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PulseAudio is a sound server commonly used by desktop environments like GNOME or KDE. It serves as a proxy to sound applications using existing kernel sound components like ALSA or OSS. Since ALSA is included in Arch Linux by default, the most common deployment scenarios include PulseAudio with ALSA.
- 1 Installation
- 2 Running
- 3 Equalizer
- 4 Back-end configuration
- 5 Desktop environments
- 6 Applications
- 7 Troubleshooting
- 7.1 No sound after install
- 7.2 No HDMI sound output after some time with the monitor turned off
- 7.3 Can't update configuration of sound device in pavucontrol
- 7.4 Simultaneous output to multiple sound cards / devices
- 7.5 Simultaneous output to multiple sinks on the same sound card not working
- 7.6 Disable Bluetooth support
- 7.7 Bluetooth headset replay problems
- 7.8 Automatically switch to Bluetooth or USB headset
- 7.9 Pulse overwrites ALSA settings
- 7.10 Prevent Pulse from restarting after being killed
- 7.11 Daemon startup failed
- 7.12 Glitches, skips or crackling
- 7.13 Setting the default fragment number and buffer size in PulseAudio
- 7.14 Laggy sound
- 7.15 Choppy, overdriven sound
- 7.16 Volume adjustment does not work properly
- 7.17 Per-application volumes change when the Master volume is adjusted
- 7.18 Volume gets louder every time a new application is started
- 7.19 No microphone on ThinkPad T400/T500/T420
- 7.20 No microphone input on Acer Aspire One
- 7.21 Sound output is only mono on M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card
- 7.22 Static noise in microphone recording
- 7.22.1 Determine sound cards in the system (1/5)
- 7.22.2 Determine sampling rate of the sound card (2/5)
- 7.22.3 Setting the sound card's sampling rate into PulseAudio configuration (3/5)
- 7.22.4 Restart PulseAudio to apply the new settings (4/5)
- 7.22.5 Finally check by recording and playing it back (5/5)
- 7.23 My Bluetooth device is paired but does not play any sound
- 7.24 Subwoofer stops working after end of every song
- 7.25 PulseAudio uses wrong microphone
- 7.26 Choppy sound with analog surround sound setup
- 7.27 Unable to select surround configuration other than "Surround 4.0"
- 7.28 No sound below a volume cutoff
- 7.29 Low volume for internal microphone
- 7.30 Clients alter master output volume (a.k.a. volume jumps to 100% after running application)
- 7.31 Realtime scheduling
- 7.32 No sound after resume from suspend
- 7.33 ALSA channels mute when headphones are plugged/unplugged improperly
- 7.34 pactl "invalid option" error with negative percentage arguments
- 7.35 Daemon already running
- 7.36 Fallback device is not respected
- 8 See also
- Required package: pulseaudio
- Optional GTK GUIs: paprefs and pavucontrol
- Optional volume control via mapped keyboard keys: pulseaudio-ctlAUR
- Optional console (CLI) mixers: ponymix and pamixer-gitAUR
- Optional web volume control: PaWebControl
- Optional system tray icon: pasystray-gitAUR
- Optional KDE plasma applet: kdemultimedia-kmix and kdeplasma-applets-veromixAUR
daemon.conf or
default.pa) in
~/.config/pulse/ or
~/.pulse/, make sure you keep them in sync with changes to the packaged files in
/etc/pulse/. Otherwise, PulseAudio may refuse to start due to configuration errors.
In the unlikely event that PulseAudio is not automatically started upon entering X, it can can be started with:
$ pulseaudio --start
PulseAudio can be stopped with:
$ pulseaudio -k
Newer PulseAudio versions have an integrated 10-band equalizer system. In order to use the equalizer do the following:
Load equalizer sink and dbus-protocol module
$ pactl load-module module-equalizer-sink $ pactl load-module module-dbus-protocol
Install and run the GUI front-end
Install python-pyqt4 and execute:
$ qpaeq
Load equalizer and dbus module on every boot
Edit the file
/etc/pulse/default.pa with your favorite editor and append the following lines:
### Load the integrated PulseAudio equalizer and D-Bus module load-module module-equalizer-sink load-module module-dbus-protocol
Back-end configuration
- Recommended package: pulseaudio-alsa
- Optional packages: lib32-libpulse and lib32-alsa-plugins
For the applications that do not support PulseAudio and support ALSA it is recommended to install the PulseAudio plugin for ALSA. This package also contains the necessary
/etc/asound.conf for configuring ALSA to use PulseAudio.
To prevent applications from using ALSA's OSS emulation and bypassing PulseAudio (thereby preventing other applications from playing sound), make sure the module
snd_pcm_oss is not being loaded at boot. If it is currently loaded (
lsmod | grep oss), disable it by executing:
# rmmod snd_pcm_oss
ALSA/dmix without grabbing hardware device
You may want to use ALSA directly in most of your applications and to be able to use other applications, which constantly require PulseAudio at the same time. The following steps allow you to make PulseAudio use dmix instead of grabbing ALSA hardware device.
- Remove package pulseaudio-alsa, which provides compatibility layer between ALSA applications and PulseAudio. After this your ALSA apps will use ALSA directly without being hooked by Pulse.
- Edit
- Find and uncomment lines which load back-end drivers. Add device parameters as follows. Then find and comment lines which load autodetect modules.
load-module module-alsa-sink device=dmix load-module module-alsa-source device=dsnoop # load-module module-udev-detect # load-module module-detect
- Optional: If you use kdemultimedia-kmix you may want to control ALSA volume instead of PulseAudio volume:
$ echo export KMIX_PULSEAUDIO_DISABLE=1 > ~/.kde4/env/kmix_disable_pulse.sh $ chmod +x ~/.kde4/env/kmix_disable_pulse.sh
- Now, reboot your computer and try running ALSA and PulseAudio applications at the same time. They both should produce sound simultaneously.
- Use pavucontrol to control PulseAudio volume if needed.
There are multiple ways of making OSS-only programs play to PulseAudio:
Install ossp package and start osspd service.
padsp wrapper (part of PulseAudio)
Programs using OSS can work with PulseAudio by starting it with padsp:
$ padsp OSSprogram
A few examples:
$ padsp aumix $ padsp sox foo.wav -t ossdsp /dev/dsp
You can also add a custom wrapper script like this:
#!/bin/sh exec padsp /usr/bin/OSSprogram "$@"
Make sure
/usr/local/bin comes before
/usr/bin in your PATH.
To make GStreamer use PulseAudio, you need to install gst-plugins-good or gstreamer0.10-good-plugins.
OpenAL Soft should use PulseAudio by default, but can be explicitly configured to do so:
Edit the libao configuration file:
# /etc/libao.conf
Be sure to remove the
dev=default option of the alsa driver or adjust it to specify a specific Pulse sink name or number.
PulseAudio is a drop-in replacement for the enlightened sound daemon (ESD). While PulseAudio is running, ESD clients should be able to output to it without configuration.
Desktop environments
General X11
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/pulseaudio or the files in
/etc/xdg/autostart/ if users have some DE installed.
Check to see if PulseAudio is running:
$ ps aux | grep pulse
facade 1794 0.0 0.0 360464 6532 ? S<l 15:33 0:00 /usr/bin/pulseaudio --start facade 1827 0.0 0.0 68888 2608 ? S 15:33 0:00 /usr/lib/pulse/gconf-helper
If PulseAudio is not running and users are using X, the following will start PulseAudio with the needed the X11 plugins manually:
$ start-pulseaudio-x11
If you are not running GNOME, KDE, or Xfce, and your
~/.xinitrc does not source the scripts in
/etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d (such as is done in the example file
/etc/skel/.xinitrc), then you can launch PulseAudio on boot with:
As of GNOME 3, GNOME fully integrates with PulseAudio and no extra configuration is needed.
