diff --git a/alsamixer/alsamixer.c b/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
index b4769ec..018e2fd 100644
--- a/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
+++ b/alsamixer/alsamixer.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static int	 mixer_ofs_x = 0;
 static float	 mixer_extra_space = 0;
 static int	 mixer_cbar_height = 0;
 
-static char	 card_id[64] = "hw:0";
+static char	 card_id[64] = "default";
 static snd_mixer_t *mixer_handle;
 static char	 mixer_card_name[128];
 static char	 mixer_device_name[128];
diff --git a/amixer/amixer.c b/amixer/amixer.c
index c2f3ba1..d05b369 100644
--- a/amixer/amixer.c
+++ b/amixer/amixer.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 int quiet = 0;
 int debugflag = 0;
-char *card = "hw:0";
+char *card = "default";
 
 static void error(const char *fmt,...)
 {
diff --git a/aplay/aplay.c b/aplay/aplay.c
index e0cf98d..7311043 100644
--- a/aplay/aplay.c
+++ b/aplay/aplay.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		{"separate-channels", 0, 0, 'I'},
 		{0, 0, 0, 0}
 	};
-	char *pcm_name = "plug:0,0";
+	char *pcm_name = "default";
 	int tmp, err, c;
 	snd_pcm_info_t *info;