# Left channel # This will match output ports of any client named 'out_1', 'out_l', 'output_1' or 'output_l' .*:out(put)?_(1|l)$ system:playback_1 # Right channel # This will match output ports of any client named 'out_2', 'out_r', 'output_2' or 'output_r' .*:out(put)?_(2|r)$ system:playback_2 # Another common naming scheme for output ports: .*:Out L system:playback_1 .*:Out R system:playback_2