Questions tagged [audio]
Questions about audio hardware and software in Linux and other UNIX operating systems.
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Sound stopped working on Debian
I've been using debian 9 from sometime, it's been good. But suddenly audio has stopped working. I used headphones, and after that it has stopped working. It is showing popular "Dummy Output" for ...
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PopOS - Headphones making Heart Beat sound while plugged in
Since this morning my headphones have been making a "Heart Beat" thumping noise while plugged in. No sound plays through them. Sound plays normally through laptop speakers.
I am running Pop!_OS ...
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Debian 9. Sound works only ~17sec
I have Debian 9 with Gnome on my Asus A52JT laptop. Sound works well in headphones, but in speakers only first ~17 seconds
~$ uname -a
4.9.0-8-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 4.9.130-2 (2018-10-27) x86_64 GNU/...
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Convert sound encoded in RTTY 45.45 baud using minimodem
I've downloaded a file encoded in RTTY 45.45 baud (mp3 output of linked video). I'm not sure if the final output should be audio or text.
I've also installed minimodem which I'm reading can convert ...
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Batch convert (decode) audio into multiple formats with ffmpeg
I have a directory with a bunch of CD quality (16bit 44100Hz) wave-files.
How can I batch decode those into different formats (lets say FLAC, OGG and MP3) using ffmpeg?
Update: here are the commands ...
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Why can I hear when I switch images, despite no sound being active for this action? [closed]
When I open an image viewer and turn the volume up to the maximum, I can hear a super silent sound when I switch images. I'm not totally sure, but I think it is only there when I haven't seen that ...
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How to get PulseAudio to automatically start in debian
I've recently installed Debian on my Laptop and for some reason, I never have audio until I type pulseaudio --start into a root terminal. I have tried to get PulseAudio to start at startup in order to ...
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Audio distorted and lowered pitch when starting an audio stream
The facts:
This happens on any Linux kernel.
This happens on any Linux distribution.
It happens on both input and output, but not necessarily both at the same time.
It doesn't happen consistently, it'...
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Sound on multi-seat system? [closed]
I have set up a multi seat system, distribution of input devices and displays is working.
Now I want to assign Audio devices to the users.
Audio is supposed to be played over HDMI, so the displays ...
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How to control volume with media keys?
My install: Gentoo + Xorg + i3 + PulseAudio.
acpi_listen gives correct output, like, VOLUP, VOLDOWN
But I can't figure out how to make these keys actually change the volume.
My laptop model is HP ...
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Enabling I2S on Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 board
I'd like to configure a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 board for I2S communication as an I2S slave to an external codec. Currently, the board has some GPIOs that can be configured for I2S function. How can I ...
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Equalizer APO Equivalent for Linux
Is there a Linux app with the same features of Equalizer APO second link for Windows? Something that would accept such setup, like Equalizer APO does?
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How to check if headphones/speakers are plugged in
I am running a script that produces audio output, and I want to set different volume levels depending on whether headphones are plugged into my notebook or not.
My script already sets different ...
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Is there a more lightweight solution to read/write MP3 with Linux+Python?
This works very well to export a WAV to MP3:
from pydub import AudioSegment
song = AudioSegment.from_wav("test.wav")
song.export("test.mp3", format="mp3", bitrate="256k")
but it requires to install ...
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Debian: no sound from soundcard after upgrade to Buster
After a dist-upgrade from stretch to buster, I don't have soundcard audio anymore.
The sound works fine through HDMI (see picture below) and even bluetooth.
The problem is getting it working with ...
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ALSA Lib and Fork Support Errors in Personal assistant -Python - Raspbian [closed]
My personal assistant built on python was working fine till few days ago. Now it is producing these errors. I am working on raspberry pi with OS Raspbian.
E1123 17:07:41.305739108 3048 fork_posix....
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Matebook X PRO, 2 speakers working and 2 not. Linux Mint 19
I've got a Matebook X PRO with Linux Mint 19 on and I've this strange behaviour.
First, my pc has 4 speakers that under Windows works perfectly with Dolby. Installing Mint I've no more this feature, ...
