Pavucontrol pauses playback when profile is changed. Bug or feature?

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Since a few months, when I change from analog stereo duplex (headphones) to digital stereo output (amplifier), the playback on youtube pauses. Something has changed, can I revert this?

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  Server-2: PipeWire v: 1.4.9 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
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Please post more information about PipeWire audio streams when youtube playback is paused

pactl list sinks; pactl list sink-inputs

What web browser(s) are you using?

Is browser using an ad-blocker?

Have you tried playing audio from other online sites or local audio content?

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This is interesting - I have a switcher script, which I tried to adapt… I have one (HOME) which connects/disconnects my phone (i.e. a podcast playing will switch from the phone to the HiFi and back. Connecting doesn’t disrupt playback, but disconnecting pauses it… so useful as a pause, but frustrating because I still need to poke the phone to start it again.

I tried resume-playback as well as toggle-playback at the end, but found it only worked with Strawberry… testing it again just now, it also works with YouTube (but it won’t work with Bluetooth streaming, so still works for me to pause my phone).

This switches me from discrete surround and quadrophonic - but possibly will work for you too if you adapt it to your pactl sinks. It also plays a file (with Ubuntu drums which either play around 4 speakers or quadrophonic).

Audio-Switcher.sh 
#!/bin/bash

# Sound files (modify paths as needed)
STEREO_SOUND="/home/ben/Audio/Alerts-home/Ubuntu-tom-Rl-RR.opus"
SURROUND_SOUND="/home/ben/Audio/Alerts-home/Ubuntu-tom-surround.opus"

# Get current default sink info
current_profile=$(pactl get-default-sink)

# Function to toggle play/pause on default sink
toggle_playback() {
    playerctl play-pause
}

# Check if current profile contains "stereo" (case insensitive)
if [[ $current_profile == *"stereo"* ]] || [[ $current_profile == *"Stereo"* ]]; then
    # Switch to Surround 4.0
    pactl set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_04_00.6 output:analog-surround-40
    new_profile=$(pactl get-default-sink)
    notify-send "Audio Mode Changed" "Switched to Surround 4.0\nSelected: $new_profile"
    # Play surround sound notification
    if [ -f "$SURROUND_SOUND" ]; then
        paplay "$SURROUND_SOUND" &
    fi
else
    # Switch to Stereo
    pactl set-card-profile alsa_card.pci-0000_04_00.6 output:analog-stereo
    new_profile=$(pactl get-default-sink)
    notify-send "Audio Mode Changed" "Switched to Stereo\nSelected: $new_profile"
    # Play stereo sound notification
    if [ -f "$STEREO_SOUND" ]; then
        paplay "$STEREO_SOUND" &
    fi
fi

# Resume playback after profile switch
toggle_playback

Toggle playback works because playback is always paused when switching.

If it helps with parsing the information, here’s my info:

