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RetroPie: Configure USB Audio As Primary Sound Device

Edit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf and the add the following:

options snd_usb_audio index=0
options snd_bcm2835 index=1
options snd slots=snd-usb-audio,snd-bcm2835

Now reboot.

You can test it by using the command cat /proc/asound/modules

Output should be:

0 snd_usb_audio
1 snd_bcm2835

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