Maybe I just need a new CPU, but pipewire is not the best. Everytime I run a game, not even an intensive one, like touhou, the audio server begins to crackle.
But, I found a solution. For me, at least.
Create a user config for pipewire:
mkdir ~/.config/pipewire/
cp /usr/share/pipewire/pipewire.conf ~/.config/pipewire/
nano ~/.config/pipewire/pipewire.conf
Then, uncomment the following and update the lines in your config:
default.clock.quantum = 32 default.clock.min-quantum = 16 default.clock.max-quantum = 768
Then, restart pipewire:
systemctl --user restart pipewire pipewire-pulse wireplumber pipewire-socket
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