PipeWire vs PulseAudio

[xeno74]

Hi All,

I tested the new PipeWire on Debian Sid PPC64 today. It works with Nemo's onboard SB600 Azalia (Intel HDA) without any problems.
It is a new low-level multimedia framework. It aims to offer capture and playback for both audio and video with minimal latency and support for PulseAudio, JACK, ALSA and GStreamer-based applications.

It replaces PulseAudio in many distributions.

Unfortunately, there seems to be an endian issue in the Bluetooth module from PipeWire. It can connect to other devices such as speakers, but you can only hear strange noise.

I replaced PipeWire with Pulseaudio with the following commands:

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apt install pulseaudio

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apt remove pipewire

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apt install pulseaudio-module-bluetooth

After that, audio via Bluetooth works without any problems.

You can check if you use PipeWire or PulseAudio with the command pactl info.

Output if you use PulseAudio:

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Server String: /run/user/1000/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 11
Tile Size: 65472
User Name: amigaone
Host Name: debian-ppc64.a-eon.tld
Server Name: pulseaudio
Server Version: 16.1
Default Sample Specification: s16be 2ch 44100Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: alsa_output.pci-0000_05_14.2.analog-stereo
Default Source: alsa_input.pci-0000_05_14.2.analog-stereo
Cookie: 093e:485b

Cheers,
Christian