Sound Preferences no longer routes input audio to output device
Bug #486164 reported by
Mike Power
This bug affects 9 people
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GNOME media utilities |
Invalid
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Wishlist
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gnome-media (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: gnome-media
I have my Ps3 plugging into the audio input of my sound card. That way I can have audio from both the PC and the PS3 go to the one set of speakers I own. This also allows me to get by without the unnecessary sound switch. With the upgrade to Ubuntu 9.10 this functionality disappeared. I have searched the sound preferences interface but I have not found a way to turn it on.
tags: |
added: regression-release removed: regression-potential |
Changed in gnome-media: | |
importance: | Unknown → Wishlist |
status: | Unknown → New |
Changed in gnome-media: | |
status: | New → Invalid |
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I confirm, this is definitely a regression of the new sound preferences app as compared to what the volume control solution offered. While most desktop users will not need the power of the old mixer solution, the optional input->output routing is clearly a normal desktop audio need. So in my opinion this function should be added to the gnome-volume- control in future releases.
As a workaround you can run the pre-installed app "alsamixer" in a terminal. In the playback page navigate (with [left] and [right]) to the channel that corresponds to the input you want to monitor. This could be "Internal" or "Mic" or "Line-In", ..., depending on your audio device. If the channel is muted (it says "MM" under the fader), unmute it by pressing [m] on the keyboard. You can also adjust the monitor volume by pressing [up] and [down].
Regards, Alex