Pierre Frenkiel wrote: > ->sudo ln -s /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p /dev/snd/pcmC1D1p > > and that's it! > Still difficult to understand why it worked with vlc, as it is configured > to use the Alsa output. aplay you must provide the device with the -D option -D, --device=NAME select PCM by name You probably need to use alsactl to clean up the state - for me it was useful with new sound cards regards