# How to increase output audio drive on Balena Sound?

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**Category:** Product support\
**Created:** [July 30, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-increase-output-audio-drive-on-balena-sound/22630 "2019-07-30T00:54:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![TowMater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c2a13f/32.png) [@TowMater](https://forums.balena.io/u/TowMater)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2019, 3:36am UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/how-to-increase-output-audio-drive-on-balena-sound/22630/11 "2019-08-08T03:36:03Z")

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Trying to get the Pi to force HDMI audio out but it keeps sending audio to the 3.5 analog connector. Created a new topic [here.](https://forums.balena.io/t/balena-sound-how-to-force-to-hdmi-audio/23784)

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