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1. How can I change the default audio device from command line?

Normally Gui of Ubuntu allows you to do that (System->Preferences->Sound), like the default input/output device and setting the volume.

If that not works

You can control PulseAudio 
pacmd and pactl commands. For options see man pages or the wiki at PulseAudio:
pacmd list-sinks to list name or index number of possible sinks
pacmd set-default-sink "SINKNAME" to set the default output sink
pacmd set-default-source "SOURCENAME" to set the default input
pacmd set-sink-volume index volume
pacmd set-source-volume index volume for volume control (0 = Mute, 65536 = 100%)
and many many more CLI options.

You can control PulseAudio

pacmd and pactl commands. For options see man pages or the wiki at PulseAudio:

pacmd list-sinks to list name or index number of possible sinks

pacmd set-default-sink "SINKNAME" to set the default output sink

pacmd set-default-source "SOURCENAME" to set the default input

pacmd set-sink-volume index volume

pacmd set-source-volume index volume for volume control (0 = Mute, 65536 = 100%)

and many many more CLI options.

2. Use The AlsaMixer

kutayzorlu.com alsamixer HDMI configuration

F1 – Help
F2 – System Information
F6 – Select Sound Card
Esc – Exit the menu

3. Show the all of the sound devices

$ aplay -l

1	$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: CX20757 Analog [CX20757 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

~# aplay -l
**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC1150 Analog [ALC1150 Analog]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC1150 Digital [ALC1150 Digital]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]
  Subdevices: 1/1
  Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: HDMI [HDA ATI HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 0: CX20757 Analog [CX20757 Analog]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

~# aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****

card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 0: ALC1150 Analog [ALC1150 Analog]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 0: SB [HDA ATI SB], device 1: ALC1150 Digital [ALC1150 Digital]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

card 1: Generic [HD-Audio Generic], device 11: HDMI 5 [HDMI 5]

Subdevices: 1/1

Subdevice #0: subdevice #0

$ pacmd list-cards

CODE: SELECT ALL
Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.
>>> 2 card(s) available.
    index: 0
   name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_01.1>
   driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
   owner module: 5
   properties:
      alsa.card = "0"
      alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
      alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf0244000 irq 46"
      alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
      device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:01.1"
      sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/sound/card0"
      device.bus = "pci"
      device.vendor.id = "1002"
      device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
      device.product.id = "9902"
      device.product.name = "Trinity HDMI Audio Controller"
      device.form_factor = "internal"
      device.string = "0"
      device.description = "Built-in Audio"
      module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
      device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
   profiles:
      output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400, available: unknown)
      off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
   active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo>
   sinks:
      alsa_output.pci-0000_00_01.1.hdmi-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)
   sources:
      alsa_output.pci-0000_00_01.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)
   ports:
      hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)
         properties:
            device.icon_name = "video-display"
    index: 1
   name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2>
   driver: <module-alsa-card.c>
   owner module: 6
   properties:
      alsa.card = "1"
      alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
      alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xf0240000 irq 16"
      alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
      device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"
      sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card1"
      device.bus = "pci"
      device.vendor.id = "1022"
      device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
      device.product.id = "780d"
      device.product.name = "FCH Azalia Controller"
      device.form_factor = "internal"
      device.string = "1"
      device.description = "Built-in Audio"
      module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"
      device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"
   profiles:
      input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60, available: unknown)
      output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)
      output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060, available: unknown)
      off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)
   active profile: <output:analog-stereo>
   sinks:
      alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
   sources:
      alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo.monitor/#1: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo
   ports:
      analog-input-microphone-internal: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)
         properties:
            device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
      analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
         properties:
            device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
      analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset -30000 usec, available: unknown)
         properties:
            device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
      analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)
         properties:
            device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"

$ pacmd list-cards

CODE: SELECT ALL

Welcome to PulseAudio! Use "help" for usage information.

