USB headphone + microphone

[Reinhold Rumberger]

On Saturday 14 August 2010, Nigel Ridley wrote:
> I checked the archives but couldn't find anything useful. I also
> Googled but also came up with a blank.
> 
> How does one get a USB headphone set to work under Kubuntu
> (10.04)?
> 
> When I plug it in and then open Kmix it gives options for the
> headphone set and I can hear my own voice through the headphones
> via the microphone but not any audio from the laptop. If I play a
> music file or any other multi-media file the sound only comes out
> of the built-in speakers.
> 
> There is no problem using regular 3.5 jack plug headphones.

I don't really know a whole lot about this, but I'd assume that you 
have to choose the USB device as output device in system settings.

  --Reinhold