MousePotatoDoesStuffMar 3

...wasn't it supposed to be other way around?

https://lemmy.world/post/43793011

Show threadcmnybo
Linux audio issues were common during the transition to PulseAudio, but that was almost 20 years ago now.
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Show threadOwOarchistMar 3
I was about to say… Maybe I’ve just been lucky, but I haven’t had the slightest issue with Linux audio. Ever.
Show threadmybuttnolieMar 3
mint occasionally loses all sound devices on my media pc, but that’s usually fixed with a reboot. and easy effects caused random sound lags, so i have to live without eq.
Show threadKandaMar 4
Mine too if it turns off the monitor and something happens (I suspect)when rediscovering the HDMI cable
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 3
And they continued until the transition to Pipewire.
Show threadcmnyboMar 3
I’ve been using Linux as my main operating system since 2010 and can’t recall having any audio issues. My desktop has 5 sound cards and they all work fine. I don’t use bluethooth for audio, so I guess that makes things easier.
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 3
I guess you’ve just been lucky.
Show threadRicky RigatoniMar 3
Or you’ve just been unlucky.
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 3
It’s very common to have audio issues, in fact. Pipewire is seen as a golden age by many.
Show threadPtsfMar 3
Pipewire is my goat
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 3
Time for curry
Show threadKindnessisPunkMar 3
I’ve definitely had some on and off audio issues, nothing crazy usually solved by unplugging and replugging in the device.
Show threadsudoMakeUserMar 3
Bluetooth have been kinda crap but also HDMI audio devices have been buggy. Analog in/out (3.5mm) has always worked for me.
Show threadSparroHawcMar 3
HDMI audio depends on a proprietary license. The Linux drivers for it are, predictably, less robust.
Show threadfleemMar 3
pipewire is so cool! It’s so easy to set it up to sling to snapcast!
Show threadFishFaceMar 3
[sobbing] I don’t know what the fuck snapcast is, I just want sound to work!
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 4
It’s a pretty easy setup for turning all of your Linux devices into speakers for one studio stream.
Set up some raspberry pis, plug them into speakers around the house, hit a button on your phone, they’re all playing synchronized music
Show threadFudgyMcTubbsMar 4
Sounds expensive.
Show threadcaseyweedermanMar 5
Have you got like, an old phone or laptop? And some old PC speakers? Then you’ve got surround sound.
Show threadVirtvirt588Mar 3

Agreed, it was the next step from pulseaudio. To say it wasnt problematic is incorrect, as it had many problems and needed a lot of manual intervention.

Nowadays, pipewire appears alot more stable, even with the compatibility layers for when stuff uses pulseaudio.

Show threadVindictiveJudgeMar 3
I had a shortcut on my taskbar to terminate and reinitialize Pulse. It got used multiple times a day.
Show threadfadedmasterMar 3
Hard to believe it’s been that long already. Linux has come so far. I remember fighting with audio issues. The most frequent issue I remember having is not being able to have two different programs use the sound card at the same time. Haha. So no system sounds while listening to music.
Show threadcmnyboMar 3
Two programs not being able to use the sound card at the same time is what happens when you set a program to use an ALSA hw or plughw device instead of PulseAudio or PipeWire.
Show threadfadedmasterMar 3
Back when I first started using Linux, PulseAudio was not yet a thing. Back then I was using Mandriva and Redhat (prior to switching to Enterprise).