Enabling audio loopback crashes pulseaudio

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@GinGear

Kernel: 5.14.7-2-MANJARO

Please read this:

[HowTo] become a Manjaro power user when you're a wizard at Windows but a N00b at Manjaro / Linux

Difficulty: ☆☆☆☆☆ Remember when you installed your very first Windows, added bells and whistles and then couldn’t see the wood for the trees any more and had to re-install? Well, you’re in the same situation now: You’re a N00b again! Embrace it! I know right now you’re thinking:

Why is this so much more difficult than Windows?

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Whereas in 6 months time, you’ll be like:

Why can't I make Windows jump through fiery hoops like I do with Linux???

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Especially the Linux has multiple kernels section, then try an LTS kernel and hopefully the problem will go away “automagically”.

@GinGear

  Sound Server-3: PulseAudio v: 15.0 running: yes 
  Sound Server-4: PipeWire v: 0.3.38 running: yes 

You have both PipeWire and PulseAudio running. Please disable PipeWire:

systemctl --user disable --now pipewire.socket && systemctl --user disable --now pipewire.service && systemctl --user mask pipewire.socket

@GinGear

Swap:
  Alert: No swap data was found. 

• Probably unrelated to your issue, but please read this too!