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Audio Delays when using PulseAudio

Craig McLure edited this page Jul 1, 2024 · 1 revision

While most distributions are moving to Pipewire as the default audio server, there are still some which provide PulseAudio by default. For currently unknown reasons the use of PulseAudio leads to a noticeable delay in audio. So far we have been unsuccessful in locating the cause, or a simple solution for this.

The only solution currently is to replace PulseAudio with Pipewire, as Pipewire does not experience this problem.

Unfortunately, we can't give instructions on how to do that as it can vary from distribution to distribution, and the instructions can change pretty rapidly depending on version.

Please consult your distributions documentation on making the switch.

Disclaimer: While we're happy to try and help on discord, we can't be responsible for any problems which occur to your installation when making the switch. Normally the process is smooth, but sometimes it may require a bit more effort.

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