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| 3 | <topic xml:lang="en-us" id="settings-audio">
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| 4 | <title>Audio Settings</title>
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| 5 |
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| 6 | <body>
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| 7 | <p>
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| 8 | The <b outputclass="bold">Audio</b> section in a virtual
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| 9 | machine's <b outputclass="bold">Settings</b> window
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| 10 | determines whether the VM will detect a connected sound card, and
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| 11 | if the audio output should be played on the host system.
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| 12 | </p>
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| 13 | <p>
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| 14 | To enable audio for a guest, select the
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| 15 | <b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio</b> check box. The
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| 16 | following settings are available:
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| 17 | </p>
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| 18 | <ul>
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| 19 | <li>
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| 20 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Host Audio Driver:</b> The audio
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| 21 | driver that <ph conkeyref="vbox-conkeyref-phrases/product-name"/> uses on the host.
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| 22 | </p>
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| 23 | <p>
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| 24 | The <b outputclass="bold">Default</b> option is enabled
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| 25 | by default for all new VMs. This option selects the best audio
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| 26 | driver for the host platform automatically. This enables you
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| 27 | to move VMs between different platforms without having to
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| 28 | change the audio driver.
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| 29 | </p>
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| 30 | <p>
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| 31 | On a Linux host, depending on your host configuration, you can
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| 32 | select between the OSS, ALSA, or the PulseAudio subsystem. On
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| 33 | newer Linux distributions, the PulseAudio subsystem is
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| 34 | preferred.
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| 35 | </p>
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| 36 | <p>
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| 37 | Only OSS is supported on Oracle Solaris hosts. The Oracle
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| 38 | Solaris Audio audio backend is no longer supported on Oracle
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| 39 | Solaris hosts.
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| 40 | </p>
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| 41 | </li>
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| 42 | <li>
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| 43 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Audio Controller:</b> You can
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| 44 | choose between the emulation of an Intel AC'97 controller, an
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| 45 | Intel HD Audio controller, or a SoundBlaster 16 card.
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| 46 | </p>
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| 47 | </li>
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| 48 | <li>
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| 49 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Output:</b> Enables
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| 50 | audio output only for the VM.
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| 51 | </p>
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| 52 | </li>
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| 53 | <li>
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| 54 | <p><b outputclass="bold">Enable Audio Input:</b> Enables
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| 55 | audio input only for the VM.
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| 56 | </p>
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| 57 | </li>
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| 58 | </ul>
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| 59 | </body>
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| 60 |
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| 61 | </topic>
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