pactl list sinks; pactl list sink-inputs 
Sink #2438
State: RUNNING
Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_04_00.6.analog-surround-40
Description: Analog surround 4.0
Driver: PipeWire
Sample Specification: s32le 4ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right,rear-left,rear-right
Owner Module: 4294967295
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 29491 /  45% / -20.81 dB,   front-right: 29491 /  45% / -20.81 dB,   rear-left: 29491 /  45% / -20.81 dB,   rear-right: 29491 /  45% / -20.81 dB
balance 0.00
Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_04_00.6.analog-surround-40.monitor
Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
Properties:
alsa.card = "1"
alsa.card_name = "Analog surround 4.0"
alsa.class = "generic"
alsa.components = "HDA:10ec0b00,18491203,00100001"
alsa.device = "0"
alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
alsa.id = "ALCS1200A Analog"
alsa.long_card_name = "Analog surround 4.0"
alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALCS1200A"
alsa.name = "ALCS1200A Analog"
alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
alsa.subdevice = "0"
alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcd80000 irq 62"
api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
api.alsa.path = "surround40:1"
api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
audio.channels = "4"
audio.position = "FL,FR,RL,RR"
card.profile.device = "7"
device.api = "alsa"
device.bus = "pci"
device.class = "sound"
device.description = "Analog surround 4.0"
device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
device.id = "42"
device.name = "Analog surround 4.0"
device.profile.description = "Analog Surround 4.0"
device.profile.name = "analog-surround-40"
device.routes = "1"
factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
media.class = "Audio/Sink"
node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_04_00.6.analog-surround-40"
node.nick = "Analog surround 4.0"
node.pause-on-idle = "false"
object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic_1:7:playback"
port.group = "playback"
priority.driver = "1009"
priority.session = "1009"
factory.id = "19"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
client.id = "41"
node.driver = "true"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
object.id = "49"
object.serial = "2438"
node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
api.alsa.period-num = "32"
api.alsa.headroom = "0"
api.acp.auto-port = "false"
api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
api.alsa.card = "1"
api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
device.bus_path = "pci-0000:04:00.6"
device.enum.api = "udev"
device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
device.plugged.usec = "6677047"
device.product.id = "0x15e3"
device.product.name = "Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio Controller"
device.subsystem = "sound"
sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:04:00.6/sound/card1"
device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
spa.object.id = "4"
device.string = "1"
Ports:
analog-output-lineout: Line Out (type: Line, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy4, available)
Active Port: analog-output-lineout
Formats:
pcm
Sink Input #1094
Driver: PipeWire
Owner Module: n/a
Client: 1093
Sink: 2438
Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
Corked: yes
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Buffer Latency: 0 usec
Sink Latency: 0 usec
Resample method: PipeWire
Properties:
client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
pulse.server.type = "unix"
application.name = "Plex HTPC"
application.process.id = "167830"
application.process.user = "ben"
application.process.host = "SteelLegend"
application.process.binary = "Plex"
application.language = "C"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "1eae70ea449c4ac1be6d4dec5721e496"
application.process.session_id = "2"
media.icon_name = "Plex HTPC"
media.name = "Plex HTPC"
pulse.corked = "true"
node.rate = "1/48000"
node.latency = "2880/48000"
stream.is-live = "true"
node.name = "Plex HTPC"
node.want-driver = "true"
node.autoconnect = "true"
media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
port.group = "stream.0"
adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
object.register = "false"
factory.id = "7"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
client.id = "68"
object.id = "76"
object.serial = "1094"
pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
pulse.attr.tlength = "38400"
pulse.attr.prebuf = "0"
pulse.attr.minreq = "7680"
module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Plex HTPC"

Sink Input #2074
Driver: PipeWire
Owner Module: n/a
Client: 76
Sink: 2438
Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
Corked: no
Mute: no
Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0.00 dB
balance 0.00
Buffer Latency: 0 usec
Sink Latency: 0 usec
Resample method: PipeWire
Properties:
client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
pulse.server.type = "unix"
application.name = "Firefox"
application.process.id = "3293"
application.process.user = "ben"
application.process.host = "SteelLegend"
application.process.binary = "firefox"
application.language = "en_GB.UTF-8"
window.x11.display = ":0"
application.process.machine_id = "1eae70ea449c4ac1be6d4dec5721e496"
application.process.session_id = "2"
media.name = "Europe And Ukraine Are On Their Own - YouTube"
pulse.corked = "false"
node.rate = "1/48000"
node.latency = "3600/48000"
stream.is-live = "true"
node.name = "Firefox"
node.want-driver = "true"
node.autoconnect = "true"
media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
port.group = "stream.0"
adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
object.register = "false"
factory.id = "7"
clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
client.id = "66"
object.id = "98"
object.serial = "2074"
pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
node.driver-id = "49"
module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"
4
While playing YT in FF 
Sink #58
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1
	Description: Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB,   front-right: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100a00"
		alsa.device = "7"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
		alsa.name = "Gigabyte M32U"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "7"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "50"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		iec958.codecs = "[\"PCM\"]"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		node.nick = "Gigabyte M32U"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:HDMI:7:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "632"
		priority.session = "632"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "58"
		object.serial = "58"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0d:00.1"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0d_00.1"
		device.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		device.plugged.usec = "5337494"
		device.product.id = "0xab40"
		device.product.name = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:00.0/0000:0d:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
	Active Port: hdmi-output-1
	Formats:
		pcm

Sink #1418
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo
	Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Digitales Stereo (IEC958)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB,   front-right: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,1458a0d5,00100101"
		alsa.device = "1"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "iec958:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "11"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "51"
		device.profile.description = "Digitales Stereo (IEC958)"
		device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC1220 Digital"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:11:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "736"
		priority.session = "736"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "62"
		object.serial = "1418"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0f:00.4"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0f_00.4"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "5361687"
		device.product.id = "0x1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0f:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		iec958-stereo-output: Digitalausgang (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, availability unknown)
	Active Port: iec958-stereo-output
	Formats:
		pcm
Sink Input #1505
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1233
	Sink: 1418
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB,   front-right: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "151573"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		media.name = "What Did You Evolve From? - YouTube"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "3600/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "120"
		object.id = "135"
		object.serial = "1505"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
		node.driver-id = "62"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"
After switching profile 
Sink #58
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1
	Description: Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB,   front-right: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100a00"
		alsa.device = "7"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
		alsa.name = "Gigabyte M32U"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "7"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "50"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		iec958.codecs = "[\"PCM\"]"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		node.nick = "Gigabyte M32U"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:HDMI:7:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "632"
		priority.session = "632"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "58"
		object.serial = "58"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0d:00.1"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0d_00.1"
		device.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		device.plugged.usec = "5337494"
		device.product.id = "0xab40"
		device.product.name = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:00.0/0000:0d:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
	Active Port: hdmi-output-1
	Formats:
		pcm

