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useful pulseaudio commands
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pulse_commands.txt
# create virtual sink with name Virtual_Sink
pacmd load-module module-null-sink sink_name=Virtual_Sink sink_properties=device.description=Virtual_Sink
# remove virtual sink with name Virtual_Sink
pactl list short modules | grep "sink_name=Virtual_Sink" | cut -f1 | xargs -L1 pactl unload-module
# record sound from virtual source with name Virtual_Sink and output file out.mp3
parec -d Virtual_Sink.monitor | lame -r -V0 - out.mp3
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