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How can I get my laptop's internal speakers to work correctly on NixOS?
As far as I can tell, the subwoofers on my Lenovo Yoga C930 aren't being engaged at all on NixOS, which results in a really flat sound. The speakers sound great when I reboot into Windows 10. How can ...
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Trying to send midi audio to Discord on Xubuntu
I have a casio keyboard which doubles as a midi controller, and I want its audio to go through a discord voice call. I don't have an audio-in jack, or else this would be trivial, so I'm going the usb ...
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How can I get bluetooth speakers to work with pulseaudio in NixOS?
I've managed to get my bluetooth speakers to connect, but Pulseaudio apparently doesn't recognize them as an audio device. Following advice on the NixOS Wiki, I now have this in my configuration.nix:
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Directly play input sound (Mint)
I recently set up a Linux Mint 18 machine, which has an electric piano plugged into it via a USB sound card.
Now, the input works: we can record sounds from the piano; and the output works as we can ...
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Is there a way to set “permissions” on PulseAudio controls?
I'm on a multiseat system where PulseAudio is set up as system-wide daemon using systemd. Works perfectly fine, but a user now needs access to the PA server (audio-depending app.).
Is there a way I ...
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How do I get Port level granularity when using Pulseaudio?
I'm trying to remove noise from a mic.
pacmd list-sources shows analog-input-mic and analog-input-internal-mic However when i run pacat it only allows a device-spec name: <alsa_input.pci-...
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ALSA - Sound stopped working in Arch for USB sound card after upgrading KDE from 5.7 to 5.14
Yesterday, I upgraded KDE from 5.7 to 5.14 after having display issues because it turns out I had installed the wrong package. I had some trouble initially getting sound to work in 5.7, but I finally ...
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Starting application before firewire device is ready
To use an audio application requiring jackd-firewire, I have to start up things in the following order:
Power up the hardware interface (a Phonic mixing console in my case)
Start jackd
Start the ...
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laptop-mode-tools causes power saving behavior on the intel HDA sound card, despite /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save being 0
I've run into a peculiar issue. Let me describe: (please read EDIT2 as it gives the most important piece of the situation)
On boot, from GRUB I pass argumentssnd_hda_intel.power_save=0 snd_hda_intel....
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Sound not working in ubuntu 16.04
I am not able to get any sound. I tried a few approaches suggested here itself like this one. However I was unable to solve the problem. On trying to play a song using aplay -D plughw:0 some_file.wav, ...
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Almost every CLI music player doesn't work (in an SSH terminal)
Goal: Play music on a server, preferably using cmus, using SSH for player control.
First try: cmus
I run cmus in a terminal, literally nothing happens. It just loads (i guess). Tried cmus -vvvvv - ...
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Debian dummy output alsa hooks failed
yesterday my audio working just fine. But, today after I upgrade packages using dist-upgrade pulseaudio detects no cards and just show dummy output in volume control.
After some research I thought it'...
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Adding metadata to opus file from command line
I have a collection of opus music files that needs tagging and a text file containing the appropriate tags. I'm trying to accomplish the tagging through a Python script but I need a way to edit the ...
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Audacity doesn't work with pulseaudio anymore
UPDATE: Today's upgrade to alsa-lib-1.1.7-2 fixed the issue. (2018-11-23)
Arch Linux, up-to-date. As so often, a -Syu upgrade broke things again. This time it's audacity. Usually audacity, and any ...
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Simple audio forewarding scheme
laptop(1) - wifi router(2) - wifi enabled PC(3) - speakers(4)
(1) is a portable laptop, running some graphical interface. It has ssh access to (3) set up.
(3) is an old machine, and thus running ...
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How do I get stereo output on Asus Xonar DGX in Linux?
How do I setup my Asus Xonar DGX to run 4.0 sound in Linux? I get mono front and mono rear when I try. I used alsamixer to set Analog Output to Multichannel.
When I run:
speaker-test -Dplug:...
