How do I restore the default Sound System Settings?

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I’ve done a fresh Manjaro install last week.

Everything works great until I foolishly out of curiosity decided to select “Pro Audio” profile on some listed inactive card within sound settings.
It then spammed my screen with a bunch of playback devices named the same as the card and the sound was gone.

Having seen the effects of this, I switched one of those playback devices profiles to “Off” again and all of the devices were gone again, the sound was working via the speakers again, but the bluetooth headphones didn’t.

I found that if I switch built in speakers profile to “Analog Surround 4.0 Output” the automatic switch between the headphones and speakers works again, but every time the headphones are connected, it starts off with a bunch of stutter that was never there before.

So clearly the settings are not back to how they were before. I want to set them back to how they were fresh on install, but there’s “Reset Defaults” button, and I don’t remember what the settings were before.

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Please post more information about available audio profiles

pactl list cards

Headphones would probably work better using Analog Stereo Output profile rather than Analog Surround 4.0 Output

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Here is the output:

Card #51
        Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.alsa.card = "1"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA NVidia at 0xc4000000 irq 17"
                api.alsa.card.name = "HDA NVidia"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
                api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:01:00.1"
                device.description = "GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX]"
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
                device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_01_00.1"
                device.nick = "HDA NVidia"
                device.plugged.usec = "4499489"
                device.product.id = "0x0fbc"
                device.product.name = "GM107 High Definition Audio Controller [GeForce 940MX]"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.1/sound/card1"
                device.vendor.id = "0x10de"
                device.vendor.name = "NVIDIA Corporation"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "4"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "47"
                object.id = "51"
                object.serial = "51"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:NVidia"
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA NVidia"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA NVidia at 0xc4000000 irq 17"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Nvidia GPU 60 HDMI/DP"
                alsa.components = "HDA:10de0060,00000000,00100100"
                alsa.id = "NVidia"
                device.string = "1"
        Profiles:
                off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                output:hdmi-stereo: Digital Stereo (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5900, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra1: Digital Stereo (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra2: Digital Stereo (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-stereo-extra3: Digital Stereo (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 5700, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 800, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra1: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra1: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 2) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra2: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra2: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 3) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround-extra3: Digital Surround 5.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                output:hdmi-surround71-extra3: Digital Surround 7.1 (HDMI 4) Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 600, available: no)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 4, sources: 0, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: off
        Ports:
                hdmi-output-0: HDMI / DisplayPort (type: HDMI, priority: 5900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo, output:hdmi-surround, output:hdmi-surround71
                hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra1, output:hdmi-surround-extra1, output:hdmi-surround71-extra1
                hdmi-output-2: HDMI / DisplayPort 3 (type: HDMI, priority: 5700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "2"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra2, output:hdmi-surround-extra2, output:hdmi-surround71-extra2
                hdmi-output-3: HDMI / DisplayPort 4 (type: HDMI, priority: 5600, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "hdmi"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
                                device.icon_name = "video-display"
                                card.profile.port = "3"
                        Part of profile(s): output:hdmi-stereo-extra3, output:hdmi-surround-extra3, output:hdmi-surround71-extra3

Card #52
        Name: alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.alsa.card = "0"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc5840000 irq 150"
                api.alsa.card.name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:0"
                api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
                device.api = "alsa"
                device.bus = "pci"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:1f.3"
                device.description = "Built-in Audio"
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.form_factor = "internal"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog-pci"
                device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_00_1f.3"
                device.nick = "HDA Intel PCH"
                device.plugged.usec = "4712505"
                device.product.id = "0xa170"
                device.product.name = "100 Series/C230 Series Chipset Family HD Audio Controller"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.3/sound/card0"
                device.vendor.id = "0x8086"
                device.vendor.name = "Intel Corporation"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "2"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "47"
                object.id = "52"
                object.serial = "52"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:PCH"
                alsa.card = "0"
                alsa.card_name = "HDA Intel PCH"
                alsa.long_card_name = "HDA Intel PCH at 0xc5840000 irq 150"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
                alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC298"
                alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0298,17aa222e,00100103"
                alsa.id = "PCH"
                device.string = "0"
        Profiles:
                off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Duplex (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 6565, available: yes)
                output:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 6500, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1265, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
                input:analog-stereo: Analog Stereo Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 65, available: yes)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo
        Ports:
                analog-input-internal-mic: Internal Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 1, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "mic"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 1"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo
                analog-input-dock-mic: Dock Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 7800, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 2, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "mic"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 2"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo
                analog-input-mic: Microphone (type: Mic, priority: 8700, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 3, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "mic"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 3"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-input-microphone"
                                card.profile.port = "2"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo
                analog-output-speaker: Speakers (type: Speaker, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 4, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "speaker"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 4"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-speakers"
                                card.profile.port = "3"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo, output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo
                analog-output-headphones: Headphones (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headphones"
                                port.availability-group = "Legacy 5"
                                device.icon_name = "audio-headphones"
                                card.profile.port = "4"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-stereo, output:analog-stereo+input:analog-stereo

Card #2893
        Name: bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD
        Driver: module-bluez5-device.c
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                api.bluez5.address = "AC:80:0A:70:37:AD"
                api.bluez5.class = "0x240404"
                api.bluez5.connection = "connected"
                api.bluez5.device = ""
                api.bluez5.icon = "audio-headset"
                api.bluez5.path = "/org/bluez/hci0/dev_AC_80_0A_70_37_AD"
                bluez5.profile = "off"
                device.alias = "WH-1000XM4"
                device.api = "bluez5"
                device.bus = "bluetooth"
                device.description = "WH-1000XM4"
                device.form_factor = "headset"
                device.icon_name = "audio-headset-bluetooth"
                device.name = "bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD"
                device.product.id = "0x0d58"
                device.string = "AC:80:0A:70:37:AD"
                device.vendor.id = "usb:054c"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                spa.object.id = "2"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "47"
                object.id = "136"
                object.serial = "2893"
        Profiles:
                off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                a2dp-sink-sbc: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec SBC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 18, available: yes)
                a2dp-sink-sbc_xq: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec SBC-XQ) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 17, available: yes)
                a2dp-sink-aac: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec AAC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 19, available: yes)
                a2dp-sink: High Fidelity Playback (A2DP Sink, codec LDAC) (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 20, available: yes)
                headset-head-unit-cvsd: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec CVSD) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 2, available: yes)
                headset-head-unit: Headset Head Unit (HSP/HFP, codec mSBC) (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 3, available: yes)
        Active Profile: a2dp-sink
        Ports:
                headset-input: Handsfree (type: Headset, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headset"
                        Part of profile(s): headset-head-unit-cvsd, headset-head-unit
                headset-output: Headset (type: Headset, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headset"
                        Part of profile(s): a2dp-sink-sbc, a2dp-sink-sbc_xq, a2dp-sink-aac, a2dp-sink
                headset-hf-output: Handsfree (type: Headset, priority: 0, latency offset: 0 usec, available)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "headset"
                        Part of profile(s): headset-head-unit-cvsd, headset-head-unit

The headphones are using the High Fidelity Playback.

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Bluetooth headset was probably using standard A2DP profile a2dp-sink as default
but there other A2DP profiles with SBC, SBC-XQ and AAC audio codecs that may work better

pactl set-card-profile bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD a2dp-sink-sbc

pactl set-card-profile bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD a2dp-sink-sbc_xq

pactl set-card-profile bluez_card.AC_80_0A_70_37_AD a2dp-sink-aac
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It’s hard to say conclusively yet, but after flipping between these I seem to have stopped running into this stutter issue. Will mark this as a solution.

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