https://github.com/l3ku/ubuntu-fast-track-pro
How to fix Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 not recognizing M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB audio interface
https://github.com/l3ku/ubuntu-fast-track-pro
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How to fix Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 not recognizing M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB audio interface
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/l3ku/ubuntu-fast-track-pro
- Owner: l3ku
- Created: 2019-02-02T22:46:14.000Z (about 6 years ago)
- Default Branch: master
- Last Pushed: 2020-08-10T09:06:33.000Z (over 4 years ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-27T05:13:58.205Z (4 months ago)
- Topics: alsa, audio, audio-interface-linux, m-audio, pulseaudio-configuration, ubuntu1804, ubuntu2004, usb-audio-interface
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- Stars: 17
- Watchers: 3
- Forks: 3
- Open Issues: 1
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- Readme: README.md
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# How to fix Ubuntu 18.04/20.04 not recognizing M-Audio Fast Track Pro USB audio interface
After buying a new machine and installing Ubuntu 18.04 on it, I realized that my old Fast Track Pro USB audio interface was not recognized at all by the system as it did not appear in the system preferences. 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!
Hopefully this saves you from a couple hours of frustration. :)
## 1. Check if your device is recognized by ALSA
```
$ aplay -l
...
card 5: Pro [FastTrack Pro], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 5: Pro [FastTrack Pro], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
```
If the command output includes a similar output to the above, it means that ALSA recognizes the card and you can **skip to step 4**.
## 2. Verify that the device is listed as an USB device
```
$ lsusb
...
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0763:2012 Midiman M-Audio Fast Track Pro
...
```
The 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.
## 3. Edit ALSA configuration
Open the configuration file `/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf`:
```
$ sudo vim /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
```
Comment out the following line:
```
...
#options snd-usb-audio index=-2
...
```
Add the following line to the end of the file:
```
...
options snd_usb_audio vid=0x763 pid=0x2012 device_setup=0x9 index=5 enable=1
```
For the changes to take effect, reload ALSA:
```
$ sudo alsa force-reload
```
Now you can verify according to step 1 that the device is listed with `aplay -l`.
The sound card should also be listed in output of the following command:
```
$ cat /proc/asound/cards
...
5 [Pro ]: USB-Audio - FastTrack Pro
M-Audio FastTrack Pro at usb-0000:00:14.0-12, full speed
```
## 4. Edit Pulseaudio configuration
Open the Pulseaudio configuration file for editing:
```
$ sudo vim /etc/pulse/default.pa
```
Add the following line to the end of the file:
```
...
load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:5
```
**IMPORTANT:** Change the device number from 5 to the actual card number outputted when you run the command `cat /proc/asound/cards`!
Reload Pulseaudio for the changes to take effect:
```
$ pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio
```
## 5. Select Fast Track Pro as sound card
This 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:
```
pacmd unload-module module-udev-detect && pacmd load-module module-udev-detect
```
If there are some errors or something could be done better, suggestions are welcome as issues or pull requests.