No audio output from Easyeffect sink

[7lilnewbie]

Easyeffect version

• 7.1.6 (Flatpak version)

Distro

• Zorin OS 17 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)

Isuue

First it was not showing the Easyeffect sink option so I installed pipewire-pulse. After a reboot Easyeffect sink option was set by default but there is no audio output now through speaker and headphone. No other options show in output device in pavucontrol (only Easyeffect sink) . What am I missing?

pactl list sinks

Sink #222
  State: RUNNING
  Name: easyeffects_sink
  Description: Easy Effects Sink
  Driver: PipeWire
  Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
  Channel Map: front-left,front-right
  Owner Module: 4294967295
  Mute: no
  Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
          balance 0.00
  Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
  Monitor Source: easyeffects_sink.monitor
  Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
  Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY 
  Properties:
    application.id = "com.github.wwmm.easyeffects"
    node.name = "easyeffects_sink"
    device.description = "Easy Effects Sink"
    node.virtual = "true"
    node.passive = "out"
    factory.name = "support.null-audio-sink"
    media.class = "Audio/Sink"
    audio.position = "FL,FR"
    monitor.channel-volumes = "false"
    monitor.passthrough = "true"
    priority.session = "0"
    factory.id = "18"
    client.id = "47"
    clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
    node.driver = "true"
    factory.mode = "merge"
    audio.adapt.follower = ""
    library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
    object.id = "54"
    object.serial = "222"
  Formats:
    pcm

pavucontrol

[violetmage]

Firstly, Easyeffects shouldn't ever be set as the default device. (See #1836 for details)

It doesn't make sense that no other output devices are shown in pavucontrol. What is shown there on boot up, before easyeffects is started?

[wwmm]

Zorin OS 17 (Ubuntu 22.04 LTS)

Ubuntu and Debian users usually have to install a newer PipeWire package through a third party repository. The one in the Debian/Ubuntu official repository is too old.

[7lilnewbie]

It doesn't make sense that no other output devices are shown in pavucontrol. What is shown there on boot up, before easyeffects is started?

On Boot up, before eassyeffect is started

• With pipewire-pulse installed, only Easyeffect sink available in the pavucontrol,
• but if I remove the pipewire-pulse then easyeffect sink option disappears and shows my output devices.

---

Ubuntu and Debian users usually have to install a newer PipeWire package through a third party repository. The one in the Debian/Ubuntu official repository is too old.

Ok, I will try that and share the results.