Sink #1519
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.analog-stereo
	Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Analoges Stereo
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52422 /  80% / -5,82 dB,   front-right: 52422 /  80% / -5,82 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.analog-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL HW_VOLUME_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,1458a0d5,00100101"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 Analog"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Analog"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "front:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "5"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "51"
		device.profile.description = "Analoges Stereo"
		device.profile.name = "analog-stereo"
		device.routes = "2"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.analog-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC1220 Analog"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:5:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "1009"
		priority.session = "1009"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "62"
		object.serial = "1519"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0f:00.4"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0f_00.4"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "5361687"
		device.product.id = "0x1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0f:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		analog-output-lineout: Line-Ausgang (type: Line, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
		analog-output-headphones: Kopfhörer (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
	Active Port: analog-output-lineout
	Formats:
		pcm
Sink Input #1505
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1233
	Sink: 1519
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: yes
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB,   front-right: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "151573"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		media.name = "What Did You Evolve From? - YouTube"
		pulse.corked = "true"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "3600/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "120"
		object.id = "135"
		object.serial = "1505"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"
While playing YT in Brave, also pauses playback 
Sink #58
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1
	Description: Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB,   front-right: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100a00"
		alsa.device = "7"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
		alsa.name = "Gigabyte M32U"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "7"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "50"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		iec958.codecs = "[\"PCM\"]"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		node.nick = "Gigabyte M32U"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:HDMI:7:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "632"
		priority.session = "632"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "58"
		object.serial = "58"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0d:00.1"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0d_00.1"
		device.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		device.plugged.usec = "5337494"
		device.product.id = "0xab40"
		device.product.name = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:00.0/0000:0d:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
	Active Port: hdmi-output-1
	Formats:
		pcm

Sink #1674
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo
	Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Digitales Stereo (IEC958)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB,   front-right: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,1458a0d5,00100101"
		alsa.device = "1"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "iec958:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "11"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "51"
		device.profile.description = "Digitales Stereo (IEC958)"
		device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC1220 Digital"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:11:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "736"
		priority.session = "736"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "158"
		object.serial = "1674"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0f:00.4"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0f_00.4"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "5361687"
		device.product.id = "0x1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0f:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		iec958-stereo-output: Digitalausgang (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, availability unknown)
	Active Port: iec958-stereo-output
	Formats:
		pcm
Sink Input #1505
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1233
	Sink: 1674
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: yes
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB,   front-right: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "151573"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		media.name = "What Did You Evolve From? - YouTube"
		pulse.corked = "true"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "3600/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "120"
		object.id = "135"
		object.serial = "1505"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"

Sink Input #1592
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1591
	Sink: 1674
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Brave"
		application.process.id = "4751"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "brave (deleted)"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		application.icon_name = "brave-browser"
		media.name = "Playback"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "1024/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Brave"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "81"
		object.id = "136"
		object.serial = "1592"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "16384"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "12296"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "4096"
		node.driver-id = "158"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Brave"
After switching profile while playing YT in Brave 
Sink #58
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1
	Description: Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB,   front-right: 26214 /  40% / -23,88 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "0"
		alsa.card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:1002aa01,00aa0100,00100a00"
		alsa.device = "7"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "HDMI 1"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		alsa.mixer_name = "ATI R6xx HDMI"
		alsa.name = "Gigabyte M32U"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HDA ATI HDMI at 0xfcda0000 irq 153"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		api.alsa.path = "hdmi:0,1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "0"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "7"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "50"
		device.profile.description = "Digital Stereo (HDMI 2)"
		device.profile.name = "hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		iec958.codecs = "[\"PCM\"]"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0d_00.1.hdmi-stereo-extra1"
		node.nick = "Gigabyte M32U"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:HDMI:7:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "632"
		priority.session = "632"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "58"
		object.serial = "58"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "0"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio0"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0d:00.1"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0d_00.1"
		device.nick = "HDA ATI HDMI"
		device.plugged.usec = "5337494"
		device.product.id = "0xab40"
		device.product.name = "Navi 48 HDMI/DP Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.1/0000:0b:00.0/0000:0c:00.0/0000:0d:00.1/sound/card0"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1002"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI]"
		spa.object.id = "2"
		device.string = "0"
	Ports:
		hdmi-output-1: HDMI / DisplayPort 2 (type: HDMI, priority: 5800, availability group: Legacy 2, available)
	Active Port: hdmi-output-1
	Formats:
		pcm

