violetmage
violetmage
This feature already exists, it can be adjusted in the "General" settings in EasyEffects: [Inactivity Timeout](https://wwmm.github.io/easyeffects/general.html)
Yes, in this case it's pavucontrol causing the activity. You can see in the first column of [pw-top](https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-top_1.html) labeled "S" various letters; they show the operating state of each node....
Edit: removed my answer in favor of wwmm's answer, see comment above
No, suspension will work just fine in that case. In fact, you can even leave the spectrum enabled, because everything in easyeffects adheres to the inactivity timeout, including the spectrum....
AFAICT the only option is to compile a custom qt, unless someone makes an sdk extension or baseApp or something on flathub. There's a baseApp thing for [qtwebengine](https://github.com/flathub/io.qt.qtwebengine.BaseApp), but not...
While the crackling is happening, what does `pw-top` show, especially in the "ERR" column?
Can you show a screenshot of the "PipeWire" tab in EasyEffects?
What happens if you load other effects instead of deep noise remover, like the equalizer? Is there still crackling? Also, note that you should only need to use one noise...
Can you share the output of `pw-dot`, running it when you see the spurious powertop events? (after a clean start of easyeffects, letting it go idle, then using the mic,...
Thanks. I'm on mobile atm, will take a look once i'm back at my desk