KDE Plasma Workspaces and Qt4
PulseAudio, it will be used by KDE/Qt4 applications. For more information see the KDE page in the PulseAudio wiki.
PulseAudio support has been merged into KMix, the default KDE sound mixer.
If the phonon-gstreamer backend is used for Phonon, GStreamer should also be configured to use PulseAudio by installing gstreamer0.10-good-plugins.
One useful tidbit from that page is to add
load-module module-device-manager to
Additionally, the kdeplasma-applets-veromixAUR is available in the AUR as a KDE alternative to KMix or pavucontrol.
If KMix/Veromix fail to connect to PulseAudio at boot you may need to edit
/etc/pulse/client.conf to include
autospawn = yes instead of
autospawn = no.
Applications running under Xfce can take advantage of PulseAudio. To manage PulseAudio settings, you can use pavucontrol.
Audacious natively supports PulseAudio. In order to use it, set Audacious Preferences -> Audio -> Current output plugin to 'PulseAudio Output Plugin'.
Java/OpenJDK 6
Create a wrapper for the Java executable using padsp as seen on the Java sound with PulseAudio page.
Music Player Daemon (MPD)
configure MPD to use PulseAudio. See also MPD/Tips and Tricks#MPD and PulseAudio.
MPlayer natively supports PulseAudio output with the
-ao pulse option. It can also be configured to default to PulseAudio output, in
~/.mplayer/config for per-user, or
/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf for system-wide:
Skype (x86_64 only)
Install lib32-libpulse, otherwise the following error will occur when trying to initiate a call: "Problem with Audio Playback".
No sound after install
Muted audio device
If one experiences no audio output via any means while using ALSA, attempt to unmute the sound card. To do this, launch
alsamixer and make sure each column has a green 00 under it (this can be toggled by pressing
$ alsamixer -c 0
Auto-Mute Mode
Auto-Mute Mode may be enabled. It can be disabled using
See http://superuser.com/questions/431079/how-to-disable-auto-mute-mode for more.
Bad configuration files
After starting PulseAudio, if the system outputs no sound, it may be necessary to delete the contents of
~/.pulse. PulseAudio will automatically create new configuration files on its next start.
Flash content
Since Adobe Flash does not directly support PulseAudio, the recommended way is to configure ALSA to use the virtual PulseAudio sound card.
Alternatively you may try out libflashsupport-pulseAUR from the AUR.
If you find audio from flash is being laggy, you might like to have flash access ALSA directly. This fixes this problem in some cases. To do this, configure PulseAudio to use dmix.
No cards
If PulseAudio starts, run
pacmd list. If no cards are reported, make sure that the ALSA devices are not in use:
$ fuser -v /dev/snd/* $ fuser -v /dev/dsp
Make sure any applications using the pcm or dsp files are shut down before restarting PulseAudio.
The only device shown is "dummy output"
This may be caused by different reasons, one of them being the
.asoundrc file in $HOME is taking precedence over the systemwide
The user file is modified also by the tool
asoundconf or by its graphical variant
asoundconf-gtk (the latter is named "Default sound card" in the menu) as soon as it runs. Prevent the effects of
.asoundrc altogether by commenting the last line like this:
# </home/yourusername/.asoundrc.asoundconf>
Maybe some program is monopolizing the audio device:
# fuser -v /dev/snd/*
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: root 931 F.... timidity bob 1195 F.... panel-6-mixer /dev/snd/controlC1: bob 1195 F.... panel-6-mixer bob 1215 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p: root 931 F...m timidity /dev/snd/seq: root 931 F.... timidity /dev/snd/timer: root 931 f.... timidity
That means timidity blocks PulseAudio from accessing the audio devices. Just killing timidity will make the sound work again.
Another reason is FluidSynth conflicting with PulseAudio as discussed in this thread. The solution is to remove FluidSynth:
# pacman -Rnsc fluidsynth
No HDMI 5/7.1 Selection for Device
If you are unable to select 5/7.1 channel output for a working HDMI device, then turning off "stream device reading" in
/etc/pulse/default.pa might help.
See Fallback device is not respected
KDE Plasma Workspaces
It may be that another output device set as preferred in phonon. Make sure that every setting reflects the preferred output device at the top, and check the playback streams tab in
kmix to make sure that applications are using the device for output.
To see your default audio device, you can run:
pactl stat
To see available audio devices:
pactl list
To set your default audio device, use "pacmd" or add to
set-default-sink alsa_output.analog-stereo
Failed to create sink input: sink is suspended
If you do not have any output sound and receive dozens of errors related to a suspended sink in your
journalctl -b log, then backup first and then delete your user-specific pulse folders:
$ rm -r ~/.pulse ~/.pulse-cookie
No HDMI sound output after some time with the monitor turned off
The monitor is connected via HDMI/DisplayPort, and the audio jack is plugged in the headphone jack of the monitor, but PulseAudio insists that it is unplugged:
pactl list sinks
... hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority: 5900, not available) ...
This leads to no sound coming from HDMI output. A workaround for this is to switch to another TTY and back again. This problem has been reported by ATI/Nvidia/Intel users.
Can't update configuration of sound device in pavucontrol
pavucontrol is a handy GUI utility for configuring PulseAudio. Under its 'Configuration' tab, you can select different profiles for each of your sound devices e.g. analogue stereo, digital output (IEC958), HDMI 5.1 Surround etc.
However, you may run into an instance where selecting a different profile for a card results in the pulse daemon crashing and auto restarting without the new selection "sticking". If this occurs, use the other useful GUI tool, paprefs, to check under the "Simultaneous Output" tab for a virtual simultaneous device. If this setting is active (checked), it will prevent you changing any card's profile in pavucontrol. Uncheck this setting, then adjust your profile in pavucontrol prior to re-enabling simultaneous output in paprefs.
Simultaneous output to multiple sound cards / devices
Simultaneous output to two different devices can be very useful. For example, being able to send audio to your A/V receiver via your graphics card's HDMI output, while also sending the same audio through the analogue output of your motherboard's built-in audio. This is much less hassle than it used to be (in this example, we are using GNOME desktop).
Using paprefs, simply select "Add virtual output device for simultaneous output on all local sound cards" from under the "Simultaneous Output" tab. Then, under GNOME's "sound settings", select the simultaneous output you have just created.
If this doesn't work, try adding the following to
pcm.dsp { type plug slave.pcm "dmix" }
Simultaneous output to multiple sinks on the same sound card not working
This can be useful for users who have multiple sound sources and want to play them on different sinks/outputs. An example use-case for this would be if you play music and also voice chat and want to output music to speakers (in this case Digital S/PDIF) and voice to headphones. (Analog)
This is sometimes auto detected by PulseAudio but not always. If you know that your sound card can output to both Analog and S/PDIF at the same time and PulseAudio does not have this option in it's profiles in pavucontrol, or veromix then you probably need to create a configuration file for your sound card.
More in detail you need to create a profile-set for your specific sound card. This is done in two steps mostly.
- Create udev rule to make PulseAudio choose your PulseAudio configuration file specific to the sound card.
- Create the actual configuration.
Create a pulseadio udev rule.
