An audio Sink switcher, based on PulseAudio. Allows you to change the default output sound device, and to route the audio of any program currently running into it.
A sink is an output device. It is an active unit that consumes samples.
The typical sink represents an output sound device, e.g. headphones connected to a sound card line output or on a Bluetooth headset. PulseAudio automatically creates a sink for every detected output device.
- List the available sinks to switch to:
$ ./switch-sink.sh -l
Available system Sinks:
ID NAME
3 alsa_output.usb-Generic_USB_Audio-00.analog-stereo module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz SUSPENDED
33 alsa_output.pci-0000_2d_00.1.hdmi-stereo module-alsa-card.c s16le 2ch 44100Hz SUSPENDED
34 alsa_output.usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_2i2_USB_Y8Y7A7Z126CB3C-00.analog-stereo module-alsa-card.c s32le 2ch 44100Hz SUSPENDED
35 alsa_output.usb-PreSonus_Revelator_IO_24_AB7C21322604-00.analog-surround-21 module-alsa-card.c s32le 3ch 44100Hz SUSPENDED- Switch to the desired sink by its name:
$ ./switch-sink.sh alsa_output.usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_2i2_USB_Y8Y7A7Z126CB3C-00.analog-stereo
Set default sink: alsa_output.usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_2i2_USB_Y8Y7A7Z126CB3C-00.analog-stereo- Or by its ID:
$ ./switch-sink.sh 34
Set default sink: 34