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PipeWire 0.3.77 Released (gitlab.freedesktop.org)

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PipeWire 0.3.77 (2023-08-04)

This is a quick bugfix release that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases.

Highlights

Fix a bug in ALSA source where the available number of samples was miscaluclated and resulted in xruns in some cases.
A new L permission was added to make it possible to force a link between nodes even when the nodes can't see each other.
The VBAN module now supports midi send and receive as well.
Many cleanups and small fixes.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a lot of love for it here, so I guess my experience isn't typical. I updated to Ubuntu Lunar Lobster on my home media machine, which comes with PipeWire by default, and it's utter shit. The vocals and some instruments in my music tracks only play nearly inaudibly from the center channel of my 5.1 surround system. It's unlistenable, even with the center volume boosted.

Seriously, what am I missing? How can it do audio that poorly?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I've never had a multi-channel setup to experience configuring it, but I am sure there must be guidance out there. In my own experience PW improved my Linux audio experience quite a bit by resolving some issues I had with glitchy audio on my DAC and audio latency that was noticeable in some games.