diff --git a/qsynth-0.3.8-default_pulseaudio.patch b/qsynth-0.3.8-default_pulseaudio.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b399ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qsynth-0.3.8-default_pulseaudio.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Nru qsynth-0.3.6.orig/src/qsynthOptions.cpp qsynth-0.3.6/src/qsynthOptions.cpp
+--- qsynth-0.3.6.orig/src/qsynthOptions.cpp	2012-06-12 18:48:46.340291361 +0200
++++ qsynth-0.3.6/src/qsynthOptions.cpp	2012-06-12 18:51:07.838932135 +0200
+@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@
+ 	pSetup->iAudioBufCount   = m_settings.value("/AudioBufCount", 8).toInt();
+ #else
+ 	pSetup->sMidiDriver      = m_settings.value("/MidiDriver", "alsa_seq").toString();
+-	pSetup->sAudioDriver     = m_settings.value("/AudioDriver", "jack").toString();
++	pSetup->sAudioDriver     = m_settings.value("/AudioDriver", "alsa").toString();
+ 	pSetup->iAudioBufSize    = m_settings.value("/AudioBufSize", 64).toInt();
+ 	pSetup->iAudioBufCount   = m_settings.value("/AudioBufCount", 2).toInt();
+ #endif
diff --git a/qsynth.spec b/qsynth.spec
index 5c63e15..d221fb5 100644
--- a/qsynth.spec
+++ b/qsynth.spec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Name:          qsynth
 Version:       0.3.8
-Release:       1mamba
+Release:       2mamba
 Summary:       A fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt3 toolkit
 Group:         Graphical Desktop/Applications/Multimedia
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ Source:        http://downloads.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/qsynth/%{name}-%{ver
 Patch0:        %{name}-0.2.4-wrongincludes.patch
 Patch1:        %{name}-0.3.1-soundfonts.patch
 Patch2:        %{name}-0.3.6-default_alsa.patch
+Patch3:        qsynth-0.3.8-default_pulseaudio.patch
 License:       GPL
 BuildRoot:     %{_tmppath}/%{name}-%{version}-buildroot
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
@@ -31,7 +32,8 @@ QSynth is a fluidsynth GUI front-end application written in C++ around the Qt3 t
 %setup -q
 #%patch0 -p1
 %patch1 -p1
-%patch2 -p1
+#%patch2 -p1
+%patch3 -p1
 
 %build
 export QTDIR=/usr/lib/qt4
@@ -43,8 +45,8 @@ export QMAKESPEC=linux-g++
 [ "%{buildroot}" != / ] && rm -rf %{buildroot}
 %makeinstall
 
-mkdir -p $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/applications
-cat > $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/%{_datadir}/applications/qsynth.desktop << EOF
+mkdir -p %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications
+cat > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/qsynth.desktop << EOF
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Qsynth
 GenericName=Fluidsynth control interface
@@ -73,17 +75,21 @@ fi
 
 %files
 %defattr(-,root,root)
-%doc AUTHORS COPYING ChangeLog README README-OSX TODO
-%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/qsynth.png
 %{_bindir}/qsynth
 %{_datadir}/applications/qsynth.desktop
+%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/qsynth.png
 %lang(cs) %{_datadir}/locale/qsynth_cs.qm
 %lang(de) %{_datadir}/locale/qsynth_de.qm
 %lang(fr) %{_datadir}/locale/qsynth_fr.qm
 %lang(ru) %{_datadir}/locale/qsynth_ru.qm
 %lang(sr) %{_datadir}/locale/qsynth_sr.qm
+%doc AUTHORS COPYING
+#ChangeLog README README-OSX TODO
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Dec 04 2014 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 0.3.8-2mamba
+- use pulseaudio instead of alsa as default backend
+
 * Fri Jan 03 2014 Automatic Build System <autodist@mambasoft.it> 0.3.8-1mamba
 - automatic version update by autodist