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Make noise on Ubuntu 18.04 without internet
I have an Ubuntu machine that currently has no internet connection. I want to set it up so it makes a sound when internet comes back.
I'm not sure this machine has a PC speaker, but there is a ...
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My audio stopped working suddenly in Debian/i3wm/alsa/pulseaudio
Once after i rebooted my laptop, my sound just stopped to work since then. I've already search a lot of solutions, the common solutions didn't suit my case.
The auto-mute mode is disabled in ...
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Getting the audio-playtime of a folder from the command line
Is there a way/tool for the linux command-line (bash) to get the overall audio playtime of a certain directory?
Something like:
playtime --all --recursive /Music/DrumAndBass/
output: 1:35:06
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Find and remove audio files which has less than 3 minutes of play duration
Is there a way to find and delete all the audio files recursively (MP3 files) which have less than 3 minutes play duration time?
Consider the situation that I have mixture of multiple format files (e....
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Is an audio equalizer available for Linux Mint 18.3?
I have Googled myself into near exhaustion trying to find an audio equalizer for Linux Mint 18.3. The only advice I've found is for older versions of LM or Ubuntu, none of which work for me.
I ...
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Can't disable audio loopback in Ubuntu 18.04
I've got a Sony WH-H900N bluetooth headset that I'm having trouble to get to work properly on ubuntu 18.04. I get constant loopback from the microphone to the speakers, which really defeats the ...
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How to make new ALSA control appear in amixer
On an embedded Linux system I am creating a custom ALSA "soft volume" control as described here. The control itself works as expected, except that upon boot it does not show up in amixer. It only ...
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Piano kbd connects to Qsynth but no sound
I'm running Mint 18.3 Mate on an Intel i5-8600K desktop. I do not have a sound card or speakers. I have a Sennheiser headset that works fine when I listen to something off the web like youtube.
I ...
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bluez, pulseaudio, and ofono crashes and problems in iMX8 - Wayland
I have been trying to develop an application that has media playback, media control, and telephony with i.MX8 QuadMax MEK board. I use Yocto fsl-imx-wayland distro, which uses Wayland desktop with ...
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How to setup a virtual mic and pipe audio to it from node.js
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I've already asked this question on StackOverflow, it got some attention, but unfortunately no one was able to help out. I figure this is because ALSA devices are a fairly specific topic and ...
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Sound doesn't work properly in root but does in normal user
I'm using debian 9 with gnome.
When i use the root the volume control doesn' t work and doesn' t have the megaphone symbol (that is also missing in the gnome panel). I can move the bar but doesn` t ...
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PulseAudio not recognizing Intel HDA after upgrading to Debian testing (Buster)
I noticed a problem a over the summer after upgrading from Debian 9 stable to Debian 10 testing: PulseAudio no longer recognized my Intel HDA audio devices. At the time I was able to switch to my ...
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Splitting up a pcm file into minute using ffmpeg long chunks
I have a large pcm file with about an hour's worth of data. I want to split it up into minute long chunks. Is there a way to ffmpeg to do that pr some other utility?
Basically going from 0 - 3600s I ...
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What is the proper package for “linux-modules-extra” in ubuntu 18.04 bionic?
I just installed Ubuntu 18.04, and had a heck of a time trying to get my simple embedded intel Series/C200 audio support to work. Turns out that I had the wrong version of linux-modules-extra- ...
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Is the cx2072x codec added to the Linux kernel 4.18?
I am using an E200HA laptop and I am having a problem with the CX2072X codec. Has this problem been fixed in the Linux kernel 4.18?
If not, do you have any developers who participated in the official ...
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PulseAudio network stream not available on WiFi
I have PulseAudio streaming over my local Ethernet LAN. I play sound from my client (a laptop) to a PulseAudio "server" which is connected to speakers. Both run PulseAudio verion 12.2.
When I switch ...
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KDE makes loud, startling noises
I have KDE as the window manager, and I cannot figure out how to stop it making ding-a-ling noises at extreme volume. Example:
Open Konsole.
Open a second tab.
Close the whole window with its × ...
