Questions tagged [mute]

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VLC sounds problems after seek

When VLC Media player is used for playing 720p+ videos, it starts out fine. But when we seek, it stops producing any sound at all (like the player is in mute) and when we seek for couple of times more sound returns. Problem occurs every time in…
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How to add mute/unmute for the sound menu in gnome shell?

The sound menu in gnome shell have no mute/unmute option. so if the sound is muted i have to open Sound Settings and unmute it,unlike unity i,e, i want to add a mute/Unmute button to gnome shell sound menu, as i need it frequently.
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Headphones automatically mute when plugged

Since I've upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS I have the following problem: When I plug in the headphones they are muted and to resolve this I have to un-mute the "speaker" in alsamixer, as seen in the image. Is there any way of reverting it to the…
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Ubuntu 20.10 on ThinkPad T14 (AMD). Microphone mute LED always stays on. How can I fix it or turn it off?

I can mute and unmute the microphone just fine, but the white light on the mic mute button (F4) is on at all times. How can I make it respond to the muted/unmuted state of the microphone, or even just turn it off completely? It's very bright.
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Why is sound changed muted on 11.10 startup?

Sound is always muted at startup that is after the login. I have to unmute it every time. How can i fix this sound mute problem which occurs at the startup? BTW, I am using HP Mini.
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Mute button doesn't unmute

Problem: As the title says; the keyboard mute button doesn't unmute audio, though the light does toggle and it has no problem muting it. I've been using this notebook with Xubuntu 16.04 and I'm pretty sure it had no trouble, not sure if it's…
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How do I automatically mute/unmute sound during a certain time period (e.g. night)?

Is there an app to mute the computer say 10PM to 7:30AM? (On Android devices I use: phone silencer app )
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How can I mute an individual application from command line?

I can see a list of applications currently playing sound: And I can mute them by clicking the On/Off slider. How can I do thi from command line? I want to be able to mute google-chrome, so that I can answer my phone. I can already play/pause…
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Mute key mutes Master and Headphone/Speaker (alsa channels), but unmutes only Master

I'm using Ubuntu Studio 13.04 on a Thinkpad T420s. I haven't customised the mute/volume scripts etc. The mute key mutes my audio but doesn't unmute it. When I run alsamixer I see the effect of the mute key on alsa: it mutes both the "Master" and the…
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Only root see soundcards with aplay -l

First of all I must warn you that I come from a failed upgrading from Ubuntu 11 to 12.04. Because (i guess) I used wdm instead of gdm. Infact wdm automatically closed during the upgrading and, automatically, gdm starts. However now, I can't play any…
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How do I stop automatically unmuting when playing a Youtube Video?

Ubuntu 11.10 automatically unmutes when I play a Youtube video. It might be a general flash problem. How do I configure the sound to never be modified by programs unless I control it do to so?
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How to make my microphone unmuted on startup?

Every time I boot the microphone is muted. I want it to be unmuted instead. Of course I can do it by 6 easy steps every time: press sound icon in the upper right of the screen. press "Sound settings..." item in the bottom. wait about 10 seconds…
fiktor
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No sound, output devices disappeared

After installing PulseAudio Equalizer and Lollypop and yes, tweaking the Pulse's config file a bit with not much knowledge, I have lost my audio after a reboot. Output devices have disappeared, Ubuntu is on permanent mute, I have no idea what to do.…
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Start a program muted, or permanently mute it

(On 16.04 with Unity) I have a particular program that makes an incredibly obnoxious sound whenever I start it up. I don't want to completely mute my system for a moment because sometimes I open it while on a call. I see I can mute it from the sound…
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Tab Sound/Mute indicator not showing in Firefox 42

Basically the title. The new feature in Firefox 42 where you can mute the tab from a little icon isn't showing. While in the tab I can hit control-m to supposedly mute it, but this does nothing other than briefly show a little muted icon in the tab.…
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