>>> 2 card(s) available.

index: 0

name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_01.1>

driver: <module-alsa-card.c>

owner module: 5

properties:

alsa.card = "0"

alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"

alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xf0244000 irq 46"

alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"

device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:01.1"

sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.1/sound/card0"

device.bus = "pci"

device.vendor.id = "1002"

device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"

device.product.id = "9902"

device.product.name = "Trinity HDMI Audio Controller"

device.form_factor = "internal"

device.string = "0"

device.description = "Built-in Audio"

module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"

device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"

profiles:

output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (priority 5400, available: unknown)

off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)

active profile: <output:hdmi-stereo>

sinks:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_01.1.hdmi-stereo/#0: Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)

sources:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_01.1.hdmi-stereo.monitor/#0: Monitor of Built-in Audio Digital Stereo (HDMI)

ports:

hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (priority 5900, latency offset 0 usec, available: yes)

properties:

device.icon_name = "video-display"

index: 1

name: <alsa_card.pci-0000_00_14.2>

driver: <module-alsa-card.c>

owner module: 6

properties:

alsa.card = "1"

alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"

alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xf0240000 irq 16"

alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"

device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.2"

sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.2/sound/card1"

device.bus = "pci"

device.vendor.id = "1022"

device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"

device.product.id = "780d"

device.product.name = "FCH Azalia Controller"

device.form_factor = "internal"

device.string = "1"

device.description = "Built-in Audio"

module-udev-detect.discovered = "1"

device.icon_name = "audio-card-pci"

profiles:

input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (priority 60, available: unknown)

output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (priority 6000, available: unknown)

output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (priority 6060, available: unknown)

off: Off (priority 0, available: unknown)

active profile: <output:analog-stereo>

sinks:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo/#1: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo

sources:

alsa_output.pci-0000_00_14.2.analog-stereo.monitor/#1: Monitor of Built-in Audio Analog Stereo

ports:

analog-input-microphone-internal: Internal Microphone (priority 8900, latency offset 0 usec, available: unknown)

properties:

device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"

analog-input-microphone: Microphone (priority 8700, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

properties:

device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"

analog-output-speaker: Speakers (priority 10000, latency offset -30000 usec, available: unknown)

properties:

device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"

analog-output-headphones: Headphones (priority 9000, latency offset 0 usec, available: no)

properties:

device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"

Other Option list cards

lspci -nn | grep -i audio

1	lspci -nn \| grep -i audio

4. Change it from GRUB

$nano  /etc/default/grub

Open grub as administrator with a text editor. Then change the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
to
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.audio=1"

Type on the terminal:

sudo update-grub

Reboot and your HDMI sound will work again.

$nano /etc/default/grub

Open grub as administrator with a text editor. Then change the line:

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"

GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash radeon.audio=1"

Type on the terminal:

sudo update-grub

Reboot and your HDMI sound will work again.

5. Change the config files and test it by Command Line

alsamixer 
lshw -c sound
pacmd list-cards
pacmd list-sinks
load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false
apt-get install pulseaudio
pulseaudio 

nano /etc/pulse/default.pa 
pac
pacmd

alsamixer

lshw -c sound

pacmd list-cards

pacmd list-sinks

load-module module-stream-restore restore_device=false

apt-get install pulseaudio

pulseaudio

nano /etc/pulse/default.pa

pac

pacmd

 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,3
 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,0
 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,1
 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,1
 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,3
 gedit /etc/pulse/default.pa

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,3

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,0

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:0,1

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,1

speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,3

gedit /etc/pulse/default.pa

Reconfigure again for sound-base

dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base
apt-get install linux-sound-base
oss4-base
alsactl store/alsactl
nano /etc/asound.conf
cat /proc/asound/modules
nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf
alsactl

dpkg-reconfigure linux-sound-base

apt-get install linux-sound-base

oss4-base

alsactl store/alsactl

nano /etc/asound.conf

cat /proc/asound/modules

nano /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

alsactl

Restart PC test again, It works on my pc.

 speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,3

1	speaker-test -c 2 -r 48000 -D hw:1,3

This test is very important to find which sound card you need to use, 1, and 3 is important first is Device other is port.

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