Difficulty with sound in FreeBSD13/plasma5

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I'm feeling a bit foolish because I had sound working on this machine before, but I'm having issues on reinstall:

updated my default unit from 4 to 5:
sysctl hw.snd.default_unit=5

confirmed by issuing command
cat /dev/sndstat
which yields output:
Code: 
root@mordor:~ # cat /dev/sndstat
Installed devices:
pcm0: <NVIDIA (0x0040) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm1: <NVIDIA (0x0040) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm2: <NVIDIA (0x0040) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm3: <NVIDIA (0x0040) (HDMI/DP 8ch)> (play)
pcm4: <Realtek ALC889 (Rear Analog 7.1/2.0)> (play/rec)
pcm5: <Realtek ALC889 (Front Analog)> (play/rec) default
pcm6: <Realtek ALC889 (Onboard Digital)> (play)
pcm7: <Realtek ALC889 (Rear Digital)> (play)
pcm8: <USB audio> (rec)
No devices installed from userspace.
Issuing command:
kldload snd_hda

yields:
Code: 
"kldload: can't load snd_hda: module already loaded or in kernel"
as expected because I have already added:

Code: 
snd_hda_load="YES"
to:
/boot/loader.conf

What step am I missing here??
 
To make your sysctl change persist after rebooting, put this line:
Code: 
hw.snd.default_unit=5
... in the /etc/sysctl.conf file.
 
SirDice said:
You don't need this. snd_hda(4) is already included in the GENERIC kernel.

GENERIC « conf « amd64 « sys - src - FreeBSD source tree

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Code: 
pcm5: <Realtek ALC889 (Front Analog)> (play/rec) default
Is the front analog actually connected to the front panel?
Click to expand...

For those looking for solutions here: What is meant here is that not only is it not necessary to add:
Code: 
snd_hda_load="YES"
to
/boot/loader.conf
it may actually be counterproductive. My audio worked perfectly on reboot, after having deprecated this line of code.
 
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