ogg to mp3?
I'm looking for a well working audio converter which is able to convert audio files (ogg) to mp3 format. I tried it with the "sound converter" from the software center but it stopped ...
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Ubuntu refuses to output audio via HDMI
I have my PC hooked up to speakers and a monitor. In addition, it is hooked up to my Vizio 37' LCD Television. When I was on Windows 7, I could choose to output sound via HDMI. I have the choice in ...
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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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No sound from Chrome, sound works fine in Firefox etc (13.10)
I'm running 13.10 (all up-to-date) on a Lenovo laptop with a Griffin iMic USB audio device. Though I occasionally have to use the Pulse Audio volume control tool to re-select the iMic, it works ...
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Volume low even at maximum
I have an Asus UL20FT-A1 laptop whose sound at maximum is not high enough. I have to open the Sound Settings menu and go over the limitation to get a high enough level. Any idea how I can fix this?
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How to Record Screen and internal Audio?
Is there a way to record my screen, as well as the internal audio? Like, if I were recording a game, it would record the screen, and the sounds from the game.
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How can I make the volume change in smaller increments?
When I press the volume up/down keys on my keyboard, the volume changes too much. How can I make the step size smaller so that I have finer control?
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bluetooth headset connects but not showing in sound settings
I was able to listen with my BT headset, but suddenly, one day, it disappeared from sound settings forever!
I've even re-paired my headset (and its connected already) but it doesn't have any options ...
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Automatically adjust the volume based on content?
In different audio sources the level of sounds are different. It's very annoying to set the level of sound on almost every media content. Sometimes, when previously you had something quiet, you had to ...
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Bluetooth Headset: Can't set A2DP (High Fidelity Playback). Poor sound quality
I'm trying to use my bluetooth headset (Bluedio, in the screenshot) in Ubuntu-Gnome 16.10, but I keep getting a horrible sound quality in everything.
Important note: I've just tested with a different ...
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How do I toggle sound with amixer?
Including Natty I was always able to toggle (mute/unmute) the 'Master' sound volume with the
amixer sset Master toggle
command that I linked to an edge binding in CompizConfig-Manager.
Now after ...
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A2DP on PulseAudio - terrible choppy/skipping audio
I have paired my Bluetooth headset with my Ubuntu 12.04 laptop with a Bluetooth chip inside:
lsusb | grep Bluetooth
Bus 003 Device 003: ID 045e:0745 Microsoft Corp. Nano Transceiver v1.0 for ...
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Strange noise in headphones when no sound is played
There is a strange noise from my headphones on Lenovo T440. The sound is like when you tune your radio, but you get a wrong frequency and you hear unpleasant noise. The noise starts when Ubuntu 14.04 ...
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How to normalize sound in mp3 files
I am looking for a way to normalize the sound in MANY MP3 files I have. Some have low sound, while others are louder so I have to turn the volume up or down depending on the song. What ways are there ...
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Headphones microphone is not working
I'm trying to use my headphones with my Ubuntu 13.10. My headphones are Nokia BH-905i, which can be connected via Bluetooth or green+pink wires.
If I use bluetooth, voice quality is terrible or ...
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Command line audio players
What are popular audio players for the command line?
How to play a single sound file?
Are there command line players that also index the music library like Banshee, Exaile, etc.?
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Stop sound from speakers when connecting headphones
The problem is that I can hear the sound from my laptop's speakers even if I plugged in my headphones. Headphones is just standard stereo headphones. And the most interesting thing is that all was ...
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No sound output devices listed after upgrade from 21.10 to 22.04
Problem: No sound after upgrade from ubuntu 21.10 to 22.04 (using development release) both built in speakers and hdmi output.
Some background: running on ubuntu 21.04, I noticed that my sound was not ...
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Can I downmix stereo audio to mono?
I have one speaker next to my computer which I use mostly as a headphone amplifier. On occasion I need to use it as a loudspeaker. Is it possible to quickly change the audio output from stereo to mono,...
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PulseAudio fails to set card profile to 'a2dp_sink'. How can I see the logs and figure out whats wrong?
I have currently installed ubuntu 16.04 and a2dp used to work on fresh install, which I'd prefer to leave as a last option. When the pairing is erased from bluetooth settings and is paired again ...
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How can I disable the "popping" sound when adjusting the volume?
Whenever I adjust the volume there's a popping sound to indicate when the volume is changing. I find it really annoying.
Is there any way to change/disable this behaviour?
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How can I easily switch audio output in Ubuntu 17.10 and later with GNOME?
I am using external USB audio card to handle speakers, also got the headphones connected to jack port. I need to switch them few times a day and getting extremely frustrated, as the only way I've ...
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PulseAudio can not load bluetooth module
I am having trouble connecting my Bluetooth speakers with a fresh 15.10 install (EDIT: applies to 16.04 as well). The speakers are connected however they are not listed as an available audio device.
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Bluetooth speaker: preferred mode "High fidelity playback" (A2DP) is not getting saved
UPDATE Aug 2017: The solution marked as accepted by me apppears to have worked until Ubuntu 15.10. For 16.04+ choose one of the more recent solutions.
For 16.04+ the config file is /etc/bluetooth/...
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Skype and VLC sounds sizzling, distorted, bad, crackling
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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Fuzzy, Garbled audio with slight echo
I've been using Ubuntu 16.04 on a Lenovo ideapad Y410P for about a month and a half, and for the duration I've been having audio issues, despite to this day making sure I have installed all updates. I ...
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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 start-...
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How do I disable the screenshot sound?
I am not holding a camera, I do not need to hear a shutter sound to know I pressed the Print Screen key.
Other suggestions on the site encourage people to disable event sounds, but I use these.
So it ...
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Command to mute and unmute a microphone
During voice / video conversations I would like to mute/unmute the microphone without having to go through all these steps each time:
Sound indicator, Sound preferences, Select Input, Mute or unmute ...
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Ubuntu 20.04 change sound output device issue
I recently updated my Ubuntu 19 to 20.04 and started experiencing strange issue: when I open sound settings and switch "output device" while my headphones are plugged in - sound goes out of headphones ...
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