Sink #1674
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo
	Description: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller Digitales Stereo (IEC958)
	Driver: PipeWire
	Sample Specification: s32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Owner Module: 4294967295
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB,   front-right: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	Monitor Source: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo.monitor
	Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
	Flags: HARDWARE HW_MUTE_CTRL DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY SET_FORMATS
	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.card_name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		alsa.class = "generic"
		alsa.components = "HDA:10ec1220,1458a0d5,00100101"
		alsa.device = "1"
		alsa.driver_name = "snd_hda_intel"
		alsa.id = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.long_card_name = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		alsa.mixer_name = "Realtek ALC1220"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Digital"
		alsa.resolution_bits = "16"
		alsa.subclass = "generic-mix"
		alsa.subdevice = "0"
		alsa.subdevice_name = "subdevice #0"
		alsa.sync.id = "00000000:00000000:00000000:00000000"
		api.alsa.card.longname = "HD-Audio Generic at 0xfcc00000 irq 154"
		api.alsa.card.name = "HD-Audio Generic"
		api.alsa.path = "iec958:1"
		api.alsa.pcm.card = "1"
		api.alsa.pcm.stream = "playback"
		audio.channels = "2"
		audio.position = "FL,FR"
		card.profile.device = "11"
		device.api = "alsa"
		device.bus = "pci"
		device.class = "sound"
		device.icon_name = "audio-card-analog"
		device.id = "51"
		device.profile.description = "Digitales Stereo (IEC958)"
		device.profile.name = "iec958-stereo"
		device.routes = "1"
		factory.name = "api.alsa.pcm.sink"
		media.class = "Audio/Sink"
		device.description = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo"
		node.nick = "ALC1220 Digital"
		node.pause-on-idle = "false"
		object.path = "alsa:acp:Generic:11:playback"
		port.group = "playback"
		priority.driver = "736"
		priority.session = "736"
		factory.id = "19"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		client.id = "48"
		node.driver = "true"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		object.id = "158"
		object.serial = "1674"
		node.max-latency = "16384/48000"
		api.alsa.period-size = "1024"
		api.alsa.period-num = "32"
		api.alsa.headroom = "0"
		api.acp.auto-port = "false"
		api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
		api.alsa.card = "1"
		api.alsa.split-enable = "true"
		api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
		api.dbus.ReserveDevice1.Priority = "-20"
		device.bus_path = "pci-0000:0f:00.4"
		device.enum.api = "udev"
		device.name = "alsa_card.pci-0000_0f_00.4"
		device.nick = "HD-Audio Generic"
		device.plugged.usec = "5361687"
		device.product.id = "0x1487"
		device.product.name = "Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller"
		device.subsystem = "sound"
		sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:08.1/0000:0f:00.4/sound/card1"
		device.vendor.id = "0x1022"
		device.vendor.name = "Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD]"
		spa.object.id = "4"
		device.string = "1"
	Ports:
		iec958-stereo-output: Digitalausgang (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, availability unknown)
	Active Port: iec958-stereo-output
	Formats:
		pcm
Sink Input #1505
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1233
	Sink: 1674
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: yes
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB,   front-right: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Firefox"
		application.process.id = "151573"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "firefox"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		media.name = "What Did You Evolve From? - YouTube"
		pulse.corked = "true"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "3600/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Firefox"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "120"
		object.id = "135"
		object.serial = "1505"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "48000"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "38408"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "9600"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Firefox"

