How to properly make sound on Arch Linux?

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elisey4742016-10-12 22:18:22

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elisey474, 2016-10-12 22:18:22

Do I need to install pulse audio? What for? Will Alsa + Pulse Audio be enough to make sound work in Skype, browsers, players, etc.? Do I need to somehow configure Alsa / Pulse Audio additionally or does everything work out of the box? With standard configs, will the sound be automatically transferred to the headphones when they are connected? Where can I read more about Alsa and Pulse Audio? How does sound work in ubuntu?
Throw instructions on how to make sound on Arch Linux (not archwikis)
P.s. yes i read archwikis

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Nazar Mokrinsky, 2016-10-13
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On Ubuntu PulseAudio over ALSA. As far as I understand, ALSA has exclusive access to the physical device, and PulseAudio allows you to mix sound from different sources (applications), apply effects if necessary (the same equalizer).