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Pbek: Remove obsolete config example

2025-05-26T17:52:56Z

Remove obsolete config example

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:52, 26 May 2025
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	services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; # If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.		services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; # If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.

	~~# If you're on nixos-unstable you should instead use~~
	~~services.pulseaudio.enable = true;~~
	~~services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;~~
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Pbek: Change "hardware.pulseaudio" to "services.pulseaudio"

2025-05-26T17:50:29Z

Change "hardware.pulseaudio" to "services.pulseaudio"

← Older revision		Revision as of 17:50, 26 May 2025
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	<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
	services.pipewire.enable = false;		services.pipewire.enable = false;
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.enable = true;		services.pulseaudio.enable = true;
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; # If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.		services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; # If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.

	# If you're on nixos-unstable you should instead use		# If you're on nixos-unstable you should instead use
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	Or automatically:		Or automatically:
	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.extraConfig = "load-module module-combine-sink";		services.pulseaudio.extraConfig = "load-module module-combine-sink";
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

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	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.extraConfig = "unload-module module-suspend-on-idle";		services.pulseaudio.extraConfig = "unload-module module-suspend-on-idle";
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

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	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;		services.pulseaudio.package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;
	</syntaxHighlight>		</syntaxHighlight>

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	To turn timer-based scheduling off add this to your configuration:		To turn timer-based scheduling off add this to your configuration:
	<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">		<syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
	~~hardware~~.pulseaudio.configFile = pkgs.runCommand "default.pa" {} ''		services.pulseaudio.configFile = pkgs.runCommand "default.pa" {} ''
	sed 's/module-udev-detect$/module-udev-detect tsched=0/' \		sed 's/module-udev-detect$/module-udev-detect tsched=0/' \
	${pkgs.pulseaudio}/etc/pulse/default.pa > $out		${pkgs.pulseaudio}/etc/pulse/default.pa > $out

Azaleacolburn: /* Fix wrong "your" */

2025-01-16T05:56:52Z

Fix wrong "your"

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:56, 16 January 2025
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	services.pipewire.enable = false;		services.pipewire.enable = false;
	hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;		hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
	hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; ## If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.		hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; # If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.

	# If ~~your~~ on nixos-unstable you should instead use		# If you're on nixos-unstable you should instead use
	services.pulseaudio.enable = true;		services.pulseaudio.enable = true;
	services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;		services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;

Isabelroses: unstable uses services not hardware for pulseaudio

2025-01-14T19:09:00Z

unstable uses services not hardware for pulseaudio

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:09, 14 January 2025
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	hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;		hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
	hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; ## If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.		hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; ## If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.

			# If your on nixos-unstable you should instead use
			services.pulseaudio.enable = true;
			services.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true;
	</syntaxhighlight>		</syntaxhighlight>

Bmillwood: /* Enabling PulseAudio */ per the 24.11 release notes, you need to disable pipewire now

2024-12-11T15:54:25Z

Enabling PulseAudio: per the 24.11 release notes, you need to disable pipewire now

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:54, 11 December 2024
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	Add to your configuration:		Add to your configuration:

	<~~syntaxHighlight~~ lang="nix">		<syntaxhighlight lang="nix">
			services.pipewire.enable = false;
	hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;		hardware.pulseaudio.enable = true;
	hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; ## If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.		hardware.pulseaudio.support32Bit = true; ## If compatibility with 32-bit applications is desired.
	</~~syntaxHighlight~~>		</syntaxhighlight>

	You may need to add users to the <tt>audio</tt> group for them to be able to use audio devices:		You may need to add users to the <tt>audio</tt> group for them to be able to use audio devices:

Bmillwood: reflecting PipeWire as the new default

2024-12-11T15:53:38Z

reflecting PipeWire as the new default

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:53, 11 December 2024
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	PulseAudio is a popular sound server for Linux. ~~It is now required by a~~ number of applications~~, and should be enabled if~~ audio ~~support is desired on~~ NixOS. ~~Enabling~~ PulseAudio ~~is sufficient~~ to ~~enable audio support on NixOS in most cases~~.		PulseAudio is a popular sound server for Linux. A number of applications now expect a PulseAudio-compatible audio server.

			As of NixOS 24.11, [[PipeWire]] is used over PulseAudio for most graphical sessions by default, but it can provide a PulseAudio-compatible server (see that page for more details). This page documents how to use "native" PulseAudio as an alternative.

	==Enabling PulseAudio==		==Enabling PulseAudio==

H7x4: Add pipewire to "See also"

2024-09-15T22:16:46Z

Add pipewire to "See also"

← Older revision		Revision as of 22:16, 15 September 2024
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	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Using JACK with PulseAudio]]		* [[Using JACK with PulseAudio]]
			* [[PipeWire]]

	[[Category:Audio]]		[[Category:Audio]]

Phanirithvij: fix article link

2024-09-15T05:14:55Z

fix article link

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:14, 15 September 2024
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	Then perform <code># nixos-rebuild switch</code>, followed by <code>$ pulseaudio -k</code>.		Then perform <code># nixos-rebuild switch</code>, followed by <code>$ pulseaudio -k</code>.

	The difference should be directly noticeable. This is a known issue related to quality of Creative driver [https://guh.me/solving-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-titanium-crackling-slash-distortion-on-linux], but it can also happen with other sound cards.		The difference should be directly noticeable. This is a known issue related to quality of Creative driver [https://guh.me/posts/2013-06-16-solving-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-titanium-crackling-slash-distortion-on-linux/], but it can also happen with other sound cards.

	=== Paprefs doesn't work on KDE ===		=== Paprefs doesn't work on KDE ===

imported>Cluxter: Add sections about loading modules and about Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (bs2b)

2022-11-15T16:22:40Z

Add sections about loading modules and about Bauer stereophonic-to-binaural DSP library (bs2b)

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 </syntaxHighlight>
-==Explicit PulseAudio support in applications==
+== Explicit PulseAudio support in applications ==
 Normally, the system-wide ALSA configuration (<tt>/etc/asound.conf</tt>) redirects the audio of applications which use the ALSA API through PulseAudio. For this reason, most applications do not need to be PulseAudio-aware. Some NixOS packages can be built with explicit PulseAudio support which is disabled by default. This support can be enabled in all applicable packages by setting:
 <syntaxHighlight lang="nix">
 nixpkgs.config.pulseaudio = true;
 </syntaxHighlight>
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 $ nix-shell -p python27Full python27Packages.pyqt4 python27Packages.dbus-python --command qpaeq
 </syntaxHighlight>
 == Troubleshooting ==

imported>Haizaar at 04:45, 29 June 2022

2022-06-29T04:45:51Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:45, 29 June 2022
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	The difference should be directly noticeable. This is a known issue related to quality of Creative driver [https://guh.me/solving-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-titanium-crackling-slash-distortion-on-linux], but it can also happen with other sound cards.		The difference should be directly noticeable. This is a known issue related to quality of Creative driver [https://guh.me/solving-creative-sound-blaster-x-fi-titanium-crackling-slash-distortion-on-linux], but it can also happen with other sound cards.

			=== Paprefs doesn't work on KDE ===
			If you run KDE (Plasma) and paprefs util doesn't work complaining about dconf, make sure you have <code>programs.dconf.enable = true;</code> in your NixOS configuration. [https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/47938#issuecomment-427520410 Source].

	==See also==		==See also==