So I finished my install and set up pavucontrol but no matter what certain notifications only play out of my speakers, even when my Bluetooth headphones are the selected output device. I did find a solution, and that was to completely disable my speakers from pavucontrol. However I don't want to have to open it every time I need to use my headphones, just to fully disable my speakers. I was wondering if anyone knows why this happens and how I could fix it? It has done this since my first boot and no other distro has done that with my system so I am very confused.
update- after trying to remove and then add my bluetooth headphones again they do not work at all unless I disable the speakers in pavucontrol.
Conflicting Sound Servers: Ubuntu often uses both PulseAudio and ALSA for sound management. Your Bluetooth headphones might connect through one system, while notification sounds are routed through the other.
Application-Specific Routing: Some applications may have built-in settings that override the default sound output, forcing them to use speakers.
System-Level Sound Settings: The overall sound settings in your Zorin OS installation could be prioritizing speakers, even if Bluetooth is selected.
I didn’t get a chance to try the command. I found out just switching to new Bluetooth headphones worked. My other ones were more comfortable, but it was a very cheap Chinese product. I tried out my Logitech headphones and bam everything worked. It always cut out every now and then in other distros too so I think those headphones may just be garbage I should use. Thank you for your help!