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====== quickly switch between audio devices in ubuntu ====== | ====== quickly switch between audio devices in ubuntu ====== | ||
- | with video calls being the main way to meet during the pandemic, I am switching audio devices very often on my computers. My webcam has a built-in microphone which i never use, I have two headsets which i can't decide between, so i just use them both, and i have a speaker/ | ||
- | The standard | + | with video calls being the main way to meet during the pandemic, I am switching audio devices very often on my computers. My webcam has a built-in microphone which i never use, I have two headsets which i can't decide between, so i just use them both, and i have a speaker/ |
- | However, that's a lot of clicks if you have to do it while a call is ringing. Also, when switching to a multi-mode headset such as the bose 700 with the video conferencing dongle, the headset will switch to conference-mode every time you open the dialog and select the microphone, that can be annoying if you are just listening to music or to a webcast as it significantly lowers the audio quality. | + | The standard way to change between audio sources in ubuntu desktop is, to click on the speaker icon in the upper right corner and then choose " |
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+ | However, that's a lot of clicks if you have to do it while a call is ringing. Also, when switching to a multi-mode headset such as the bose 700 with the video conferencing dongle, the headset will switch to conference-mode every time you open the dialog and select the microphone, that can be annoying if you are just listening to music or to a webcast as it significantly lowers the audio quality. | ||
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+ | a simple and quick fix is to install a 3rd party taskbar applet which is called [[https:// | ||
- | a simple and quick fix is to install a 3rd party taskbar applet which is called [[https:// | ||
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- | they provide their own ppa: | + | they provide their own ppa: |
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sudo apt-add-repository ppa: | sudo apt-add-repository ppa: | ||
sudo apt-get update | sudo apt-get update | ||
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- | or you can use the snap they provide through the snap store: | + | or you can use the snap they provide through the snap store: |
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sudo snap install indicator-sound-switcher | sudo snap install indicator-sound-switcher | ||
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- | you may need to start the app manually the first time, after that it should auto-start on every login with your user. | + | you may need to start the app manually the first time, after that it should auto-start on every login with your user. |
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