Dear all, Pavucontrol would be the best option. # apt-get -y install pavucontrol
*Best regards,* *chika.tambun* *"Winning loves preparation"* On Tue, Sep 20, 2016 at 12:24 AM, Andre Campos Rodovalho < andre.rodova...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm not sure how Pulseaudio and ALSA are related, but I know some > softwares require pulseaudio to work, e.g. Skype. > > > > > 2016-09-19 13:10 GMT-03:00 Aere Greenway <a...@dvorak-keyboards.com>: > >> On 09/19/2016 06:50 AM, Stefan Kleyer wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> as far as I know, ALSA is working, but ALSA can only accept audio input >> from one stream. So >> if e.g. you are playing music via media player, Firefox can't play a >> YouTube video with audio. >> >> Pulseaudio is kind of a wrapper for ALSA, that allows the OS to play >> sound from multiple >> sources and to multiple sound devices. So it is: >> >> audio source (e.g. VLC) -> Pulseaudio -> ALSA -> sound device >> >> So you need ALSA in order to have sound. You can alternatively try JACK ( >> http:// >> jackaudio.org/) instead of Pulseaudio but it's specifically made for >> audio professionals such >> as DJs etc. Afaik ALSA is in Linux the "base of sound" if you say so. >> >> Please correct me, if I'm wrong, but that's what I get. >> >> Best regards, >> Stefan >> >> *Gesendet:* Montag, 19. September 2016 um 14:08 Uhr >> *Von:* "Marlon Ng" <guik...@gmail.com> <guik...@gmail.com> >> *An:* lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> *Betreff:* [lubuntu-users] always have to use pulseaudio volume control? >> Hello guys. I was just wondering if installing Pulseaudio Volume Control >> is really necessary to have sound in a Lubuntu system. >> >> The default is ALSA Mixer, correct? When I was started using Lubuntu and >> there was no sound, someone told me to install Pulseaudio, and I have been >> using Pulseaudio ever since, it is one of the first things I install in >> order to have sound. >> >> My question is, is it really necessary? Isn't there a way to make ALSA >> mixer work? Because if it doesn't work, then why is it always bundled with >> Lubuntu? >> >> Thanks! >> -- Lubuntu-users mailing list Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com Modify >> settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> >> >> >> JACK (Jack Audio Connection Kit) is a good thing to have, being low >> overhead, and it lets you connect arbitrary audio and MIDI devices. It's >> (to me) the "ASIO device driver" of the Linux world. >> >> Unfortunately (as it is with ASIO in Windows), it is hard to make it >> co-exist well with ordinary (ALSA) devices. >> >> PulseAudio Volume Control gives you a better GUI interface (than ALSA >> mixer) for controlling your audio devices. >> >> -- >> Sincerely, >> Aere >> >> >> -- >> Lubuntu-users mailing list >> Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailm >> an/listinfo/lubuntu-users >> >> > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > Lubuntu-users@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/ > mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > >
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