Questions tagged [speakers]
Questions about inbuilt laptop, tablet, smartphone or external speakers.
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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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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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Ubuntu 20.04 - After last update, speakers are buzzing unless I open the sound settings window
The last update that came through looked like a kernel update.
Suddenly my speakers started buzzing.
It stops whenever I open the Gnome sound settings window. So now I've just got the sounds ...
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Bluetooth speaker connected but not listed in sound output
I can successfully connect a Mi BlueTooth speaker to Ubuntu, but I cannot play sound through it, because it is not listed in my sound output list.
Bluetooth module for PulseAudio sound server
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No sound after sleep - Ubuntu 20.04
I have a Xioami notebook pro laptop on Ubuntu 20.04 (same issue on 18.04).
After the laptop goes in sleep/hibernate mode, there is no sound that comes out of the speakers. The system settings (...
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Sound comes out of my speakers even when headphones are plugged in [closed]
I was playing music with my headphones plugged in. The music was coming out of the headphones, but I also noticed that my speakers were playing the same music.
Why is this, and how can I fix it?
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Automatic Mute Speakers When Headphones are Unplugged
I listen to music almost any time I am on my computer. I often accidentally unplug my headphones. This has resulted in disturbing others around me. Does any one know of a way to mute the speakers (and ...
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Enable Dolby 5.1 or at least subwoofer on Acer laptop?
I have Dolby Virtual Surround Sound 5.1 speakers with Tuba CineBass Subwoofer on Acer laptop (mine is 5951G but there is also bunch of models with similar configuration of speakers with/without ...
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restore speakers / headphones option
When I plug my headphones in after upgrading to ubuntu 12.04, it no longer mutes by speakers,and I also do not have a headphones output as I did previously.
I recall having to go into a conf file and ...
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Getting the PC speaker to beep [duplicate]
There has been much written on getting the beep sound from Ubuntu releases over the years. Example: fixing the beep
My needs are slightly different in that I do not want to ensure sound card beeps ...
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Analog and digital audio output at the same time
My speakers use a digital input, but my headphones use an analog input. I have them both plugged in, and when I want to use the headphones I just turn off the speakers and switch on the headphones. ...
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Mute sound on Headphone unplug?
Is there a way of muting sound from my computer everytime I unplug my headphones (Like a phone does) to stop sound then playing out of my speakers?
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5.1 surround sound with three 3.5mm jacks
Having an issue with sound at the moment. I am trying to configure my 5.1 surround sound but it will only work on the Front left and Front right speakers. On the back of my motherboard I have 3x3.5mm ...
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How to test the microphone on a laptop?
Everything here works so far -- in that, crucially, the sound plays back.
How is the microphone itself tested?
nicholas@gondor:~$
nicholas@gondor:~$ sudo aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware ...
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Recording phone calls in Ubuntu 20.04 - not just Skype
What is a good piece of software for recording calls? I am not just talking about Skype but Facebook calls, Google Hangouts, Meet, everything.
I have been using Simple Screen Recorder but that only ...
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How to fix Bang and Olufsen Audio for HP laptops?
I'm trying to install bang and olufsen drivers, or HP hd audio driver, as only 2 of the 4 speakers work and the 2 amps don't work in ubuntu
lspci -v | grep -i audio
00:03.0 Audio device: Intel ...
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Switch between headphone and speaker automatically?
I'am using ubuntu 17.04.
When I connect my headphones I need to manually switch my sound output in the settings from speakers to headphones. After removing my headphones I need to manually switch ...
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How to make volume levels universal
I have noticed that my volume level is device-specific. For instance, I have 100% volume before plugging-in my headphones. After plugging my headphones in, if I change the volume down to 40%, the ...
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Popping noise from laptop speakers
Recently the speakers have suddenly started to make popping noises every few seconds, although it can pause for irregular amounts of time. The sound is like that of when you plug/unplug headphones ...
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Redirect speaker output to microphone
Can I redirect the output of the speakers to my microphone? I don't want to turn on the speakers.
What I want to achieve is, say I'm doing a video chat and want the other person to listen to the ...
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Is it possible to use Ubuntu as speaker while playing music from a bluetooth-linked smartphone?
Is there a way to use the notebook as speaker for my smartphone? I linked them via Bluetooth and saw that the smartphone can be used as an input-Device for music and sound.
You can see it here:
My ...
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Speakers not detected
My speakers and headphones are not detected in the sound settings. They work fine but I can't change anything via pulseaudio. What should I do?
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Distorted sound with bluetooth speaker in Ubuntu 16.04
I just upgrade to Ubuntu 16.04 this morning.
When I got to work I connected my Blackweb Tsunami bluetooth speakers, and they connected fine, but the sound is so distorted, and almost sounds monotone....
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Ubuntu 12.10 Can't find my Creative Bluetooth Speaker (D200)
I hope someone can help. I'm fairly new to Ubuntu. I recently bought a bluetooth speaker (creative D200). When I search for bluetooth devices on my laptop (Gazelle Professional from System76. with ...
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Ubuntu 13.10 laptop bluetooth not working properly [closed]
I have an issue with bluetooth on Ubuntu 13.10 and I have no idea where to start looking. I finally gave a cat /var/log/syslog | grep -i bluetooth and this is what I got (after a sudo service ...
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Laptop's speakers sound bad. Poor sound quality
Problem: laptop's speakers sound quality is much worse than in windows. How to address this issue in Ubuntu 18.04?
