Audio issue, since kdenlive installation

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Hey guys, maybe you can help me out with a problem.
I recently installed kdenlive. After the install, my sound did not work (I use usb-speakers).
I de-installed kdenlive, but it still didn’t work. I switched from usb audio output to hdmi output (my monitor has some build in speakers) and it worked.
Tried a few things in gnome-settings and turns out, that after I mute and unmute the system audio, my usb-speakers work just fine.
So now, in order to have sound, I have to go to settings, turn off the sound and turn it on again.
Does anyone have an idea, what the issue might be?

I also re-installed kdenlive, but as a flatpak.

inxi -Fazy                                                                                  ✔ 
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Audio:
  Device-1: Intel Alder Lake-S HD Audio vendor: Gigabyte driver: snd_hda_intel
    v: kernel alternate: snd_sof_pci_intel_tgl bus-ID: 00:1f.3 chip-ID: 8086:7ad0
    class-ID: 0403
  Device-2: NVIDIA GA106 High Definition Audio vendor: ASUSTeK
    driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
    bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:228e class-ID: 0403
  Device-3: Giga-Byte USB Audio driver: hid-generic,snd-usb-audio,usbhid
    type: USB rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-11:3
    chip-ID: 0414:a012 class-ID: 0300
  API: ALSA v: k6.6.40-1-MANJARO status: kernel-api with: aoss
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  Server-1: JACK v: 1.9.22 status: off tools: N/A
  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.2.1 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
    status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
    tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
  Device-1: Intel Ethernet I225-V vendor: Gigabyte driver: igc v: kernel pcie:
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Bluetooth:
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Sensors:
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  Processes: 370 Power: uptime: 37m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
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amixer --card=0                   ✔ 
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',0
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',1
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',2
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [on]
Simple mixer control 'IEC958',3
 Capabilities: pswitch pswitch-joined
 Playback channels: Mono
 Mono: Playback [on]

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null
   Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
lavrate
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samplerate
   Rate Converter Plugin Using Samplerate Library
speexrate
   Rate Converter Plugin Using Speex Resampler
jack
   JACK Audio Connection Kit
oss
   Open Sound System
pipewire
   PipeWire Sound Server
pulse
   PulseAudio Sound Server
speex
   Plugin using Speex DSP (resample, agc, denoise, echo, dereverb)
upmix
   Plugin for channel upmix (4,6,8)
vdownmix
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   HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=1
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   HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=2
   HDA Intel PCH, HDMI 2
   HDMI Audio Output
hdmi:CARD=PCH,DEV=3
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usbstream:CARD=PCH
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hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=0
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hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=2
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hdmi:CARD=NVidia,DEV=3
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usbstream:CARD=NVidia
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sysdefault:CARD=Audio
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surround21:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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   2.1 Surround output to Front and Subwoofer speakers
surround40:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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   4.0 Surround output to Front and Rear speakers
surround41:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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   4.1 Surround output to Front, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround50:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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   5.0 Surround output to Front, Center and Rear speakers
surround51:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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   5.1 Surround output to Front, Center, Rear and Subwoofer speakers
surround71:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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iec958:CARD=Audio,DEV=0
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iec958:CARD=Audio,DEV=1
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2

It is auto suspending of usb devices. If you don’t care about saving power, then just:

File: /etc/tlp.d/10-disable-usb-autosuspend.conf

USB_AUTOSUSPEND=0

Then run: sudo tlp usb

Check: sudo tlp-stat --usb

If tlp.d doesn’t exist, create it.

3

Hey, thanks for the answer.
Tried it, didn’t work. I installed tlp and created the file.
sudo tlp usb gives me:

Error: USB autosuspend is disabled. Set USB_AUTOSUSPEND=1 in /etc/tlp.conf.

tlp-stat --usb:

--- TLP 1.6.1 --------------------------------------------

+++ USB
Autosuspend       = disabled
Device allowlist  = (not configured)
Device denylist   = (not configured)
Exclude audio     = enabled
Exclude bluetooth = disabled
Exclude phones    = disabled
Exclude printers  = enabled
Exclude WWAN      = disabled

Bus 001 Device 001 ID 1d6b:0002 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub (hub)
Bus 001 Device 002 ID 0bda:5411 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5411 Hub (hub)
Bus 001 Device 003 ID 0414:a012 control = on,   autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- Giga-Byte Technology Co., Ltd USB Audio (snd-usb-audio, usbhid)
Bus 001 Device 004 ID 0b05:190e control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- ASUSTek Computer, Inc. ASUS USB-BT500 (btusb)
Bus 001 Device 005 ID 0bda:5411 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTS5411 Hub (hub)
Bus 001 Device 006 ID 2516:0042 control = on,   autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- Cooler Master Co., Ltd. Masterkeys Lite L Combo RGB Keyboard (usbhid)
Bus 001 Device 007 ID 2516:0117 control = on,   autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- Cooler Master Co., Ltd. MS110 Gaming Mouse (usbhid)
Bus 001 Device 008 ID 05e3:0608 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Genesys Logic, Inc. Hub (hub)
Bus 001 Device 009 ID 048d:5702 control = on,   autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- Integrated Technology Express, Inc. RGB LED Controller (usbhid)
Bus 001 Device 010 ID 8087:0032 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms = 2000 -- Intel Corp. AX210 Bluetooth (btusb)
Bus 002 Device 001 ID 1d6b:0003 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub (hub)
Bus 002 Device 002 ID 0bda:0411 control = auto, autosuspend_delay_ms =    0 -- Realtek Semiconductor Corp. Hub (hub)

Edit: to be clear, the turing the audio/volume on and off still works.

4

Well, the usb audio is always on, even if autosuspend is disabled. Well no idea then :man_shrugging: Probably it a usb hub. Probably 1d6b:0002 or 1d6b:0003. Add them to the deny list:

USB_DENYLIST="1d6b:0002 1d6b:0003 0414:a012"
5

Thanks again, but unfortunately it didn’t work again.

Just checked for kdenlive dependencies that could have screwed things up, but didn’t find anything that stood out to me (to be fair, I’m kinda stupid).

Could some qt package have caused some conflict?

Edit: It’s also not a huge issue to me, to click sound off/on. So, no need to go above and beyond.

6

remove kdenlive and all configuration files kdenlive creates. If this does not help then you have misdiagnosed the problem being caused by running kdenlive.

7

Thanks,

I de-installed using pacman -Rs

The problem started with the installation of kdenlive. Can’t think of anything else.
I installed through pamac, so maybe it did an update that caused the issue?

8

i don’t know if pamac would do that.

in addition to removing it from the package manager, you would need to remove all the config files etc. it installs to arrive at complete removal. But i don’t know why kdenlive would touch anything on the system level like pipewire/pulseaudio configs.

9

I don’t think it does, or should; it should just attach / detach from the audio subsystem according to whether it’s using it or not. No changes should be made to configs by just installing Kdenlive, as far as I know.

Sorry probably not very helpful. :man_shrugging:

10

Thanks for helping guys,

not sure, what to make of it really. I tried to think of anything I might have done, but can’t come up with anything.

I installed kdenlive, imported a file, the audio didn’t work. I assumed it was a kdenlive issue. I played the file in mpv and it also had no sound. Thought it might have been an error with the software I used for downloading it, but then noticed that firefox didn’t play any audio either.

So, that’s the play by play of how it went down.

In the end, it’s just a minor annoyance. Only bugs me a little bit.