Hi Nicola,
All apps are no sound or someone ?
You can already look in alsamixer (
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Audio/Alsamixer) if there is not muted channel(s) (MM) and also which channel is used (F6).
alsamix
And also in pavucontrol (
https://www.addictivetips.com/ubuntu-linux-tips/manage-audio-devices-on-linux-pavucontrol/) if everything is well configured.
pavucontrol
or in GUI from volume control, see audio mixer.
In pavucontrol, you first look in the last tab "Configuration" which sound card is used and if it is in "analog stereo duplex", then start playing a sound and look in the other tabs of pavucontrol (Play , Output device) if the channels are active.
Give us feedback from:
inxi -Fxx
So that we know what we have to do. (this command gives everything, not just the audio, because I like to have an overview and it can be useful in case of other problems)