33. Sound Dialog

The PulseAudio Volume Control settings dialog, which is found in the Multimedia category of the , has various tabs to view and configure sound settings.

Playback - You can adjust the volume of system sounds, as well as set the volume, channel balance, and output device of each running application.

Recording - Lists applications that are currently recording and allows the adjustment of the volume and input device.

Output Devices - Lists audio output devices and allows the adjustment of their output source, volume, and latency.

Input Devices - Lists audio input devices and allows the adjustment of their input source, volume, and latency.

Note: To enable system sounds, open the Appearance settings dialog, change to the Settings tab and enable ‘Enable event sounds’. Install one of the sound themes, such as FreeDesktop (sound-theme-freedesktop), Yaru (yaru-theme-sound) or Pop (pop-sound-theme). If you use a sound theme other than FreeDesktop, open Settings Editor, change to xsettings in the left side pane, and under the Net category, edit the SoundThemeName value to the name of the sound theme.