ACTION=="change", SUBSYSTEM=="sound", KERNEL=="card*", \ ATTRS{subsystem_vendor}=="0x1043", ATTRS{subsystem_device}=="0x835c", ENV{PULSE_PROFILE_SET}="asus-xonar-essence-stx.conf"
Now, create a configuration file. If you bother, you can start from scratch and make it saucy. However you can also use the default configuration file, rename it, and then add your profile there that you know works. Less pretty but also faster.
To enable multiple sinks for Asus Xonar Essence STX you need only to add this in.
asus-xonar-essence-stx.conf also includes all code/mappings from
[Profile analog-stereo+iec958-stereo] description = Analog Stereo Duplex + Digital Stereo Output input-mappings = analog-stereo output-mappings = analog-stereo iec958-stereo skip-probe = yes
This will auto-profile your Asus Xonar Essence STX with default profiles and add your own profile so you can have multiple sinks.
You need to create another profile in the configuration file if you want to have the same functionality with AC3 Digital 5.1 output.
See PulseAudio article about profiles
Disable Bluetooth support
If you do not use Bluetooth, you may experience the following error in your journal:
bluez5-util.c: GetManagedObjects() failed: org.freedesktop.DBus.Error.ServiceUnknown: The name org.bluez was not provided by any .service files
To disable Bluetooth support in PulseAudio, make sure that the following lines are commented out in the configuration file in use (
~/.config/pulse/default.pa or
### Automatically load driver modules for Bluetooth hardware #.ifexists module-bluetooth-policy.so #load-module module-bluetooth-policy #.endif #.ifexists module-bluetooth-discover.so #load-module module-bluetooth-discover #.endif
Bluetooth headset replay problems
Some user reports huge delays or even no sound when the Bluetooth connection does not send any data. This is due to the
module-suspend-on-idle module, which automatically suspends sinks/sources on idle. As this can cause problems with headset, the responsible module can be deactivated.
To disable loading of the
module-suspend-on-idle module, comment out the following line in the configuration file in use (
~/.config/pulse/default.pa or
### Automatically suspend sinks/sources that become idle for too long #load-module module-suspend-on-idle
Finally restart PulseAudio to apply the changes.
Automatically switch to Bluetooth or USB headset
Add the following:
# automatically switch to newly-connected devices load-module module-switch-on-connect
Pulse overwrites ALSA settings
PulseAudio usually overwrites the ALSA settings — for example set with alsamixer — at start-up, even when the ALSA daemon is loaded. Since there seems to be no other way to restrict this behaviour, a workaround is to restore the ALSA settings again after PulseAudio has started. Add the following command to
.xinitrc or
.bash_profile or any other autostart file:
restore_alsa() { while [ -z "$(pidof pulseaudio)" ]; do sleep 0.5 done alsactl -f /var/lib/alsa/asound.state restore } restore_alsa &
Prevent Pulse from restarting after being killed
Sometimes you may wish to temporarily disable Pulse. In order to do so you will have to prevent Pulse from restarting after being killed.
# Disable autospawning the PulseAudio daemon autospawn = no
Daemon startup failed
Try resetting PulseAudio:
$ rm -rf /tmp/pulse* ~/.pulse* $ pulseaudio -k $ pulseaudio --start
If there is no server running but PulseAudio fails to start with an error message "User-configured server at ... refusing to start/autospawn", the issue may be with PulseAudio settings from a previous login. Check to see if there are any stale properties attached to the X11 root window with
pax11publish -d, and if there are, remove them with
pax11publish -r before trying to start the server. This manual cleanup is always required when using LXDM because it does not restart the X server on logout; see LXDM#PulseAudio.
inotify issue
If the previous fix doesn't work, see if you get an error like this:
$ pulseaudio -vvvv
E: [pulseaudio] module-udev-detect.c: You apparently ran out of inotify watches, probably because Tracker/Beagle took them all away. I wished people would do their homework first and fix inotify before using it for watching whole directory trees which is something the current inotify is certainly not useful for. Please make sure to drop the Tracker/Beagle guys a line complaining about their broken use of inotify.
In which case you have run out of inotify watches.
This can quickly be resolved by:
# echo 100000 > /proc/sys/fs/inotify/max_user_watches
To have it permanently changed, use:
# Increase inotify max watchs per user fs.inotify.max_user_watches = 100000
Glitches, skips or crackling
The newer implementation of the PulseAudio sound server uses timer-based audio scheduling instead of the traditional, interrupt-driven approach.
Timer-based scheduling may expose issues in some ALSA drivers. On the other hand, other drivers might be glitchy without it on, so check to see what works on your system.
To turn timer-based scheduling off add
tsched=0 in
load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0
Then restart the PulseAudio server:
$ pulseaudio -k $ pulseaudio --start
Do the reverse to enable timer-based scheduling, if not already enabled by default.
Using Intel's IOMMU may also lead to these problems. If you are using IOMMU and experience glitches and/or skips add
intel_iommu=igfx_off to your kernel command line.
Please report any such cards to PulseAudio Broken Sound Driver page
Setting the default fragment number and buffer size in PulseAudio
Finding out your audio device parameters (1/4)
To find your sound card buffering settings:
$ echo autospawn = no >> ~/.config/pulse/client.conf $ pulseaudio -k $ LANG=C timeout --foreground -k 10 -s kill 10 pulseaudio -vvvv 2>&1 | grep device.buffering -B 10 $ sed -i '$d' ~/.config/pulse/client.conf
For each sound card detected by PulseAudio, you will see output similar to this:
I: [pulseaudio] source.c: alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel at 0xfa200000 irq 46" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1b.0" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1b.0/sound/card0" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.bus = "pci" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.vendor.id = "8086" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.product.name = "82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.form_factor = "internal" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.string = "front:0" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.buffering.buffer_size = "768000" I: [pulseaudio] source.c: device.buffering.fragment_size = "384000"
Take note the buffer_size and fragment_size values for the relevant sound card.
Calculate your fragment size in msecs and number of fragments (2/4)
PulseAudio's default sampling rate and bit depth are set to
44100Hz @
16 bits.
With this configuration, the bit rate we need is
16 =
705600 bits per second. That's
1411200 bps for stereo.
Let's take a look at the parameters we have found in the previous step:
device.buffering.buffer_size = "768000" => 768000/1411200 = 0.544217687075s = 544 msecs device.buffering.fragment_size = "384000" => 384000/1411200 = 0.272108843537s = 272 msecs
Modify PulseAudio's configuration file (3/4)
; default-fragments = X ; default-fragment-size-msec = Y
In the previous step, we calculated the fragment size parameter.
The number of fragments is simply buffer_size/fragment_size, which in this case (
544/272) is
; default-fragments = '''272''' ; default-fragment-size-msec = '''2'''
Restart the PulseAudio daemon (4/4)
$ pulseaudio -k $ pulseaudio --start
For more information, see: Linux Mint topic
Laggy sound
This issue is due to incorrect buffer sizes.
Either disable any modifications (if any) to these entries, or, if issue still exists, uncomment:
default-fragments = 8 default-fragment-size-msec = 5
Choppy, overdriven sound
Choppy sound in PulseAudio can result from wrong settings for the sample rate. Try:
default-sample-rate = 48000
and restart the PulseAudio server.
If one experiences choppy sound in applications using openAL, change the sample rate in
frequency = 48000
Setting the PCM volume above 0 dB can cause clipping of the audio signal. Running
alsamixer -c0 will allow you to see if this is the problem and if so fix it. Note that ALSA may not correctly export the dB information to PulseAudio. Try:
load-module module-udev-detect ignore_dB=1
and restart the PulseAudio server. See also #No sound below a volume cutoff.
