Here is my current setup:
I am running a standard Ubuntu 20.04.3 LTS on my PC, with the following video & audio setup:
An NVidia graphics card with HDMI and VGA output
A display connected by VGA to the video card
my amplifier connected by HDMI to the video card (for audio)
No display connected to my amplifier
Here is the problem:
When in the audio settings, I see the HDMI out, with the VUmetre bouncing happily. But I have no sound.
If I go to the Display settings (My system is in french, so I translate approximately), I see that two displays are detected, the AV amplifier being detected as a second display. I am currently in clone mode (second option): If I switch to unique display (third option), still no sound; But if I switch to Join displays (first option)... Then I get sound!
The problem is that I don't want joined displays, since I have no display connected to the AV receiver, so I would have windows that open on a non existing display.
I tried looking in pavucontrol, fooling around in alsaconf, but impossible to solve the issue. And I see no change in the audio settings when I change the displays configuration...
Thanks a lot for your help!