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Output port for headphones and speakers, input for microphones. Circular port with three prongs.

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Play sound through two or more outputs/devices

I have one sound card and one pair of Bluetooth headphones. I want to play my audio through both my sound card and my Bluetooth headphones. I believe Windows has checkboxes that allow you to "check" outputs to enable/disable them, but Ubuntu…
Nathan J.B.
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How to hear my voice in speakers with a mic?

I have a USB microphone that I can chat on Skype, record sound etc. But how can I make it so that when my mic is on and I speak, Ι hear it in speakers live without having to record my voice first and then play it back? What apps do I need or where…
Martin Zeltin
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Sound only works from left speaker?

After installing Ubuntu 13.04 x64, I realised that my sound wasn't working (only headphone showed up in settings). Following this guide, I manually added my Dell Studio 1740 audio hardware to: options snd-hda-intel model=dell-m6 Within…
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Default headphone device when plugging in unknown audio device

My laptop has a single mini-jack that handles both headphones and microphone in one port. Every time I plug in my headphones I get the following asking me what kind of device I've plugged in. I'd like to set 'headphones' as a default whenever I…
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Using headset controls like a smart phone

I have a generic pair of smartphone earphones that have the button (along with a microphone) and I would like to use the button as a pause/play key in Ubuntu, like I would on an Android phones music player. Is there a way to enable this headset…
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My microphone is not working

My alsa info: http://www.alsa-project.org/db/?f=f940e25a16fa01f2a1c2f980562b2a97d4b97ee5 My k56cd asus laptop has a combo jack (both headphones and mic) so when i plug in my headphones (Razer Kraken pro neon which have only 1 jack) only the…
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How to disable "Select Audio Device" pop-up on Ubuntu 18.04

I'm using Ubuntu 18.04 LTS on a Dell XPS 9570. Every time I plug my headphones in my laptop I get this annoying pop-up that blocks the entire desktop until I select an option. It's very annoying. How can I disable it? I cannot believe that in 2019…
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Mute sound on Headphone unplug?

Is there a way of muting sound from my computer everytime I unplug my headphones (Like a phone does) to stop sound then playing out of my speakers?
Dandyman
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5.1 surround sound with three 3.5mm jacks

Having an issue with sound at the moment. I am trying to configure my 5.1 surround sound but it will only work on the Front left and Front right speakers. On the back of my motherboard I have 3x3.5mm jacks which I have connected the speakers to…
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Front panel audio jack is not working in Ubuntu 16.04

My PC is dual booted with Ubuntu 16.04 and Windows 10. And it has dual audio port (front and rear) rear audio jack is working well but my front panel audio jack is not working in Ubuntu 16.04 (it's fine in Windows). It was fine in Ubuntu 14.04. I…
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No sound output, but is recognizing device

I am new to Ubuntu and have no sound coming from my laptop speakers, external speakers via audiojack, or bluetooth headphones. I have confirmed that the speakers and headphones work, and that all of the sound is definitely not muted. I have…
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How to fix 3.5 mm audio jack not working after upgrading to 20.04

I tried Ubuntu Vanila, Mate and Kylin (all same version 20.04) still the same. It plays fine with the inbuilt speakers but when a headphone is plugged in there is no audio. In the speaker settings it changes from speaker to headphones but doesn't…
Subhankar Sarkar
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headphone jack not working with Dell XPS 13 bought in 2014

Similarly to Headphone jack not working?, I have a Dell XPS 13 and since I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04, my headphones jack is not working anymore, while internal speakers work fine. when I plug in headphones I do not see any window that asks me whether…
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Cracking and popping sound from left side of headphone on Front Left/Right sound test

I have exactly the same problem as 1. Crackling sound when using headphones - 16.04 However this question is marked as duplicate of 2. Distorted and Choppy Audio I have exactly the problem. And the comments on the following links shows that the…
Tom
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Ubuntu 16.04 headphones are not working

Reminder: I have reinstalled Ubuntu 16.04 from scratch but it didn't help, the problem still exists. I am using Windows 10 with Ubuntu as dual boot. The problem is I can not make headphones work. They work just fine on Win 10. Apparently my…
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