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I was not willing to buy a new sound card yet, so as somewhat a Linux noob, I started troubleshooting and eventually got the sound card to work. This works in 20.04 too!\n\nHopefully this saves you from a couple hours of frustration. :)\n\n## 1. Check if your device is recognized by ALSA\n```\n$ aplay -l\n...\ncard 5: Pro [FastTrack Pro], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]\n  Subdevices: 1/1\n  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0\ncard 5: Pro [FastTrack Pro], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]\n  Subdevices: 1/1\n  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0\n```\nIf the command output includes a similar output to the above, it means that ALSA recognizes the card and you can **skip to step 4**.\n\n## 2. Verify that the device is listed as an USB device\n```\n$ lsusb\n...\nBus 001 Device 006: ID 0763:2012 Midiman M-Audio Fast Track Pro\n...\n```\nThe output of the command `lsusb` should include the output above. If not, check that the device is connected. If the problem persists, there is some other issue with your system that I can not unfortunately help you any further with.\n\n## 3. Edit ALSA configuration\nOpen the configuration file `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf`:\n```\n$ sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf\n```\n\nComment out the following line:\n```\n...\n#options snd-usb-audio index=-2\n...\n```\n\nAdd the following line to the end of the file:\n```\n...\noptions snd_usb_audio vid=0x763 pid=0x2012 device_setup=0x9 index=5 enable=1\n```\n\nFor the changes to take effect, reload ALSA:\n```\n$ sudo alsa force-reload\n```\nNow you can verify according to step 1 that the device is listed with `aplay -l`.\nThe sound card should also be listed in output of the following command:\n```\n$ cat /proc/asound/cards\n...\n 5 [Pro            ]: USB-Audio - FastTrack Pro\n                      M-Audio FastTrack Pro at usb-0000:00:14.0-12, full speed\n```\n\n## 4. Edit Pulseaudio configuration\nOpen the Pulseaudio configuration file for editing:\n```\n$ sudo vim /etc/pulse/default.pa\n```\n\nAdd the following line to the end of the file:\n```\n...\nload-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:5\n```\n**IMPORTANT:** Change the device number from 5 to the actual card number outputted when you run the command `cat /proc/asound/cards`!\n\nReload Pulseaudio for the changes to take effect:\n```\n$ pulseaudio -k \u0026\u0026 pulseaudio\n```\n\n## 5. Select Fast Track Pro as sound card\nThis can be done various ways, I myself used the system settings GUI. If your Fast Track Pro is still not listed in the available devices, try running:\n```\npacmd unload-module module-udev-detect \u0026\u0026 pacmd load-module module-udev-detect\n```\nIf there are some errors or something could be done better, suggestions are welcome as issues or pull requests.\n","project_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fl3ku%2Fubuntu-fast-track-pro","html_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/projects/github.com%2Fl3ku%2Fubuntu-fast-track-pro","lists_url":"https://awesome.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/projects/github.com%2Fl3ku%2Fubuntu-fast-track-pro/lists"}