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Assuming you're not using pulseaudio (which is the default for an
accessible install of Ubuntu),<br>
<br>
open gnome-terminal and type<br>
<br>
sudo apt-get install asoundconf-gtk<br>
<br>
This will add a "Default Sound Card" option to your System >
Preferences menu.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
<br>
<br>
On 27/05/09 15:02, Peter Torpey wrote:
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<p class="MsoNormal">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.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">First, here is my (slightly unusual) setup:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->I have Windows XP Pro installed, and
Ubuntu installed
on a separate partition<o:p></o:p></p>
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style="">-<span
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->I have an internal, built-in sound chip,
as part of my
desktop. I don’t use this much.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->I have an EMU 0202 USB sound device which
I generally
use for music editing and creation.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->I have a SoundBlaster Live 24-bit USB
device which I
use for speech output from JAWS using Windows<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What went well:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I installed Ubuntu using Orca, and speech came
out of the
internal sound card of my desktop computer. No problems.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What went strangely:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After installing Ubuntu, I restarted the
computer in Ubuntu
and logged into my account.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Surprisingly, Orca speech came out of my EMU
0202 sound
device (although the quality seems rather distorted).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Questions:<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]--> 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?<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><!--[endif]-->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?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">--Pete<o:p></o:p></p>
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