Volume adjustment does not work properly
If the volume does not appear to increment/decrement properly using
alsamixer or
amixer, it may be due to PulseAudio having a larger number of increments (65537 to be exact). Try using larger values when changing volume (e.g.
amixer set Master 655+).
Per-application volumes change when the Master volume is adjusted
This is because PulseAudio uses flat volumes by default, instead of relative volumes, relative to an absolute master volume. If this is found to be inconvenient, asinine, or otherwise undesireable, relative volumes can be enabled by disabling flat volumes in the PulseAudio daemon's configuration file:
flat-volumes = no
and then restarting PulseAudio by executing
$ pulseaudio -k $ pulseaudio --start
Volume gets louder every time a new application is started
Per default, it seems as if changing the volume in an application sets the global system volume to that level instead of only affecting the respective application. Applications setting their volume on startup will therefore cause the system volume to "jump".
Fix this by disabling flat volumes, as demonstrated in the previous section. When Pulse comes back after a few seconds, applications will not alter the global system volume anymore but have their own volume level again.
~/.pulse/default.pa which can also cause maximized volume trouble. Comment that out as needed.
No microphone on ThinkPad T400/T500/T420
alsamixer -c 0
Unmute and maximize the volume of the "Internal Mic".
Once you see the device with:
arecord -l
you might still need to adjust the settings. The microphone and the audio jack are duplexed. Set the configuration of the internal audio in pavucontrol to Analog Stereo Duplex.
No microphone input on Acer Aspire One
Install pavucontrol, unlink the microphone channels and turn down the left one to 0. Reference: http://getsatisfaction.com/jolicloud/topics/deaf_internal_mic_on_acer_aspire_one#reply_2108048
Sound output is only mono on M-Audio Audiophile 2496 sound card
Add the following:
load-module module-alsa-sink sink_name=delta_out device=hw:M2496 format=s24le channels=10 channel_map=left,right,aux0,aux1,aux2,aux3,aux4,aux5,aux6,aux7 load-module module-alsa-source source_name=delta_in device=hw:M2496 format=s24le channels=12 channel_map=left,right,aux0,aux1,aux2,aux3,aux4,aux5,aux6,aux7,aux8,aux9 set-default-sink delta_out set-default-source delta_in
Static noise in microphone recording
If we are getting static noise in Skype, gnome-sound-recorder, arecord, etc.'s recordings, then the sound card sample rate is incorrect. That is why there is static noise in Linux microphone recordings. To fix this, we need to set the sampling rate in
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf for the sound hardware.
Determine sound cards in the system (1/5)
This requires alsa-utils and related packages to be installed:
$ arecord --list-devices
**** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 0: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: Intel [HDA Intel], device 2: ALC888 Analog [ALC888 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
Sound card is
Determine sampling rate of the sound card (2/5)
arecord -f dat -r 60000 -D hw:0,0 -d 5 test.wav
"Recording WAVE 'test.wav' : Signed 16 bit Little Endian, Rate 60000 Hz, Stereo Warning: rate is not accurate (requested = 60000Hz, got = 96000Hz) please, try the plug plugin
observe, the
got = 96000Hz. This is the maximum sampling rate of our card.
Setting the sound card's sampling rate into PulseAudio configuration (3/5)
The default sampling rate in PulseAudio:
$ grep "default-sample-rate" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
; default-sample-rate = 44100
44100 is disabled and needs to be changed to
# sed 's/; default-sample-rate = 44100/default-sample-rate = 96000/g' -i /etc/pulse/daemon.conf
Restart PulseAudio to apply the new settings (4/5)
$ pulseaudio -k $ pulseaudio --start
Finally check by recording and playing it back (5/5)
Let us record some voice using a microphone for, say, 10 seconds. Make sure the microphone is not muted and all
$ arecord -f cd -d 10 test-mic.wav
After 10 seconds, let us play the recording...
$ aplay test-mic.wav
Now hopefully, there is no static noise in microphone recording anymore.
My Bluetooth device is paired but does not play any sound
See the article in Bluetooth section
Starting from PulseAudio 2.99 and bluez 4.101 you should avoid using Socket interface. Do NOT use:
[General] Enable=Socket
If you face problems with A2DP and PA 2.99 make sure you have sbc library.
Subwoofer stops working after end of every song
Known issue: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/494099
To fix this, must edit:
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf and enable
enable-lfe-remixing :
enable-lfe-remixing = yes
PulseAudio uses wrong microphone
If PulseAudio uses the wrong microphone, and changing the Input Device with Pavucontrol did not help, take a look at alsamixer. It seems that Pavucontrol does not always set the input source correctly.
$ alsamixer
F6 and choose your sound card, e.g. HDA Intel. Now press
F5 to display all items. Try to find the item:
Input Source. With the up/down arrow keys you are able to change the input source.
Now try if the correct microphone is used for recording.
Choppy sound with analog surround sound setup
The low-frequency effects (LFE) channel is not remixed per default. To enable it the following needs to be set in
/etc/pulse/daemon.conf :
enable-lfe-remixing = yes
Unable to select surround configuration other than "Surround 4.0"
If you're unable to set 5.1 surround output in pavucontrol because it only shows "Analog Surround 4.0 Output", open the ALSA mixer and change the output configuration there to 6 channels. Then restart pulseaudio, and pavucontrol will list many more options.
No sound below a volume cutoff
Known issue (won't fix): https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/223133
If sound does not play when PulseAudio's volume is set below a certain level, try setting
ignore_dB=1 in
load-module module-udev-detect ignore_dB=1
However, be aware that it may cause another bug preventing PulseAudio to unmute speakers when headphones or other audio devices are unplugged.
Low volume for internal microphone
If you experience low volume on internal notebook microphone, try setting:
set-source-volume 1 300000
Clients alter master output volume (a.k.a. volume jumps to 100% after running application)
If changing the volume in specific applications or simply running an application changes the master output volume this is likely due to flat volumes mode of pulseaudio. Before disabling it, KDE users should try lowering their system notifications volume in System Settings -> Application and System Notifications -> Manage Notifications under the Player Settings tab to something reasonable. Changing the Event Sounds volume in KMix or another volume mixer application will not help here. This should make the flat-volumes mode work out as intended, if it does not work, some other application is likely requesting 100% volume when its playing something. If all else fails, you can try to disable flat-volumes:
flat-volumes = no
Then restart PulseAudio daemon:
# pulseaudio -k # pulseaudio --start
Realtime scheduling
If rtkit does not work, you can manually set up your system to run PulseAudio with real-time scheduling, which can help performance. To do this, add the following lines to
@pulse-rt - rtprio 9 @pulse-rt - nice -11
Afterwards, you need to add your user to the
pulse-rt group:
# gpasswd -a <user> pulse-rt
No sound after resume from suspend
If audio generally works, but stops after resume from suspend, try "reloading" PulseAudio by executing:
$ /usr/bin/pasuspender /bin/true
This is better than completely killing and restarting it (
pulseaudio -k followed by
pulseaudio --start), because it doesn't break already running applications.
If the above fixes your problem, you may wish to automate it, by creating a systemd service file.
1. Create the template service file in
[Unit] Description=Fix PulseAudio after resume from suspend After=suspend.target [Service] User=%I Type=oneshot Environment="XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/%U" ExecStart=/usr/bin/pasuspender /bin/true [Install] WantedBy=suspend.target
2. Enable it for your user account
# systemctl enable resume-fix-pulseaudio@YOUR_USERNAME_HERE.service
3. Reload systemd
# systemctl --system daemon-reload
ALSA channels mute when headphones are plugged/unplugged improperly
If when you unplug your headphones or plug them in the audio remains muted in alsamixer on the wrong channel due to it being set to 0%, you may be able to fix it by opening
/etc/pulse/default.pa and commenting out the line:
load-module module-switch-on-port-available
pactl "invalid option" error with negative percentage arguments
pactl commands that take negative percentage arguments will fail with an 'invalid option' error. Use the standard shell '--' pseudo argument
to disable argument parsing before the negative argument. e.g.
pactl set-sink-volume 1 -- -5%.