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Airplay from Ubuntu 14.10 to Speakers
I would like to stream music from my Ubuntu 14.10 machine to Airplay speakers. I followed the instructions here. After doing so, I can see the Airplay speakers to which I'd like to connect in both ...
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Problem with skype and usb headset
I have a problem trying to use my Senheisser USB headset with Skype, if I set my default output in my Sound Preferences to use my USB headset I hear everything in my PC through them including Skype ...
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How to switch between headphones and speakers manually from command line
What if I want to write a script that switches audio output? How can it be done under Ubuntu?
(There is a related question on Ask Ubuntu: How to switch between headphones and speakers manually)
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How to control speaker balance or disable one speaker?
I have a laptop with two speakers: one is blown and playing unpleasant distorted sound.
How do I permanently deactivate it or control it using balance?
A terminal command is preferred, I reckon.
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How to stop speaker random popping noise on Ubuntu 22.04
I have a PC with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS dual booting with Windows 10. After a fresh install of ubuntu I notice a random popping sound (very small but it's there) from my speaker (edifier r1280dbs).
It seems ...
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Automatically switch equalizer preset based on audio output (internal speaker or external)
The facts below come from experience with Ubuntu 13.10 on a 64-bit laptop.
Context/problem: bad speakers
As many people know, laptop speakers have "highly unequal frequency response" as audio ...
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Speakers and headphones at the same time when using a DV6-2170
I am on a HP Pavilion DV6-2170US, running 32-bit Ubuntu 12.10. When I plug in my headphones the speakers AND the headphones play sound at the same time. The speakers should stop playing and send all ...
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12.04 Speaker Static
Since upgrading to 12.04, I've been having issues with my speakers:
They seem to be making an odd hissing noise (sort of like static) and they sound really tinny.
Is anyone else having these ...
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low volume and poor sound quality on lenovo thinkpad 7th generation x1 carbon with dolby atmos speaker system and ubuntu 20.04
I have installed a Lenovo Thinkpad x1 Carbon (7th generation) with ubuntu 20.04. When I play music through the integrated Dolby Atmos speaker system, the sound quality is pretty poor and the volume is ...
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Speakers not working - Sunrise Point-LP HD Audio
I've looked at many similar questions but unfortunately the solutions didn't work for me. I have recently installed Ubuntu 18.04 and my speakers are not working nor they are detected in the settings, ...
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How to identify correct pin assignment for HDAJackRetask?
I am running 16.04LTS with a multi-speaker enabled laptop (4.1 surround). I am trying to get the audio working on all the four internal speakers. The default audio management package alsa-mixer is ...
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How to configure 2.1 speakers?
I have a 2.1 speakers system that was working fine on Windows 7.
I just installed Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and now just the front-left and front-right speakers are working. The subwoofer is not working.
In ...
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Subwoofer problem in HP Envy
I bought a HP ENVY 6-1060ss, it has 2 front speakers and a built-in subwoofer. I can't get the subwoofer to work. I have looked around for answers, and found quite a lot, but still, nothing works.
I ...
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How to deactivate headphones output
I've got a broken piece of jack stuck into my headphones output : I cannot get any sound from my laptop speakers.
I've tried many things (using alsamixer, pavucontrol, checking the different mute ...
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Strange hissing sound from speakers when idle
Ubuntu gives a strange hissing sound when PC is on idle. Headphones are plugged in too and both headphones and speakers are working.
The hissing sound comes when my PC is on idle and no sound is being ...
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Headset undetected when plugged in
I have recently installed Ubuntu 12.04 in my machine which was running windows 7. I have been trying to configure the audio to work exactly as it used to work in Windows but never been able to do so. ...
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No sound from right speakers
I have Creative Sound Blaster Live 24-bit sound card and 5.1 surround speakers.
Front & rear left, center speakers are working but no sound from right speakers (both front and rear). There is no ...
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No audio through speakers but headphones work fine
1I recently bought a Dell Latitude E7440 laptop. It came with Windows 7 preinstalled and eveything works fine with it. But I'm planning to install Ubuntu 14.04 on it and when I boot from a USB stick, ...
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12.10, Only one speaker is working
It worked normal one day, but then I turned the computer on, and suddenly only one the left speaker works. Headphones work normally.
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No sound from USB speakers under Ubuntu (working fine under Windows) [closed]
I am a first time user of Ubuntu. I recently installed it as a dualboot with Windows 7. I have Logitech USB speakers which work fine in Windows. However, I can't get any audio to play in Ubuntu. Any ...
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snd-hda-intel and the HP Envy 17
So I know that other people have had issues with audio on Envy Series Notebooks. However there's very little out there in terms of the HP Envy 17-3200 (4 speakers and a woofer). In light of this, I'...
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Sound not working with internal speakers on Legion 7 15IMHg05
Internal speakers are not working. Plugging in an external speaker in the jack works. I also have windows and there it works fine.
Tried most answers from here: Ubuntu 20.04 - No sound
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Choose whether to output audio from speakers or headphones?
I like to keep my headphones plugged in, then depending on the situation just switch the audio output as needed. I'm easily able to do this in Windows - my headphones and speakers show up as different ...
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Ubuntu 13.04 speakers making no sound after booting?
I get this weird issue when you boot a certain time into 13.04, the sound doesn't work. Restarting the computer fixes the sound and nothing seems to be wrong after that. Would this be considered a bug?...
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