Re: How to select the default soundcard ?

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Hi Michael!

Anno domini 2021 Sat, 29 May 17:57:51 -0500
 Michael via tde-users scripsit:
> On Saturday 29 May 2021 11:43:40 am Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
> > Ok, another TDE/ALSA soundcard thingie:
> >
> > I have 3 soundcards on the system:
> > $ cat /proc/asound/cards
> >  0 [MID            ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Intel MID
> >                       HDA Intel MID at 0xf3120000 irq 37
> >  1 [NVidia         ]: HDA-Intel - HDA NVidia
> >                       HDA NVidia at 0xf3000000 irq 17
> >  2 [Creative       ]: HDA-Intel - HDA Creative
> >                       HDA Creative at 0xf3200000 irq 16
> >
> > Headpones are on card #2 - which is also the default soundcard:
> > $ cat /etc/asound.conf
> > defaults.pcm.card  2
> > defaults.ctl.card  2
> >
> > With this in place all programs use #2 as default soundcard. There's just
> > one exception: kmix. The kmmix systrayicon uses #0 - always. As do the
> > VolUp/VolDown keys and mousewheel-over-kmix-icon.
> >
> > Now my question is: kow do I persuade kmix to use #2 as default and not #0
> > ? Any idea?
> 
> Hi Nik,
> 
> This might be wrong, trying to remember from several years ago :(
> 
> Try one (or all) of these:
> 
> - Start KMix
> - Left click on the KMix speaker icon in the task bar
> - Click Select Master Chanel
> - Set Current Mixer = [PulseAudio] or [the sound card you want]

Your memory is quite good, there was that setting well hidden in plain sight :)


Thnak you,
Nik


> 
> If you chose PulseAudio then configure it:
> 
> - Open Pulse Audio Volume Control
> - In Output Devises "Set as Fallback" (check icon) the sound card you want to 
> use
> - then when an app ignores that, start the app* and
> - - in Playback select the sound card
> 
> * Apps only show up in Playback when they are running, such a pita...
> 
> Hopefully that'll give you enough direction to solve what you need?
> 
> Best,
> Michael
> 
> 
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