Please Help - trouble changing default on "audio device"

[a-biddy]

I am have a huge problem with setting the "audio device" default to "stereo." My default is currently "5.1" on release 0.9.9.

When I play a DVD I can manually change the setting from the audio choice on the menu from "5.1" to "stereo" while it is playing. But I can't do this when I am converting the same DVD to MP4 format - video records fine but I get no sound and cannot change the setting manually during conversion like I can while playing the same DVD.

[VLC_help]

Please, don't multipost.
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