Re: pipewire

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vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote at 02:44 this Friday (GMT):

On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 03:05:59 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
<ldo@nz.invalid> wrote in <uv7k2m$1f7vt$1@dont-email.me>:
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On Tue, 9 Apr 2024 23:36:45 -0000 (UTC), vallor wrote:
 

I brought up pulseaudio's superior sound-routing capabilities.

 
All the smart distros are using PipeWire now.

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Mint has pipewire available, but I'm not using it -- too new for me.
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(Read: I haven't gone and looked at it yet.)
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Actually -- hey!  I'm pretty sure I asked in here a few weeks ago
if anyone had tried pipewire.  Besides the sound, I like the idea
of being able to intercept my camera feed to add effects.[*]
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How is it?
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[*] You can already do this with a virtual camera device and
obs-studio...pipewire just seems like a cleaner solution.

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I think pipewire works alright.

This guy tried Pipewire for a couple months, but then had to revert
to JACK + PulseAudio.  This 12-minute video explains why:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvWgm6aZTQA

    Is PipeWire ready for audio production (in Q4 2021) ?

That was in 2021, so surely his issues have been solved. Would be interesting
to follow up on it.

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