• USB MIDI device plug-in changes sound volume

    From Chris Ahlstrom@21:1/5 to All on Thu Mar 27 09:21:20 2025
    XPost: comp.os.linux.misc

    Been happening lately on my Debian Sid mini-PC. It has a USB-to-headphone adapter [1] plugged in the back (USB 2), a USB 3 hub plugged into the front
    via a USB-C to USB-B adapter, and another USB 3 hub plugged into that hub. There are various USB-MIDI controller plugged in, plus a (currently unused)
    USB audio codec from Behringer.

    So I take one device (Korg nanoKey2) and plug it in. The volume drops.
    I turn it up via alsamixer. But it would be nice to figure out what is happening.

    [1] This adapter is a Philips product bought at Target. In alsamixer,
    it is called "iStore Audio". In pavucontrol, it's called "AB13X Headset Adapter Analog Stereo". Via lsusb it's called "Walmart AB13X Headset Adapter".

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