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Sound Control

Description

Script to control PulseAudio sound server.

Implemented sound control commands:

  • Get Input Status
    This shows whether the mic is on or off.
  • Toggle Input Status
    This toggles the state of the mic.
  • Get Output Status
    This shows whether the output on the speaker or headphone.
  • Toggle Output Status
    This toggles the output between speaker and headphone.
  • Get Volume Level
    This shows the volume level.
  • Set Volume Level
    This sets the volume level.
  • Get Sound Status
    This shows the state of the input and output also the volume level in JSON format.
  • Set Sound Default
    This sets the default volume of both speaker and headphone.

Help Message

Script to control PulseAudio sound server.
Usage: sound-ctl.sh OPTION [EXTRA_ARGS]

OPTION:
  gi  : get input status
  i   : toggle input status
  go  : get output status
  o   : toggle output status
  gv  : get volume level
  sv  : set volume level
  s   : get sound status
  d   : set sound default

EXTRA_ARGS is needed for OPTION:
  sv  : volume level between 0-100

Setup

Run setup.sh to setup the sound control script.
This will set the config required to run the script:

  • output sink
  • input source
  • speaker port
  • headphone port

Note

There is also a test script (test.sh) for the sound control script for:

  • testing output of gi, go, and gv
  • testing exit code for every commands.

Tested with Linux Mint 20.2 and PulseAudio 13.99.1

See Also

Having both speakers and headphones plugged in and switching in software on-the-fly

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Script to control PulseAudio sound server.

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