Using Multiple Sound Cards

[Paul Hunt]

Assuming you're not using pulseaudio (which is the default for an 
accessible install of Ubuntu),

open gnome-terminal and type

sudo apt-get install asoundconf-gtk

This will add a "Default Sound Card" option to your System > Preferences 
menu.

In there is a combo box for picking the card you want to use.  I imagine 
Orca will speak through the default card.  Might take a reboot.

Paul


On 27/05/09 15:02, Peter Torpey wrote:
>
> I had a strange experience with my sound devices when installing 
> Ubuntu with Orca.  Also, I have a question on how to have Orca come 
> out of a particular sound device.
>
> First, here is my (slightly unusual) setup:
>
> - I have Windows XP Pro installed, and Ubuntu installed on a separate 
> partition
>
> - I have an internal, built-in sound chip, as part of my desktop.  I 
> don't use this much.
>
> - I have an EMU 0202 USB sound device which I generally use for music 
> editing and creation.
>
> - I have a SoundBlaster Live 24-bit USB device which I use for speech 
> output from JAWS using Windows
>
> What went well:
>
> I installed Ubuntu using Orca, and speech came out of the internal 
> sound card of my desktop computer.  No problems.
>
> What went strangely:
>
> After installing Ubuntu, I restarted the computer in Ubuntu and logged 
> into my account.
>
> Surprisingly, Orca speech came out of my EMU 0202 sound device 
> (although the quality seems rather distorted).
>
> Questions:
>
> 1.  How did this happen that Orca spoke from my internal built-in 
> sound chip during install and then suddenly switched to my external 
> sound device after a restart and logging in?
>
> 2. How do I make Orca come out of a specific sound device?  For 
> example, I would like Orca speech to come out of my SB Live device.  
> Are there Orca settings for selecting the output sound device?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --Pete
>

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