audinst hud mx-2, enabling it in ubuntu

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Configuration

Get Devices

aplay --list-devices

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: CX20590 Analog [CX20590 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HUDmx2 [Audinst HUD-mx2], device 0: USB Audio [USB Audio]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: HUDmx2 [Audinst HUD-mx2], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

We want whatever is [Audinst HUD-mx2], device 1: USB Audio [USB Audio #1]. We can see it belongs to card 1, device 1, which translates to: hw:1,1.

Load Module

pacmd load-module module-alsa-sink device=hw:1,1

Resources

1. http://www.overclock.net/t/1413890/audinst-hud-mx2-pulse-audio
2. http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=49&t=128478
3. http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Configuring_Sound_on_Linux/HW_Address