Daemon already running
On some systems, PulseAudio may be started multiple times. journalctl will report:
[pulseaudio] pid.c: Daemon already running.
Make sure to use only one method of autostarting applications. pulseaudio includes these files:
Also check user autostart files and directories, such as xinitrc,
~/.config/autostart/ etc.
Fallback device is not respected
PulseAudio does not have a true default device. Instead it uses a "fallback", which only applies to new sound streams. This means previously run applications are not affected by the newly set fallback device.
Only gnome-media and mate-media-pulseaudio handle this gracefully. Alternatively:
1. Move the old streams in pavucontrol manually to the new sound card.
2. Stop Pulse, erase the "stream-volumes" in
~/.pulse and restart Pulse. This also resets application volumes.
3. Disable stream device reading. This may be not wanted when using different soundcards with different applications.
load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false
See also
- http://www.alsa-project.org/main/index.php/Asoundrc - ALSA wiki on .asoundrc
- http://www.pulseaudio.org/ - PulseAudio official site
- http://www.pulseaudio.org/wiki/FAQ - PulseAudio FAQ


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Nouveau chez / New release at: "Simone!" by Simone Stern - Part II
Second outfit from the new men's collection by Simone Stern!
19th hole, perfect after an effort (preferably on the green), for laid back moments with a touch of class. The pants will get along with tons of items from your inventory, the shirt comes in three versions: both long and short sleeves for the tucked version, and long sleeves for the untucked version. And the price is simonesque: more than fair.
To complete the look, I chose some bicolor oxford shoes from H&H, way too unknown brand of quality dress shoes by Eponymous Trenchmouth, the very good Sleepwalk Hair by Jesseaitui Petion, a ring which made me think of an Ivy League frat ring by Eggberta Etchegaray and a pair of shades by Twob Larsen, with a bit of an attitude, so the perfect final touch!
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Style: Ben Vanguard
• Costume, Chemise, Cravate / Suit, Shirt, Tie:
in (Simone!) 19th hole outfit (350 Lindens, Perms: M,C,NT):
(Simone!) 19th hole Long Sleeved Tucked Shirt,
(Simone!) 19th hole Pants,
by Simone Stern,
@ Simone! Design Main Location, Simone (81, 228, 32)
• Souliers / Shoes:
H&H Black & White Oxfords (300 Lindens, Perms: NM/NC/T),
by Eponymous Trenchmouth,
@ Jeepers Creepers, Tean (238, 88, 25)
• Lunettes de soleil / Sunglasses:
.:SUITE17:. MAGNUM (250 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
by Twob Larsen,
@ .:SUITE17:., Phloston Paradise (16, 162, 24)
• Bague / Ring:
Men's Silver Claddagh Ring (200 Lindens, Perms: M/NC/T),
by Eggberta Echegaray,
@ The Willow Tea Room and Courtyard Garden, Babbage Square (206, 226, 28)
• Coiffure / Hair:
Aitui - Sleepwalk Hair /Ash Blonde/ (225 Lindens, Perms: C/M/NT),
by Jesseaitui Petion,
@ A I T U I, Aitui (195, 120, 23)
• Yeux / Eyes:
(Avatar) Eyes: Natural - Indigo (50 Lindens, Perms: M/C/NT),
by Nephilaine Protagonist,
@ Pixeldolls, Port Seraphine (32, 132, 27)
• Skin:
FNKY! Antonio Dark - Rugged (1850 Lindens),
by Funk Schnook,
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|Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying's Regular Press Conference on June 7, 2018
| 2018/06/07
Q: Yesterday, we saw on the website of the Foreign Ministry a list of corruption fugitives and their relevant information released by China's Central Anti-Corruption Coordination Group. Could you offer more information as to what the Foreign Ministry and China's diplomatic missions overseas are doing in fighting corruption, catching international fugitives and recovering illicit gains?
A: Tracking down corrupt officials who fled overseas and their illicit gains is an important link in the fight against corruption and a vital part of our diplomatic work. The Foreign Ministry and our diplomatic missions overseas attach high importance to this work and have been actively cooperating and coordinating with competent departments on this front.
Up to now, China has signed bilateral judicial assistance treaties on criminal matters with 61 countries and extradition treaties with 50 countries. We have basically put in place a legal guarantee network covering major countries of all continents to bring back fugitives and their illicit assets. Within the framework of the UN and other mechanisms, we have been participating in formulating international anti-corruption rules, consolidated international consensus on fighting corruption and strengthened all countries' willingness to cooperate on this front. Meanwhile, following the lead of the China-US Joint Liaison Group on Law Enforcement Cooperation (JLG) and China-Canada Consultations on Judicial and Law-enforcement Cooperation, China has established and is also working on long-term communication and cooperation mechanisms with relevant countries so as to facilitate practical cooperation on individual cases. 52 of all the 100 fugitives listed on the Interpol red notice have been arrested.
The Foreign Ministry and our diplomatic missions overseas will continue to promote international anti-corruption cooperation, weave a closely-knit "Sky Net", and make our contributions to China's anti-corruption work and social fairness and justice.
Q: The US Consulate-General in Guangzhou said that several of its staff have just been sent back to the US because they developed unexplained illnesses after hearing strange noises in their residences. Has the US government made representations to you about this and do you have any comment on this incident?
A: After the previous report that a US diplomatic employee stationed in China was allegedly affected by so-called sonic waves, the relevant Chinese authorities have carried out serious investigation and informed the US side of the result. By far, we have found no reason or clue that would lead to the situation reported by the US side. China will ensure the safety of foreign diplomatic staff in China, including those from the US, in accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
As to the latest reports, according to my information, the US side has not made any official communication to us on this matter. I myself learnt about the relevant information through media reports, and I am not aware of the specifics. If there is any problem, the US can directly tell us. We will investigate the case and coordinate with the US side in a consistently responsible way.
Q: The Memorandum of Understanding, signed by the Government of Myanmar, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the UN Development Programme (UNDP), on June 6, is meant to create conditions conducive to voluntary, safe, dignified, and sustainable return of Rohingya refugees. Do you have any comment on that?
A: There is a complex historical, ethnic and religious background to Myanmar's Rakhine State issue, the settlement of which calls for dialogue and consultation between Bangladesh and Myanmar, coupled with constructive help from the international community. We welcome the memorandum signed between the UNHCR, the UNDP and the government of Myanmar. It shows that all parties are committed to resolving the issue through dialogue and cooperation. We hope that the government of Myanmar could closely cooperate with relevant UN agencies and earnestly implement the memorandum.
As a friendly neighbor to Myanmar and Bangladesh, China has been closely following the evolvement of the situation in the Rakhine State and playing a positive part in seeking a proper settlement. The three-stage solution proposed by China, composed of cessation of violence and maintenance of stability, repatriation and sheltering, and poverty reduction and development, is appreciated and welcomed by both Myanmar and Bangladesh. We stand ready to work with the international community and continue to play a positive role in providing an enabling environment to promote dialogue between Myanmar and Bangladesh, seek a practical solution to the issue, maintain long-term stability in the Rakhine State, and realize prosperity and development for the Rakhine State.
