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From: Mike Mazur <mmazur@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 2010 09:03:32
Message-Id: 184110a71002220037g1252b7aei67160a4a3231d874@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Skype && pulseaudio by Alexander Puchmayr
1 Hi,
2
3 On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 15:38, Alexander Puchmayr
4 <alexander.puchmayr@×××××××.at> wrote:
5 > The 2.1.x-Version of Skype seems to use pulseaudio if it finds a pulsaudio-
6 > deamon running, and doesn't allow to chose the audio device in this case.
7
8 Yep, I noticed this recently as well, and was initially quite happy
9 with this development :)
10
11 > What I want to have is very simple:
12 > * Ringtone and any other sound produced by skype shall go to the internal
13 > sound device with loudspeakers connected
14 > * Audiostream for talking to someone shall go to the USB-Headset.
15 >
16 > How do I configure this?
17
18 This is indeed a problem. In the past I used the mic of my USB headset
19 and the external speakers for calls, but now I can't get that
20 configuration any longer. It's always using the crappy mic built-in to
21 my laptop.
22
23 I'll be very interested in the solution :)
24
25 Thanks,
26 Mike