FYI: Audio Crackling Bug with Pipewire 1.4.1 + FluidSynth in Debian Testing/Unstable and Work-Around (bugs.debian.org)
from data1701d@startrek.website to linux@lemmy.ml on 04 Apr 03:52
https://startrek.website/post/21341652

In case anyone is using Debian Testing/Unstable and experiencing audio issues, I thought I’d share this.

Until the bugs get fixed, there are two workarounds:

  1. Uninstall FluidSynth
  2. Add systemctl --user restart pipewire to your session startup; this eliminates the problem.

As I want FluidSynth, I went with the latter.

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ohulancutash@feddit.uk on 04 Apr 04:29 collapse

Ubuntu had a general crackling issue introduced last year, an issue around a buffer size which I fixed by copying

/usr/share/pipewire/pipewire-pulse.conf

To ~/.config/pipewire

Uncomment

pulse.min.quantum = 128/48000

And increase to 512/48000. Restart.

systemctl --user restart wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulse

Increase buffer until stuttering ends. Note this also introduces delay to audio.

Perhaps your issue is something similar? I wouldn’t blindly make these changes on your end, but maybe it’s something to search up on.

data1701d@startrek.website on 04 Apr 04:42 next collapse

Tried that already.

Based on the report, this seems to be an actual bug - it was working fine for everyone before the update and only happens in the presence of FluidSynth.

Ubuntu probably hasn’t had this version of PipeWire yet.

My work around is working just fine for now, though.

Zeoic@lemmy.world on 04 Apr 16:28 collapse

This is what fixed my ubuntu audio stuttering too