[solved]multiple soundcards

hi,
i have two soundcards: the internal card of my laptop and an usb card connected to the dock of the laptop.
is there a command that let me set the default sound card? at the moment i have to unload both modules and then reload the module for the usb card, so that it becomes card0, i.e. the default one. that's not a good solution since it fails, if the card is in use. is it possible to switch cards on the fly without closing applications that have a card in use? could this be done with the aid of pulseaudio?
ccc1
Last edited by ccc1 (2010-02-10 12:33:56)

syre wrote:
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Adv … sound_card
tried that?
sorry, i guess it didn't make myself clear enough. i need hotpluging:
.) laptop is not connected to the dock -> internal card is the only sound, therefore the default. that's fine of course.
.) i connect my laptop to the dock -> card1, the usb sound card, appears. i would need now a script or command that change card1 to the default card. preferably without having to close down all audio applications.
ccc1

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