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Audio randomly skipping on Kubuntu 24.04
Audio playback on Kubuntu 24.04 will randomly skip when watching videos in browser and audio players. This issue is independent of browser and audio player, which indicates a deeper issue within the ...
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Gnome settings menu vs browser input source
When I want to use my microphone on a website (say Google Meets), there are 2 places I can specify it:
In the Gnome settings panel:
In the website itself, on the browser (ie. https://webcammictest....
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Adding a playback delay with PipeWire
Using PipeWire, I'm trying simultaneous playback from the laptop speakers and a Bluetooth speaker.
Creating temporary links on the PipeWire graph with qpwgraph or coppwr works.
However, Bluetooth ...
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Bit perfect audio on Debian 13
I am trying to install bit perfect audio. Up to and including Debian 11 that was not much of a problem.
However, now I am on Debian 13 (Trixie) and Pulseaudio and Pipewire are giving me a hard time.
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logs for active audio device changing (pipewire/wireplumber)
(Pipewire/Wireplumber, KDE Plasma, Aurora (Fedora atomic/Silveblue))
Where can I find logs related to the current audio device changing, or devices being added/removed, etc?
(background)
every few ...
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USB Audio Sound's Crappy Until `pavucontrol` is Launched (Debian 13)
After upgrading from Debian 12 to 13, audio sounds really bad from my USB audio card, which is a Sound Blaster Play! 3.
The poor audio goes away immediately after launching pavucontrol, but this only ...
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Realtek ALC662 rev 3 mic problem
I'm running void Linux and I'm having troubles with my headset, I'm using jack 3.5mm TRRRS connection into my PC's headset port. Prior to switching to linux headset worked fine (both mic and audio) ...
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Pipewire and DroidCam: cannot get audio input
I am trying to use my smartphone as a webcam and microphone in my computer. I use DroidCamX as the server (android) and DroidCam as the client (computer). These successfully connect. Video is ...
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PipeWire downmixing 7.1 audio on KDE neon, tried all standard config and pactl methods
Operating System: KDE neon User Edition
KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.3
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.16.0
Qt Version: 6.9.1
Kernel Version: 6.16.0-061600-generic (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
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Is it possible to record audio on a wayland desktop with ffmpeg?
I've figured out a way to capture video on wayland (hyprland) with ffmpeg, but that method does not cover audio.
Most people on wayland will be using pipewire, pipewire has a compatibility layer for ...
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Create Virtual Stereo Microphone Using Two Real Mono USB Microphones With "pactl"
I own a pair of USB mono Apogee HypeMiC and need to create a virtual stereo microphone (one mono mic per channel) for OBS.
I believe that these are the two mics:
pw-link -o | grep -i 'input.*hypemic'
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Microphone on VivoBook_ASUSLaptop X415JA_X415JA with Arch Linux, Hyprland & Pipewire-Pulse not picking up any audio
The Webcam and Microphone on my asus laptop works fine on windows, but on my Arch Linux distribution, the microphone is recognized, but is not picking up any audio.
Some diagnostics:
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Can't control volume of my USB audio
I'm currently using Ubuntu 25.04, and there's a problem that's been bothering me: the system's volume adjustment doesn't work. When I slide the volume slider, the actual volume of my USB speaker doesn'...
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How to stop clicks and pops when using pipewire using Arch Linux?
I'm using Pipewire in Arch Linux there seems to be an annoying problem with loud popping whenever the sound card is activated and deactivated. Is there a value that can be set to extend the suspend ...
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Sound Card Master Audio Channel doesnt impact Output Sound
i have a new laptop and thought ill try using Arch Linux for the first time and everything except the audio works like a charm, which was unexpected.
My Problem is that, if i try to change the volume ...
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