Local audio output on HAOS (USB DAC / HDMI)

[backbone10]

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Local audio output on HAOS (USB DAC / HDMI) – Feature request or workaround?

Hi everyone,
I’m running Home Assistant OS on an Intel NUC and would like to output audio directly through the local audio hardware (USB DAC or HDMI) – for example for TTS, notifications, or simple media playback.

However, I’ve run into several issues:

HAOS does not support direct audio output through the host hardware
Snapcast add-ons no longer work (API token errors, deprecated)
former Player Provider add-ons have been removed or are incompatible
add-ons cannot access the host’s ALSA/PulseAudio system
there is currently no official solution for local audio output
My questions:

Is native local audio output on HAOS planned?
Is there any current add-on or project that I might have missed?
Would an official audio API or audio add-on be possible in the future?
I would prefer to stay on HAOS, but local audio output on the device would be extremely useful for many use cases.

Thanks for any feedback!

Why is this exciting?

It makes a second device (in my case a Raspi with Moode audio player obsolete). This would safe money (standby costs)

Potential use cases

It makes a second device (in my case a Raspi with Moode audio player obsolete). This would safe money (standby costs)

Anything else?

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[mib1185]

I think you're looking for the VLC app which in combination with the vlc_telnet integration let you use your local audio hardware.

[Hedda]

FYI, Music Assistent (server) 2.9.0 Beta 4 added a Local Audio Out player provider (by @marcelveldt ) so you can utilize that as a workaround:

• https://github.com/music-assistant/server/releases/tag/2.9.0b4

i would still like to see native Local Audio Output added to Home Assistant Operating System for non-music putposes such as example announcements and alarms that work even when the Music Assistent server is down:

• Add Local Audio Out player provider music-assistant/server#3585