What output do you get when you run "qemu-system-x86_64 -audio-help" ? Could you provide your full command line, please?
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of qemu- devel-ml, which is subscribed to QEMU. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1623998 Title: pulseaudio Invalid argument error Status in QEMU: Incomplete Bug description: When using qemu-system-ppc on Ubuntu Mate 15 with the usb audio card, I see these error messages: pulseaudio: set_sink_input_volume() failed pulseaudio: Reason: Invalid argument pulseaudio: set_sink_input_mute() failed pulseaudio: Reason: Invalid argument No audio plays. When an attempt is made, QEMU seems to freeze for a moment. I use "-device usb-audio" to add the usb sound card. This issue is present in both emulation and KVM mode. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/qemu/+bug/1623998/+subscriptions
