Posts by frugirune

Quote from VLouis

Hi, theoretically the "default" (after boot) audio output you can change in the kodi settings (system/audio...). About the Audio Profiles Addon... it's well documented here: https://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:Audio_Profiles and https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=353852.

First you need to link in the addon settings the "phisical" audio port to an addon "profile" (it's 10 profiles are available). Each profile can be labeled with a name (like the "digital" or "analog"), I'm using as the label "HDMI" for profile 1 linked to the HDMI output (ALSA:Default...hdmi), and "HIFI" linked to the I2S (ALSA:...Hifiberry-DAC). To link... prepair the profiles (add/change name, enable....etc), go to the settings/system/audio, change the output (verify if working - have sound at that output), then go to settings/addons... Audio Profiles, select "Run" and assign one enabled profile to the active sound output. It's not an "plug and play" addon, need some work in the settings, but isn't a "rocket science" to make it to work.

Thanks a lot VLouis for your help. I found the time to do as you described and can report that Audio Profiles in principle appear to perform as intended/describe with one *major* exception:

AudioProfiles are loaded upon LibreElec start (I see notification and certain distinct settings change, eg how i preset volume levels etc). However, the audio output is nevertheless always !!! the Default setting (ALSA HDMI default, top of list); and yes, I changed settings and then saved AudioProfiles, as suggested by you and as described in documentation.

I had a few instances (around 4-5 out of about 30 starts and 15 hot-starts/reboots) where i felt right after AudioProfile notification appeared I heard the white noise on from the RPi's analog audio port, just to instantaneously go silent and upon checkingin system settings, end up in ALSA/default. Hence, I thought maybe the AudioProfiles actions get overturned later in the boot process, but I have no solid data evidence, just this observation.

[Btw i also got myself the UGreen USB-to-jack in/put sound card (from suggestion above) and while it shows up upon start as described above, it does not change anything in regards of AudioProfiles...not that i expected it, just for completeness]

In essence, it doesn't work as intended because the goal was to change audio output automatically depending on the chosen medium to play.

Could someone pls help?

M thx in advance!

Quote from VLouis

Hi,

I'm in the same situation, LE11 installed on RPi3, sound to HDMI for video and to HiFi amplifier for listening music.

The best solution what I found is the one recommended by Da Flex, the Audio Profiles add-on.

As addition, the audio quality on the RPi3 jack output is poor (simple PWM output), if you want something better, try to use an I2S audio DAC module (ex. HiFiBerry), or at least an USB audio module (ex. this).

Hey everyone,

Would like to force my various RPis (RPi3B+ and RPi3B) that all run on LE11/Kodi20 to either have 3.5mm jack or Pulse/Bluetooth or Hdmi or combinations thereof active as audio port upon start-up. I have all those options after editing config.txt as ppl suggested above but whatever i do all my RPis always boot with ALSA/HDMI (one out of four such hdmi options) activated by default.

This was annoying me, so I hoped I can overcome it with Audio Profiles. But I cannot configure in the GUI that 'digital', 'analog', and 'headphones' profiles are somehow linked with a specific audio port as is set in system settings. Is this reconfigured somewhere in a txt file instead? If so where? If so, what is the difference btw 'analog' and 'headphones' (which one uses 3.5mm jack); how can I activate (as is suggested btw the line further above) more than one audio port (eg hdmi and jack active? Or Bluetooth and jack active?).

Cycling through profiles has no impact (on any of my RPis) on which audio port is active - it is not overriding/changing system settings - what do I do wrong?

Sorry if this is naive, am new here ...

FrugiRune