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Choose whether to output audio from speakers or headphones?
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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 devices, and I'm able to switch.
In Ubuntu (Kubuntu 18.04) I can't seem to get this to work. After some fiddling, I found that I can disable Automute in alsamixer, and that way I can have sound coming from both speakers and headphones, but I still can't find a way to choose between them. Pulse audio and the kde settings only show one device (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo).
Edit: I was thinking I could probably keep the headphones plugged in, and use a script to enable/disable automute depending on whether I want to listen to headphones/speakers. But this doesn't work because with automute disabled the speaker volume is way lower.
Edit: output of aplay -l as requested:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1220 Digital [ALC1220 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: GoMic [Samson GoMic], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
sound pulseaudio alsa headphones speakers
asked May 25 '18 at 5:54
hoodakaushalhoodakaushal
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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 devices, and I'm able to switch.
In Ubuntu (Kubuntu 18.04) I can't seem to get this to work. After some fiddling, I found that I can disable Automute in alsamixer, and that way I can have sound coming from both speakers and headphones, but I still can't find a way to choose between them. Pulse audio and the kde settings only show one device (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo).
Edit: I was thinking I could probably keep the headphones plugged in, and use a script to enable/disable automute depending on whether I want to listen to headphones/speakers. But this doesn't work because with automute disabled the speaker volume is way lower.
Edit: output of aplay -l as requested:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1220 Digital [ALC1220 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: GoMic [Samson GoMic], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
sound pulseaudio alsa headphones speakers
asked May 25 '18 at 5:54
hoodakaushalhoodakaushal
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apt-get install pavucontrol
– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03
|
show 2 more comments
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 devices, and I'm able to switch.
In Ubuntu (Kubuntu 18.04) I can't seem to get this to work. After some fiddling, I found that I can disable Automute in alsamixer, and that way I can have sound coming from both speakers and headphones, but I still can't find a way to choose between them. Pulse audio and the kde settings only show one device (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo).
Edit: I was thinking I could probably keep the headphones plugged in, and use a script to enable/disable automute depending on whether I want to listen to headphones/speakers. But this doesn't work because with automute disabled the speaker volume is way lower.
Edit: output of aplay -l as requested:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1220 Digital [ALC1220 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: GoMic [Samson GoMic], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
sound pulseaudio alsa headphones speakers
asked May 25 '18 at 5:54
hoodakaushalhoodakaushal
2181216
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 devices, and I'm able to switch.
In Ubuntu (Kubuntu 18.04) I can't seem to get this to work. After some fiddling, I found that I can disable Automute in alsamixer, and that way I can have sound coming from both speakers and headphones, but I still can't find a way to choose between them. Pulse audio and the kde settings only show one device (Built-in Audio Analog Stereo).
Edit: I was thinking I could probably keep the headphones plugged in, and use a script to enable/disable automute depending on whether I want to listen to headphones/speakers. But this doesn't work because with automute disabled the speaker volume is way lower.
Edit: output of aplay -l as requested:
$ aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC1220 Analog [ALC1220 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 1: ALC1220 Digital [ALC1220 Digital]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: GoMic [Samson GoMic], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 2: NVidia [HDA NVidia], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
sound pulseaudio alsa headphones speakers
sound pulseaudio alsa headphones speakers
asked May 25 '18 at 5:54
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asked May 25 '18 at 5:54
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edited Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
hoodakaushal
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apt-get install pavucontrol
– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03
|
show 2 more comments
apt-get install pavucontrol
– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03
apt-get install pavucontrol– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
apt-get install pavucontrol– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03
|
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To keep headphones plugged in, set auto-mute option in ALSA to off
preferable initial state is to have both speakers and headphones playing audio
Get exact names of ALSA control elements (Case sensitive) from alsamixer or use terminal command:
amixer -c 0
Create launcher buttons to toggle mute on or off on desktop,panel,dock etc
launcher command is
amixer -c 0 [name] toggle
replace [name] with correct name of ALSA element to mute/unmute
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
add a comment |
See @WinEunuuchs2Unix's excellent answer here.
Once I followed these instructions, my Line Out and Headphones (mine is actually a headset with mic) started appearing separately in the Ubuntu 16.04 'Sound' app whereas before there was only one or the other displayed. I can swap the output device using by clicking on it in the Sound app.
