#992010 pipewire: Cracking when playing sounds for Workrave

Package:
pipewire
Source:
pipewire
Description:
audio and video processing engine multimedia server
Submitter:
Alex Dănilă
Date:
2021-12-03 19:21:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#992010#5
Date:
2021-08-08 17:47:34 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Maintainer,

Since installing Pipewire there are some extra noises when Workrave is playing sounds. These are sort of a sort „popping” or „crackling” noises that can be heard right before or
after playing the Workrave jingles. Happened with both the Pipewire package in testing and in experimental.

I'm not sure if this is a bug in package Pipewire, in Workrave or maybe in some other package. I'm also not sure what other details to include, please advise.

Attached partial outputs of journalctl --user -b | grep -i workrave and journalctl --user -b | grep -i pipewire.

#992010#10
Date:
2021-12-03 19:11:59 UTC
From:
To:
Try the solution in
https://forum.manjaro.org/t/howto-troubleshoot-crackling-in-pipewire/82442

Specifically setting

default.clock.allowed-rates = [ 44100 48000 ]

in /etc/pipewire/pipewire.conf was enough to solve my crackling in a
Laptop with a AMD FCH Azalia Controller (rev 02)