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:
- Uninstall FluidSynth
- Add
systemctl --user restart pipewireto your session startup; this eliminates the problem.
As I want FluidSynth, I went with the latter.
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.confTo ~/.config/pipewire
Uncomment
pulse.min.quantum = 128/48000And increase to 512/48000. Restart.
systemctl --user restart wireplumber pipewire pipewire-pulseIncrease 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.
This is what fixed my ubuntu audio stuttering too
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.
