[ltp] Pulse audio per device setup?

[Richard Neill]

Update:
   It looks as though pavucontrol does something like this, from
   the playback tab. This is persistent: if the BT headset is unplugged
   and then plugged in, it will the stream is diverted back to the
   default, then returns to the BT headset.

   Interestingly, pavucontrol is very similar to, but not the same as
   the gnome volume control applet which requires manual intervention,
   and which looks very similar to the pavucontrol application.

Richard


On 14/04/10 00:11, Richard Neill wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> Just wondered if anyone has solved the problem with bluetooth headsets,
> voip, and pulseaudio?
>
> Gnome used to have a sound prefs that allowed one to set different
> routings depending on the class of application (eg VoIP applications to
> bluetooth headset; media players to main soundcard, system beeps to main
> soundcard but quieter). This has now gone, and not been replaced.
>
> So, is there a way to make sure that ekiga always routes to the
> bluetooth headset, but that media players (and the ekiga ringing tone)
> go to the speakers?
>
> I know that one can move the streams around via the volume applet, but
> every time I switch the BT headset off and on again (or go out of
> range), pulseaudio re-routes the sound to the main speakers, and
> requires manual intervention each time to put it back!
>
> Any help much appreciated,
>
> Thanks - Richard