topic Re: Spotify mutes when terminal issues a bip in Desktop (Linux)

Spotify mutes when terminal issues a bip

eric972 — Tue, 29 May 2018 13:11:11 GMT

Device

ASUS PRO BU401LG

Operating System

Ubuntu 18.04

Cinnamon 3.6.7-8ubuntu1

My Question or Issue

Since I upgraded from 17.04 to 18.04 (fresh install actually), Spotify mutes (and pauses) itself, more or less randomly. This is actually almost systematic when a terminal running on the computer issues a bip (like you are hitting a wrong key).

To restore sound, I need to go to sound settings, unmute the app, and then restart playing the music in spotify. Quite annoying !!

(happened while typing this message, no reason there)

Thanks for your help !

Re: Spotify mutes when terminal issues a bip

eric972 — Tue, 29 May 2018 19:18:54 GMT

note - I've found that alsa mixer has an automute mode, that I've disabled, but no luck

this is fairly recent, since an update this morning

it s just driving me crazy - spotify is totally useless, it hardly completes a song before muting!

Re: Spotify mutes when terminal issues a bip

eric972 — Tue, 29 May 2018 19:36:13 GMT

I eventually think I got it solved, by commenting out in /etc/pulse/default.pa the line

load-module module-role-cork

then rebooting... not sure wether its the former or later that solved it or both, but its back to normal now