PipeWire 0.3.77 Released
PipeWire 0.3.77 Released
PipeWire 0.3.77 (2023-08-04) This is a quick bugfix release that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases.
PipeWire 0.3.77 (2023-08-04)
This is a quick bugfix release that is API and ABI compatible with previous 0.3.x releases.
Highlights
- Fix a bug in ALSA source where the available number of samples was miscaluclated and resulted in xruns in some cases.
- A new L permission was added to make it possible to force a link between nodes even when the nodes can't see each other.
- The VBAN module now supports midi send and receive as well.
- Many cleanups and small fixes.
Perhaps a shot in the dark, but does anyone know if this update does anything to change the sound issues on Samsung laptops? For example, I have a GalaxyBook3 Pro 360, and it doesn't matter what distro I use; I cannot get audio working. I spent 8 hours one day just going through forums and trying various fixes but could never get anything to work.
Is it because of missing firmware? From the Arch wiki on ALSA:
sof-firmware is required for some newer laptop models (mainly since 2019) because they implement their drivers with firmware provided by the Sound Open Firmware project.
I swear I tried all of that and uninstalled the existing firmware, and pulled the newer files. I might give it another go, but I saw on a thread that this is a specific issue with Galaxy Book devices. Someone had a detailed step-by-step guide to get the audio working; I tried it, but it didn't.
There's a lot of love for it here, so I guess my experience isn't typical. I updated to Ubuntu Lunar Lobster on my home media machine, which comes with PipeWire by default, and it's utter shit. The vocals and some instruments in my music tracks only play nearly inaudibly from the center channel of my 5.1 surround system. It's unlistenable, even with the center volume boosted.
Seriously, what am I missing? How can it do audio that poorly?
I've never had a multi-channel setup to experience configuring it, but I am sure there must be guidance out there. In my own experience PW improved my Linux audio experience quite a bit by resolving some issues I had with glitchy audio on my DAC and audio latency that was noticeable in some games.