This sounds like a valid bug still, but low priority if PulseEffects is not part of standard Ubuntu. So most people will never notice. We're working on the assumption that many more people want USB and Bluetooth devices to work well, than PulseEffects.
But still, this sounds like a valid bug. Please log your request for switch-on-connect to ignore virtual devices here: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=PulseAudio ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1731550 Title: module-switch-on-connect switches to virtual devices To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1731550/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs