How to make subwoofer work in Ubuntu
Posted on Sat 22 June 2013 in HowTo • Tagged with sound, subwoofer, Ubuntu, Linux
Using the same computer with Windows 8 and Ubuntu I noticed that the sound was worse in Ubuntu and I discovered why soon: subwoofer doesn't work out of the box!
How to fix it
The fix is quite easy to apply (but it was not easy to find the right one!). First of all edit /etc/pulse/default.pa and add this line at the end:
load-module module-combine channels=6 channel_map=front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right,front-center,lfe
then edit /etc/pulse/daemon.conf, modify the line
enable-lfe-remixing: no to enable-lfe-remixing: yes, then
uncomment it (remove the semicolon in front of it). Reboot your PC and
enjoy the subwoofer!