$ aplay -L default Playback/recording through the PulseAudio sound server sysdefault:CARD=SB HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Default Audio Device front:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Front speakers surround40:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog 4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers surround41:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog 4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround50:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog 5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers surround51:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog 5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers surround71:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog 7.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Side, Rear and Woofer speakers iec958:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital IEC958 (S/PDIF) Digital Audio Output dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Direct sample mixing device dmix:CARD=SB,DEV=1 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital Direct sample mixing device dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Direct sample snooping device dsnoop:CARD=SB,DEV=1 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital Direct sample snooping device hw:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Direct hardware device without any conversions hw:CARD=SB,DEV=1 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital Direct hardware device without any conversions plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=0 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Analog Hardware device with all software conversions plughw:CARD=SB,DEV=1 HDA ATI SB, ALC892 Digital Hardware device with all software conversions hdmi:CARD=HDMI,DEV=0 HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 HDMI Audio Output dmix:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3 HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Direct sample mixing device dsnoop:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3 HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Direct sample snooping device hw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3 HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Direct hardware device without any conversions plughw:CARD=HDMI,DEV=3 HDA ATI HDMI, HDMI 0 Hardware device with all software conversions $ aplay -l **** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices **** card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC892 Analog [ALC892 Analog] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC892 Digital [ALC892 Digital] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0 card 1: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0] Subdevices: 1/1 Subdevice #0: subdevice #0