No audio when plugging external monitor through HDMI

Question

If I plug my external monitor through HDMI, I lose audio in my laptop. My external monitor doesn't have audio, so I want to keep the audio in the laptop's speakers. How can I do that?

We need more hardware information to help you, can you look at this question and then edit your question adding the information. — Jorge Castro, Oct 30 '11 at 18:07
possible duplicate of Auto-switch audio to HDMI when HDMI monitor/receiver plugged into laptop — Elder Geek, Apr 25 '15 at 14:28

William · Answer 1 · 2011-11-24T01:30:49.317

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Go to the sound menu at the top of the screen and click preferences. Alternatively, execute the command alsa-mixer. Under the output tab, see if there is an option in the dropdown for HDMI Output.

edited Nov 24 '11 at 01:30

answered Oct 30 '11 at 12:41

William

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I couldn't make it work. This must be a hardware issue. – 719016 Feb 10 '12 at 11:24
Yep, guessing so. – William Feb 10 '12 at 13:42
This worked, I had HDMI selected as output, instead of the internal speaker. (And my HDMI monitor doesn't have speakers) – Lord Zsolt Apr 26 '16 at 20:27

score 1 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 22 '19 at 08:38

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What worked for me was going to System Preferences > Sound > Output and choosing my headphones as the device for sound output.

edited Feb 22 '19 at 08:38

Zanna

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answered Feb 21 '19 at 19:46

Tatiana Frank

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score 1 · Answer 3 · edited Apr 25 '15 at 10:29

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On the volume icon on the desktop, there should be an icon of the external HDMI device. Press that and you should be able to disable that device for sound and it will automatically use the built in sound of your laptop.

edited Apr 25 '15 at 10:29

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answered Apr 25 '15 at 10:00

manny

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No audio when plugging external monitor through HDMI

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