Sound on Ubuntu 11.10

[Ric Moore]

On 12/21/2011 04:32 PM, John Graddy wrote:
> I have recently upgraded to Ubuntu 11.10 after skipping a couple of
> upgrades. The magnitude of the changes has been quite a shock.
>
> There are apparently a LOT of problems with sound in 11.10.  I have had
> a problem since upgrading.  I have spent a lot of time chasing sound
> problems and have put in a couple of fixes.  Nothing seems to work
> across system boots.
>
> Does anyone know if there is an ongoing effort to correct the many sound
> problems in 11.10?

Most problems are cured by opening alsamixer, checking that nothing 
critical that you would use it muted. Once you have exited it, then open 
pavucontrol. If your's is a fresh install you may have to install it. 
When you have pavucontrol fired up. select your sound system output, 
like stereo or 5.1, then your input source (like USB mike or whatever) 
then you should be good to go. Keep in mind, alsamixer controls the 
innards of alsa, which is the sound system. Pulse just sits on top, like 
a traffic cop, and directs your inputs/outputs to where you want them to 
go, on the fly. If alsa isn't happy, nothing happens at all. Ric

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