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Scratchy/crackling sound

    • Closed Imported Issue created by Administrator @root

    Describe your issue

    What's the expected behaviour?

    clean sound

    What's the current behaviour?

    All sound has noticeable scratch to it (crackling). The issue gets worse after seeking within or over files.

    Listen to the attached video to get an idea (mpv / pipewire).

    sound before and after seeking

    How to reproduce your issue?

    play any type of audio with any application

    What device are you using?

    axolotl (Shift SHIFT6mq)

    On what postmarketOS version did you encounter the issue?

    • edge (master branch)

    • v23.06

    • v22.12 (Supported until 2023-07-06)

    • I confirm that the issue still is present after running sudo apk upgrade -a

    On what environment did you encounter the issue?

    Environments

    • GNOME Shell on Mobile
    • Phosh
    • Plasma Mobile
    • Sxmo (Wayland/Sway) Please post the output of sxmo_version.sh
    • Other: Please fill out

    How did you get postmarketOS image?

    What's the build date of the image? (in yyyy-mm-dd format)

    2023-11-05, roughly

    Additional information

    sxmo_version.sh

    Sxmo 1.13.0
sway version 1.8.1
bemenu v0.6.16
foot version: 1.16.2 +pgo +ime +graphemes -assertions
/usr/bin/bonsaictl
superd Version: 0.7.1
Server String: /dev/shm/user/10000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 86
Tile Size: 65472
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.85)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output._sys_devices_platform_sound_sound_card0.HiFi__hw_SHIFT6mq_0__sink
Default Source: alsa_input._sys_devices_platform_sound_sound_card0.HiFi__hw_SHIFT6mq_1__source
Cookie: 1686:dc79
/usr/bin/sxmo_version.sh: line 37: : Permission denied
mmcli 1.22.0
aarch64
    grep -v '^#' /etc/alsa/conf.d/50-pipewire.conf 
    defaults.pipewire.server "pipewire-0"
defaults.pipewire.node "-1"
defaults.pipewire.exclusive false
defaults.pipewire.role ""
defaults.pipewire.rate 0
defaults.pipewire.format ""
defaults.pipewire.channels 0
defaults.pipewire.period_bytes 0
defaults.pipewire.buffer_bytes 0

pcm.pipewire {
	@args [ SERVER NODE EXCLUSIVE ROLE RATE FORMAT CHANNELS PERIOD_BYTES BUFFER_BYTES ]
	@args.SERVER {
		type string
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.server
		}
	}
	@args.NODE {
		type string
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.node
		}
	}
	@args.EXCLUSIVE {
		type integer
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.exclusive
		}
	}
	@args.ROLE {
		type string
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.role
		}
	}
	@args.RATE {
		type integer
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.rate
		}
	}
	@args.FORMAT {
		type string
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.format
		}
	}
	@args.CHANNELS {
		type integer
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.channels
		}
	}
	@args.PERIOD_BYTES {
		type integer
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.period_bytes
		}
	}
	@args.BUFFER_BYTES {
		type integer
		default {
			@func refer
			name defaults.pipewire.buffer_bytes
		}
	}

	type pipewire
	server $SERVER
	playback_node $NODE
	capture_node $NODE
	exclusive $EXCLUSIVE
	role $ROLE
	rate $RATE
	format $FORMAT
	channels $CHANNELS
	period_bytes $PERIOD_BYTES
	buffer_bytes $BUFFER_BYTES
	hint {
		show on
		description "PipeWire Sound Server"
	}
}

ctl.pipewire {
        @args.SERVER {
                type string
                default {
                        @func refer
                        name defaults.pipewire.server
                }
        }
        type pipewire
        server $SERVER
}
    grep -v '^#' /etc/alsa/conf.d/99-pipewire-default.conf 
    pcm.!default {
    type pipewire
    playback_node "-1"
    capture_node  "-1"
    hint {
        show on
        description "Default ALSA Output (currently PipeWire Media Server)"
    }
}

ctl.!default {
    type pipewire
}
    grep -v '^#' /etc/pulse/default.pa.d/postmarketos.pa 
    load-module module-role-ducking trigger_roles=event,a11y ducking_roles=no_role,music,video,game global=true

load-module module-switch-on-connect
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