In brief, you need to edit Pulseaudio mixer's configuration files:
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
answered 2 days ago
JayDinJayDin
158113
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To keep headphones plugged in, set auto-mute option in ALSA to off
preferable initial state is to have both speakers and headphones playing audio
Get exact names of ALSA control elements (Case sensitive) from alsamixer or use terminal command:
amixer -c 0
Create launcher buttons to toggle mute on or off on desktop,panel,dock etc
launcher command is
amixer -c 0 [name] toggle
replace [name] with correct name of ALSA element to mute/unmute
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
add a comment |
To keep headphones plugged in, set auto-mute option in ALSA to off
preferable initial state is to have both speakers and headphones playing audio
Get exact names of ALSA control elements (Case sensitive) from alsamixer or use terminal command:
amixer -c 0
Create launcher buttons to toggle mute on or off on desktop,panel,dock etc
launcher command is
amixer -c 0 [name] toggle
replace [name] with correct name of ALSA element to mute/unmute
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
add a comment |
To keep headphones plugged in, set auto-mute option in ALSA to off
preferable initial state is to have both speakers and headphones playing audio
Get exact names of ALSA control elements (Case sensitive) from alsamixer or use terminal command:
amixer -c 0
Create launcher buttons to toggle mute on or off on desktop,panel,dock etc
launcher command is
amixer -c 0 [name] toggle
replace [name] with correct name of ALSA element to mute/unmute
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
To keep headphones plugged in, set auto-mute option in ALSA to off
preferable initial state is to have both speakers and headphones playing audio
Get exact names of ALSA control elements (Case sensitive) from alsamixer or use terminal command:
amixer -c 0
Create launcher buttons to toggle mute on or off on desktop,panel,dock etc
launcher command is
amixer -c 0 [name] toggle
replace [name] with correct name of ALSA element to mute/unmute
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
answered Jun 1 '18 at 0:01
nik gnomicnik gnomic
33629
33629
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
add a comment |
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
I've already mentioned why I don't want to do this - if I disable automute, speaker volume is way lower when headphones are connected.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 1 '18 at 14:08
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
before you mentioned "with automute the speaker volume is way lower" With automute enabled + jack always plugged in, speakers would always be muted. with those conditions, answer to main question is no, unless you use GoMic output as independent headphone channel
– nik gnomic
Jun 2 '18 at 2:52
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
Sorry, I meant with automute disabled.
– hoodakaushal
Jun 3 '18 at 8:14
add a comment |
See @WinEunuuchs2Unix's excellent answer here.
Once I followed these instructions, my Line Out and Headphones (mine is actually a headset with mic) started appearing separately in the Ubuntu 16.04 'Sound' app whereas before there was only one or the other displayed. I can swap the output device using by clicking on it in the Sound app.
In brief, you need to edit Pulseaudio mixer's configuration files:
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
answered 2 days ago
JayDinJayDin
158113
add a comment |
See @WinEunuuchs2Unix's excellent answer here.
Once I followed these instructions, my Line Out and Headphones (mine is actually a headset with mic) started appearing separately in the Ubuntu 16.04 'Sound' app whereas before there was only one or the other displayed. I can swap the output device using by clicking on it in the Sound app.
In brief, you need to edit Pulseaudio mixer's configuration files:
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
answered 2 days ago
JayDinJayDin
158113
add a comment |
See @WinEunuuchs2Unix's excellent answer here.
Once I followed these instructions, my Line Out and Headphones (mine is actually a headset with mic) started appearing separately in the Ubuntu 16.04 'Sound' app whereas before there was only one or the other displayed. I can swap the output device using by clicking on it in the Sound app.
In brief, you need to edit Pulseaudio mixer's configuration files:
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
answered 2 days ago
JayDinJayDin
158113
See @WinEunuuchs2Unix's excellent answer here.
Once I followed these instructions, my Line Out and Headphones (mine is actually a headset with mic) started appearing separately in the Ubuntu 16.04 'Sound' app whereas before there was only one or the other displayed. I can swap the output device using by clicking on it in the Sound app.
In brief, you need to edit Pulseaudio mixer's configuration files:
/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-lineout.conf/usr/share/pulseaudio/alsa-mixer/paths/analog-output-headphones.conf
answered 2 days ago
JayDinJayDin
158113
answered 2 days ago
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apt-get install pavucontrol– cmak.fr
May 25 '18 at 8:30
This doesn't help. The UI it shows is the same as pulse audio volume control.
– hoodakaushal
May 25 '18 at 17:25
not the same. with pavucontrol you can switch from an output to another
– cmak.fr
May 26 '18 at 8:31
Yes, it is the same. Both have an option to switch (they show the option of a port, which has headphones and line out as options), but whenever headphones are plugged in they show line out as plugged out. I tried setting the port as line out anyway, and the result was there was no sound from speakers or headphones.
– hoodakaushal
May 26 '18 at 16:10
@hoodakaushal you are correct - Pulseaudio Volume Control in main menu is same package as using 'pavucontrol' command in terminal
– nik gnomic
May 29 '18 at 17:03