so i have recently got ubuntu linux, so i’m a beginner here. this is my first issue so far
in sound output devices, i have headphones - built-in audio, hdmi displayport, and digital output (s/pdif) - built-in audio
i assume my hdmi displayport is my monitor, which doesn’t have speakers
my headphones work fine
so my assumption is my speakers are the digital output (s/pdif), and they don’t produce sound (although they seem to produce volume, according to the visualizer above test)
in alsamixer, if i go to what seems like my speakers, i see 4 bars, s/pdif, s/pdif 1, s/pdif 2, s/pdif 3. they aren’t muted, but they are at a “maximum” of 0, and can’t be risen
i’ve looked stuff up and it seems that ubuntu has moved from pulseaudio to pipewire, so finding guides is confusing. i’ve read advice that says it being digital naturally means it’s inaudible, and it needs to be changed to analog, and it used to be done in pulseaudio config file. as for pipewire, i read it comes partially included in ubuntu, and i don’t know how to use it or if the thing i need is included naturally.
my speakers are usb + black connector (amongst the different colored audio sockets in the back, this uses one which is black), and has 2 speakers, one with volume control and headphones.
plugging headphones into the speaker, my headphones don’t work. they only work when plugged into the front of my machine.