Q: The Australian government has suggested some dates for Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to come to visit China. When will China give a reply to the Australian government and when will this visit happen? And what about the Chinese government's attitude towards receiving a visit by the Australian Prime Minister? Would China welcome a visit by the Australian Prime Minister sometime soon?
A: The timetable for mutual visits between two countries will have to be nailed down through consultations. You asked about a specific date. I have no information on that.
China would like to conduct exchanges and cooperation with all other countries on the basis of equal treatment and mutual respect.
Q: Can you give us some idea as to what kind of probe or investigation China did when the United States made the first notification to China about the problems with the sonic waves in Guangzhou? Do you anticipate doing more of an investigation presumably after the US informs you of the latest development?
A: What I can tell you is that China has very responsibly investigated the issue that a US diplomatic employee in China was allegedly affected by the so-called sonic waves. However, we have found no reason or clue that would lead to the situation reported by the US side. We have made feedback to the US side on this issue.
As to the latest development reported by the media, like I pointed out just now, the US side has not made any request to the Chinese side. If the US side officially informs us of the latest case, China will carry out necessary investigations in the same responsible and earnest manner and remain in close communication and coordination with the US side.


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The Köppen Climate Classification subtype for this climate is "Dfb". (Warm Summer Continental Climate).
The average temperature for the year in Trenton is 45.8°F (7.7°C). The warmest month, on average, is July with an average temperature of 69.0°F (20.6°C). The coolest month on average is January, with an average temperature of 22.1°F (-5.5°C).
The highest recorded temperature in Trenton is 103.0°F (39.4°C), which was recorded in July. The lowest recorded temperature in Trenton is -35.0°F (-37.2°C), which was recorded in February.
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Trenton is 18.3" (464.8 mm). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 2.4" (61 mm) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is July with an average of 0.8" (20.3 mm). There are an average of 97.0 days of precipitation, with the most precipitation occurring in May with 11.0 days and the least precipitation occurring in July with 4.0 days.
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Two 17-year-olds have bee n arrested on suspicion of the murder of a man with learning difficulties who was stabbed in the heart.
The male youths are now in custody at west and north London police stations, Scotland Yard said.
Dean Mayley, 24, was stabbed as he walked along Ruislip Road, Greenford, west London, on February 7 at around 5.20pm.
Mr Mayley suffered from a development disorder which led to him having moderate learning difficulties and the mental age of a nine-year-old. His family say he was very vulnerable and easily led. It meant he rarely left home alone, except to visit relatives.
A post-mortem examination gave the cause of death as a single stab wound to the chest.
Scotland Yard has released footage of him getting off an E9 bus just under an hour earlier in Ruislip Road East, and walking towards The Broadway.
Detective Chief Inspector Matt Bonner said: "This was a vulnerable man who would have shown an unusual degree of trust in those who he came across and it is utterly sickening that he should have been set upon in this way."


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If you like the minimal lines of an all-in-one desktop, but need true quad-core power for multimedia and 3D tasks, then the Apple iMac 27-inch (Core i5) ($1,999 list) should be at the top of your list. It gives you speedy performance scores, better 3D graphics, and the same large screen as the previous 27-inch (Core i7)—all for a couple hundred bucks less. All this earns it our Editors' Choice for high-end multimedia-oriented all-in-one PCs and a spot on our list of best desktops.
Like its most recent predecessors, the Apple iMac 27-inch (Core i7) ($2,199 list, ) and iMac 27-inch (Core 2 Duo) ($1,699 list, ), the new iMac 27-inch (Core i5) looks like a metal and glass monitor suspended above your desk surface by a graceful arm. The screen pivots on a hinge, so you can find a comfortable viewing position whether you are seated or standing. This feature makes the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) a great PC for high visibility work areas, like reception or inside a design studio. There is also a spot for you to slip the wireless keyboard and mouse under the iMac when not in use, making for a clutter-free work surface. A similarly slim-wired keyboard and mouse are no-cost options, but you'll have to shell out extra cash for Apple's Magic Trackpad ($69 list, ).
The system has 4 USB 2.0 ports and a FireWire 800 port on the back, along with audio jacks and a Mini DisplayPort. The Mini DisplayPort has input/output, which is very convenient for connecting the iMac to an external monitor. The input can be used to hook up a laptop or Apple Mac mini ($699 list, ), extending your investment by letting you use the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) as a monitor long after the CPU and graphics become too slow. You could also connect an external device, like a cable box or Blu-ray player via HDMI with a third party adapter. I just wish Apple had included these adapters for free like they do with the Mac mini's HDMI-to-DVI adapter. As with the Mac mini, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) includes an improved SD card slot, which now supports larger capacity SDHC and SDXC cards. Unfortunately, you'll still need an adapter for less popular formats like Compact Flash, xD, and Memory Stick.
The iMac 27-inch (Core i5) comes fitted with a quad-core Intel Core i5-760 processor, 4GB of DDR3 memory (expandable up to 16GB), 1TB hard drive, ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics, 802.11a/b/g/n (2.4GHz/5GHz) Wi-Fi, and DVD burning SuperDrive. You still can't get a Blu-ray drive in the iMac 27-inch (Core i5), but you can hook up an external USB drive for data or a regular Blu-ray player for movies, using HDMI. It seems that Apple really wants you to buy HD content from iTunes or watch it via streaming over the Internet (like You Tube or Hulu). The Core i5-760 processor is a true quad-core processor, since it has four individual processor cores in the CPU. The less expensive and less capable Core i3 and Core i5 processors use two physical cores and Hyper Threading to act like four cores. The Core i7 found in the top-of-the-line iMac (Core i7) adds Hyper Threading to four physical cores to get eight processing thread capabilities.
Like all Macs, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) comes with Mac OS X 10.6 and iLife (iTunes, iMovie, iDVD, GarageBand, and iWeb). The iLife suite lets users to view and share photos, music, and home videos the instant you turn the system on. Together with Front Row, they make the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) into a highly sophisticated, yet simple to use media PC. There isn't any bloatware (ads, trialware, etc.) aside from a quick offer during initial setup to sign up for mobileme, Apple's online service. The iMac 27-inch (Core i5) features EPEAT Gold certification, Energy Star 5.0 certification, green manufacturing, and recyclability.
The iMac 27-inch (Core i5) can be equipped with a 256GB solid state drive (SSD) and a 1TB or 2TB spinning hard drive simultaneously, but you have to configure it that way from the factory. Though theoretically possible, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) is too complex for the average user to upgrade on their own, and the parts needed to mount the SSD aren't included and can't be bought from Apple. The SSD is a pricey option, at a $750 upgrade price for the 256GB SSD plus 1TB data drive.
The iMac 27-inch (Core i5)'s processor, speedy DDR3 memory, and ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics let it score higher almost across the board when put up against the previous top-of-the line iMac (Core i7). The iMac 27-inch (Core i5) has the same screen and chassis, but is measurably faster on multimedia, day-to-day, and 3D gaming tasks. It took 1 minute 47 seconds to complete the PhotoShop CS4 test in Mac OS X, while the iMac (Core i7) was a smidge faster at 1:40. On all the other tests in Windows 7 Boot Camp, however, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) was faster. This can be chalked up to the faster DDR3-1333 memory and much more powerful ATI Radeon HD 5750 graphics.
In fact, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) was faster than all the all-in-ones we've recently tested, and actually did just as good, or even better than the traditional tower PC Dell Studio XPS 7100 ($1,149 direct, ) in some test. In the past, traditional towers used to beat all-in-ones regularly. This time the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) is more than competitive. Bottom line is that the iMac with quad-core Intel Core i5 is a power users' system that's ready for just about any task you throw at it.
