Hi,
I've recently (not quite sure when it started) had trouble with Pipewire. In my setup,
I use all the drop-in replacements for JACK, pulseaudio, alsa, etc.
The problem is that sometimes, after a while, everything starts to sound like it has a
bitcrusher/downsampling effect applied.
A typical path to the problem would be:
1 - start a browser tab that plays audio, pause the audio (everything sounds as expected)
2 - then start a youtube video in another tab while leaving the original tab open
3 - close the second tab
4 - go back to the first one and continue playback (everyhing sounds like there's a
downsampling effect applied).
I usually have to restart the browser. But it's not only happening with browser
applications. Muting and un-muting channels repeatedly in Ardour can
create the same problem.
I've observed this on two laptops, both running up-to-date Arch Linux with latest
Pipewire, usually with the internal sound card.
Does anyone have a hint on how to solve this?
Best,
Niklas
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