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--- systems:vpinball [2025/03/29 12:36] – [Accessing Service Menu] toccata10
+++ systems:vpinball [2025/07/11 14:26] (current) – Fix VPinballX_GL path lbrpdx
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   * DOFlink to control toys (addressable LEDs, shakers...)
   * SFF and multi-output sound systems
+Even if SFF is not fully supported yet, you can still use multiple sound cards. For example, on my pincab, I have two sound cards: one for the backglass music and sound effects, and one for the ball and bumper "physical" sounds. I can list all the sound outputs supported by VPinballX by logging into Batocera and running:
+<code>
+# /usr/bin/vpinball/VPinballX_GL -listsn
+-06-14 15:18:37.153 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@926] Starting VPX - v10.8.0 Final (Rev. 9999 (unknown), linux OpenGL 64bits)
+-06-14 15:18:37.154 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@929] Settings file was loaded from /userdata/system/.vpinball/VPinballX.ini
+-06-14 15:18:37.154 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@930] m_logicalNumberOfProcessors=4
+-06-14 15:18:37.154 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@931] m_szMyPath=/usr/bin/vpinball/
+-06-14 15:18:37.154 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@932] m_szMyPrefPath=/userdata/system/.vpinball/
+-06-14 15:18:37.154 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@980] Available sound devices:
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 1: name=Default, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 2: name= USB Audio: USB Audio, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 3: name=HDA Intel PCH: ALC221 Analog, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 4: name=HDA NVidia: LG TV, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 5: name=HDA NVidia: HDMI 1, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 6: name=HDA NVidia: HDMI 2, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 7: name=HDA NVidia: HDMI 3, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 8: name=HDA Intel HDMI: HDMI 0 *, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 9: name=HDA Intel HDMI: HDMI 1, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 10: name=HDA Intel HDMI: HDMI 2, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 11: name=Default Audio Device, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 12: name=Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 13: name=Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 14: name=Open Sound System, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 15: name=PipeWire Sound Server, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 16: name=PulseAudio Sound Server, enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 17: name=Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb), enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 18: name=Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8), enabled=1
+-06-14 15:18:37.171 INFO  [10019] [VPApp::InitInstance@985] id 19: name=Plugin for channel downmix (stereo) with a simple spacialization, enabled=1
+</code>
+In my case, I want to use my default speakers for the backglass music and effects, which is managed by PipeWire Sound Server (''id 15'' above) and my other USB sound card for the ball and bumper physical effects with ''id 2'' above. I can edit the ''batocera.conf'' file and add:
+<code>
+vpinball.vpinball_sounddevice=2
+vpinball.vpinball_sounddevicebg=15
+</code>
 For earlier Batocera **v39** and lower, this is not supported. A pinball and Batocera fan shared information about how to tweak Batocera **v39** for pincabs [[https://gist.github.com/jsm174/19e9841174dada68d01026b2763f0f06|at this location]].