So how does it do against the previous Editors' Choice, the iMac (Core i7)? The iMac 27-inch (Core i5) is faster, better at 3D games and tasks, can be equipped with more options like an SSD, and has a cheaper base price. As such, the iMac 27-inch (Core i5) succeeds the iMac (Core i7) as our high-end all-in-one desktop Editors' Choice and cements the Apple iMac as the all-in-one desktop to have and to beat.
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If your existing home intercom system is giving you problems, it may be time to upgrade your system. Of course, a replacement intercom can bring a lot of questions with it. But before you start tearing wires out of the walls, let's talk about replacing an existing intercom system. First, wiring is an important aspect to consider in this upgrade. We offer several retrofit intercom systems, meaning that these systems will replace your existing three, four, six seven or eight wire configurations. These upgrades for your home intercom system even come with custom sized adapter plates to prevent you from having patch old holes in the wall.
Having said that, there are replacements that need to be made when upgrading your intercom system. Unfortunately, you can't just buy one piece and have a whole new system. Most systems need to be replaced in its entirety, including the master intercom station, room intercom stations, patio intercom stations, door intercoms, wall and speaker controls, and even the rough-in box or housing that your master station is mounted in.
That's where we come in. Whether you are looking for a new intercom system or just replacing your old or out-dated system, look no further than the elite line of intercom systems offered through BEC Integrated Solutions. We offer several upgrade intercom systems that can replace existing Nutone, Broan, AudioTech and M&S Intercom Systems.
RETRO-M Replacement Intercom System by IntraSonic
Turn your home or office into an entertainment oasis with this replacement intercom system. As our leading upgrade solution, the RETRO-M intercom system allows you to stream music through multiple input sources throughout your residence. Communication is clear and direct throughout the system and is an ideal replacement for in-wall home intercom systems.
The IST RETRO-M can support up to 13 zones for a customized system of 10 room stations, 1 patio station and 2 door stations, for example. The system is compatible with three, four, six, seven or eight wire configurations. This replace intercom system also comes with 10 AM/FM presets and a USB port to charge your device. Bluetooth options are also available, allowing you to go wireless and stream your favorite tunes and audio content.
M&S DMC3-4 Replacement Intercom System by M&S Systems
With multiple features you are sure to enjoy, the M&S DMC 3-4 or DMC 1 replacement intercom system offers the latest in home intercom technology. The DMC3-4 intercom system is retrofitted to replace three and four wire configurations and the DMC1 replaces 6-8 wire configurations. The system can support up to fifteen room stations and three door stations. Music streaming is available on the system with eight AM/FM presets and a standard 3.5mm jack when requested for Bluetooth device connection or direct plug-and-play music.
The M&S DMC upgrade home intercom system comes with door chime, doorbell intercom compatibility as well as stereo and optional power amplifier. While only using 30 watts of power, this replacement intercom system will provide the newest features while also keeping operating costs affordable.
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Enjoy the modern conveniences of 21st century technology with our home intercom system by NuTone. This system allows you to answer the door in any room of your house using door release functions. Simply press a button to communicate with other rooms in the house or even guests at the front door. Playing music is also an option through two different methods. Connect devices using the optional IA-30WH Auxiliary Input or listen using the system's eight AM/FM presets. All music will come through clearly and supply hours of entertainment!
Each of our replacement intercom systems are easy to install and save homeowners time and money by supplying custom replacement adapter plates for seamless installation. When considering a new or replacement intercom system, go with the industry leader for over 20 years. Our systems have been installed all over the world and are known for being the best intercom systems on the market today. Choose system below, fill out a simple form and let us send you a free instant online quote!
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Below are answers to some of the more common questions we are asked from our customers.
- Re-using old stations - Unless you have the M&S MC602 model you WILL have to replace ALL room intercom stations and patio intercom stations. If you are replacing a Nutone system of any type you will also have to replace doorbell stations, ceiling speakers and controls.
- Wiring can always be re-used as long as these wires are home run straight back from each station to the master intercom. This is typically how most old M&S and Nutone systems were wired.
- Drywall work - Drywall or patch work is not necessary since upgrade systems are designed with adapter plate options. BEC Audio also makes Custom Sized Frames for unique applications.
- Master unit housing - The rough in box or housing that is in the wall for the existing master unit does have to be replaced when upgrading using the M&S or Nutone intercom upgrade products. If you decide to upgrade using the IntraSonic RETRO-M Intercom you will be able to re-use the rough in housing in the wall as long as it is no taller than 10 inches in height.
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- Door Stations - if you are replacing an M&S Systems Intercom with M&S Systems you can always reuse the door station. If you are replacing a Nutone Intercom System you will need to replace this regardless of which product you upgrade with.
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Very nice building lot near Mt. Orab. Western Brown Schools. Deed restrictions allow double wides, but no single wides.
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Naturally Harrison necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 256 diseños de 67 diseñadores freelance.
Naturally Harrison
Hi, my name is Harrison Wills. I started my business several years ago and have been dedicated to the environment my entire life. I was chosen last year by MTV to represent the Green Entrepreneurs of today. I have also done some other similar acting work. To see more about me look me up on imdb.com (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1587704/) or on youtube.
This is not your typical green business. I manufacture and retail organic mattresses and sustainably made bed frames. The beds are made of certified fair trade natural latex and covered with organic cotton and wool. I try to be as sustainable as possible with every aspect of my business. We plan to make donations with every purchase to environmental and human rights non-profits. Our goal is to provide fair prices and sell products that improve the health of people and the planet.
We are looking to really expand our company with a heartfelt and soulful logo and a clean and user friendly e-commerce website. Whoever designs our logo will also have the opportunity to design our website. It is crucial that our logo conveys our philanthropic and environmentally conscious philosophy and that it will enable us to sell more than just mattresses in the future. We want something clean, elegant, timeless, and simple that integrates elements from nature. We are excited to see some fresh designs that are completely unique and clever!
The health conscious and green community, young educated professionals and anyone who is sensitive to the chemicals in traditional beds (the elderly, pregnant mothers, parents with infants etc).
I want a logo that conveys my devotion to philanthropy and the environment. It is important that the logo not limit me to one product. I see Naturally Harrison as a household organic brand name one day. Think Toms of Maine or Seventh Generation. I want something attractive and elegant that incorporates elements from nature. I also want it to convey a story. A great example of this is the logo for Clean Conscience http://www.cleanconsciencegoods.com/. It is clean and simple but tells the story of plastic bottles being turned into recycled bags.
I had a few ideas for the logo. One was a sidewalk with a bright flower growing out of the cracks. Another was an elegant "Naturally Harrison" on a falling leaf. I am very open to other submissions. These are just ideas. Please avoid anything 3D (bc we will need to put it on business cards, website, product etc) or anything that looks similar to the example logos. Thank you!
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Rapids player ratings vs. Seattle: Mullan strong, Pickens big, but Colorado falls
This week's Rapids player-ratings come care of Kevin Villegas, a Denver native who has been following the Rapids since their inaugural season, plays midfield himself and works as a producer for a local advertising agency.
Every time a Rapids player went to ground, fans of Seattle Sounders FC waited with bated breath.
Brian Mullan's first trip to Seattle since breaking the leg of Sounders forward Steve Zakuani in April of 2011 on a hard slide tackle didn't quite end the way the Rapids hoped. To be sure, the Rapids looked dangerous at times but never quite threatened the goal.
The Sounders really only had three opportunities to score, but a header scored on a set piece by Zach Scott proved decisive as the Sounders took down the boys in burgundy 1-0 in front of a crowd of 38,000-plus in Seattle. The Rapids now have nine points on six games on the season.
The game started physically and ended chippy, with four players picking up yellows. A neutral observer couldn't help but think these teams don't particularly like each other.
When it comes down to style of play, the Rapids continue to endure growing pains in the installation of their 4-3-3. They play better, and look more comfortable, when they play the way Manager Oscar Pareja wants them to –- technically, with possession and with short passes along the ground.
The Sounders were better in possession, better technically and better on the scoreboard, where it really counts. And for once, the Rapids can't blame the outcome of this game on Baldoermo Toledo, the referee.
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Digital abstracts represents the depiction of imagery in arts. Abstraction exists along a continuum. Even art that aims for verisimilitude of the highest degree can be said to be an abstract.
Artwork which takes liberties, altering the instance color and form in ways that are conspicuous, can be said to be digital abstracts.There is a wealth of potent, beautiful, digital art and fractal images on this collection, created by a vast array of inspired individuals.
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Remember Anton or Antonia…
That was the question I was asking myself.
Well, the person was a man…
I found this on the Internet while searching for more information…
The message was posted back in 2005.
Evelyn Howard
14 July 2005
Interested In
Family history from Holland. – Names: Bijl, Vogelezang, Sulkers.
My parents came to Canada in the early 1900's with their respective parents and families. My father-Anton Sulkers was born in Zaandam. His father was Hermanus Sulkers and his mother was Maria Johanna Vriens. My mother, Adriana Bijl was born in Krimpen a/d IJssel. Her parents were Evelytje Vogelezang and David Bijl and his father was Andries Bijl. Anyone with a possible connection?
Write to me please.
Thank you.
The message said… Write to me please…
So I wrote a message.
Did you know Herm Sulkers, the son of Peter Sulkers, son of Hermanus, was a sailor on the Canadian destroyer Athabaskan.
I posted a lot of articles on this subject.
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BOSTON—The Houston Dash dropped their only chance to claim a season sweep over an opponent and fell to last place in the NWSL standings in the process with a 1-0 loss to the Boston Breakers at Harvard Stadium.
Kristie Mewis' second half goal was enough to claim all three points for Boston, who were on the other end of one-goal games in their previous encounters with the Dash. Houston goes into the final game of the NWSL regular season needing a win to finish their inaugural season off the bottom of the table.
Both teams came out in the first half with an attacking mindset as they combined for 13 shots in the opening period. Mewis nearly opened the scoring 17 minutes in as she tried to catch Dash goalkeeper Erin McLeod off her line. The Boston attacker floated a ball from 30 yards out on the left sideline that drifted to the far post but dropped on top of the crossbar and out.
Dash forward Kealia Ohai looked dangerous after scoring two goals in the teams' last meeting in Houston on July 11. The speedy rookie blew by the Breakers defense on a couple of occasions but reigning NWSL Player of the Week Alyssa Naeher came up with timely saves to keep her off the board. Ohai managed to beat Naeher with a curling shot from inside the box two minutes before the halftime whistle, but the attempt clanged against the far post and stayed out.
Boston came out with more attacking intent as in the second half as they looked to end their season on a high note, and it payed off in the 77th minute with Mewis' goal. Heather O'Reilly put in a cross from the left side that was partially deflected by Dash defender Stephanie Ochs, but the ball fell to Mewis just a couple of yards in front of goal and the second-year player made no mistake punching it in.
Houston had the ball in the back of the net six minutes later, but had it taken back on an offside call. With players forward after a cleared corner kick, Becky Edwards delivered a second cross into the box. Rafaelle Souza, who was instrumental as a substitute in Houston's 3-2 win in Boston on April 20, rose above the defense to head the ball down to Kelly McFarlane near the post. The rookie midfielder had her initial shot saved by Naeher but put away the rebound, only to have the assistant referee's flag nullify the attempt.
The Dash now finish their inaugural campaign on Wednesday in a makeup match at Sky Blue FC. The match, rescheduled after their July 2 meeting was postponed due to severe weather, doesn't hold any playoff implications after Portland Thorns FC clinched the final spot on Sunday, but will decide the No. 1 overall draft pick in the 2015 NWSL College Draft. Houston, currently in last place, sits two points behind the Breakers—who, coincidentally, traded their first round pick to Sky Blue.
Boston Breakers (6-16-2, 20 points) vs. Houston Dash (5-15-3, 18 points)
NWSL regular season
August 17, 2014—Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 3,006
Scoring Summary:
Boston: Kristie Mewis 3 (Heather O'Reilly 5) 77
Boston Breakers: Alyssa Naeher; Nikki Washington (Bianca D'Agostino 84), Rachel Wood, Julie King, Mollie Pathman; Heather O'Reilly, Cat Whitehill © (Maddy Evans 88), Kristie Mewis; Jazmine Reeves (Bianca Sierra 69), Katie Schoepfer, Courtney Jones
Substitutes Not Used: Jami Kranich, Joanna Lohman, Chelsea Stewart
Houston Dash: Erin McLeod ©; Stephanie Ochs, Osinachi Ohale, Whitney Engen, Meghan Klingenberg; Kaylyn Kyle (Kelly McFarlane 59), Jordan Jackson, Becky Edwards; Kealia Ohai, Nina Burger (Rafaelle Souza 76), Melissa Henderson (Tiffany McCarty 46)
Substitutes Not Used: Bianca Henninger, Arianna Romero, Marissa Diggs, Kika Toulouse
Misconduct Summary:
Referee: Karen Abt
Assistant Referees: Khalaf Al Latayfeh, Emilie Buse
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Those of you who know me well, know that I don't like to ask for help, at all. But, this time I really need if. As some of you may already know, I found out on Friday that I am one of 100 finalists for the Audience Choice Awards in Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's inaugural "American Made," a multimedia celebration of American artists, artisans and entrepreneurs. The search for the Audience Choice winner began last month with over 2000 applicants, and I was selected as a finalist by the editors of Martha Stewart Living. The fact that I am a finalist and have made it this far is beyond exciting and incredibly humbling to me, to tell you the truth. And now I'm asking for your help.
And here's where you and your friends come in. The winner of this award will be selected, in part, based on the amount of votes that he or she receives on the Martha Stewart American Made website. Voting is open now and runs through September 24, and you are able to vote once a day. So I am asking for your vote, and to help me spread the word, please.
I know you are all extremely busy, but if you (and anyone else you may know who would be interested) are up for it, you can vote once a day, now through September 24. Please vote, and vote often!!
The Audience Choice winner will be announced on October 8, will receive $10,000 to further his or her business and a trip to New York City to be part of the inaugural "American Made" event next month, and will be featured in the December issue of Martha Stewart Living.
Winning this award would be life changing for my family and I. It would allow me to do many things that I have wanted to do for a long time to help grow my business including creating paper patterns of my quilt designs for wider distribution, exhibiting at national trade shows so that my voice will be heard by even more people, and starting a series of workshops where I teach and share my love of modern quilting and design.
To vote, and to learn more about the award, please visit my profile here:
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A combination of factors (will not bore you all) has meant that I seem to have lost my style mojo, my shopping mojo, my photographyt mojo (such as it ever was!!) and everything else...
One bargain to report - and it was a stonking one - a White Company duvet cover with £100 off (that's what I call a bargain! No picture sadly due to general ineptitude..) but very little else has been going on.
|Just to prove I still exist - not recent, but in RI wedges and White Company cords.
Never mind, January (horrid depressing month at the best of times I find) is almost over.
Here's to a stylish February :-)