Sink Input #1592
	Driver: PipeWire
	Owner Module: n/a
	Client: 1591
	Sink: 1674
	Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
	Channel Map: front-left,front-right
	Format: pcm, format.sample_format = "\"float32le\""  format.rate = "48000"  format.channels = "2"  format.channel_map = "\"front-left,front-right\""
	Corked: no
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
	        balance 0,00
	Buffer Latency: 0 usec
	Sink Latency: 0 usec
	Resample method: PipeWire
	Properties:
		client.api = "pipewire-pulse"
		pulse.server.type = "unix"
		application.name = "Brave"
		application.process.id = "4751"
		application.process.user = "major"
		application.process.host = "archjaro"
		application.process.binary = "brave (deleted)"
		application.language = "de_DE.UTF-8"
		window.x11.display = ":0"
		application.process.machine_id = "d116f98d749346518b288763f71ebe7a"
		application.process.session_id = "2"
		application.icon_name = "brave-browser"
		media.name = "Playback"
		pulse.corked = "false"
		node.rate = "1/48000"
		node.latency = "1024/48000"
		stream.is-live = "true"
		node.name = "Brave"
		node.want-driver = "true"
		node.autoconnect = "true"
		media.class = "Stream/Output/Audio"
		port.group = "stream.0"
		adapt.follower.spa-node = ""
		object.register = "false"
		factory.id = "7"
		clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
		node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
		library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
		client.id = "81"
		object.id = "136"
		object.serial = "1592"
		pulse.attr.maxlength = "4194304"
		pulse.attr.tlength = "16384"
		pulse.attr.prebuf = "12296"
		pulse.attr.minreq = "4096"
		node.driver-id = "158"
		module-stream-restore.id = "sink-input-by-application-name:Brave"

Firefox for YT playback, Brave for everything else.

Firefox adblocker addons and strict in-browser protection. Same with Brave. I I used a private tab for playback with different account in Brave.

Tried Deutschlandfunk Stream in both browsers and both stopped playback after profile switch.

Tried ZDF playback, which also got paused in Brave.

It doesn’t stop mpv playback, neither audio nor video files.

Tuner internetradio is not affected. I don’t use many other audio software. Couldn’t find an audio file player that fits me. I tried Strawberry, @Ben , but they are all to convoluted.

6

@nikgnomic It seems quite illogical to me that my addons and browser protection would interfere with the playback behavior of both browsers, caused by pavucontrol. I’ve been using this setup or something similar for years. This is a change that affects both browsers which doesn’t make sense to me when addons would be the wrong doers.

7

Tried playing a ZDF stream in a Brave Private Window without any blockers active. At the same time I played a nebula.tv stream in the normal/adblock used Brave.

The ZDF stream stopped, the nebula.tv stream did not stop.

8

Firefox addons are unlikely to cause audio issues, but simple to eliminate as a possible cause

PipeWire sink data confirms card profile changed from Digital to Analog output

alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo 
Sink #1418
	State: RUNNING
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.iec958-stereo

	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB,   front-right: 65475 / 100% / -0,02 dB

	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.device = "1"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Digital"

	Ports:
		iec958-stereo-output: Digitalausgang (S/PDIF) (type: SPDIF, priority: 0, availability unknown)
	Active Port: iec958-stereo-output
alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.analog-stereo 
Sink #1519
	State: SUSPENDED
	Name: alsa_output.pci-0000_0f_00.4.analog-stereo
 
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52422 /  80% / -5,82 dB,   front-right: 52422 /  80% / -5,82 dB

	Properties:
		alsa.card = "1"
		alsa.device = "0"
		alsa.name = "ALC1220 Analog"

	Ports:
		analog-output-lineout: Line-Ausgang (type: Line, priority: 9000, availability group: Legacy 4, available)
		analog-output-headphones: Kopfhörer (type: Headphones, priority: 9900, availability group: Legacy 5, not available)
	Active Port: analog-output-lineout

Firefox sink-input data shows stream is corked

Sink Input #1505
	Driver: PipeWire

	Client: 1233
	Sink: 1519
	 
	Corked: yes
	Mute: no
	Volume: front-left: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB,   front-right: 52016 /  79% / -6,02 dB

	Properties:

		application.name = "Firefox"
	
		pulse.corked = "true"

pavucontrol GUI can show Mute state and Volume levels but does not show if an audio stream is corked

Corked audio streams is a feature of WirePlumber (default PipeWire session manager):

WirePlumber 0.5.12 documentation — Well-known features – Policies

policy.role-based

Enables the role based priority system policy. This system creates virtual sinks that group streams based on their media.role property, and assigns a priority to each role. Depending on the priority configuration, lower priority roles may be corked or ducked when a higher priority role stream is active.

This policy was designed for automotive and mobile systems and may not work as expected on desktop systems.

Note that this policy is implemented as a superset of policy.standard, so policy.standard should not be disabled when enabling this policy.

Comparison of data for Brave does not show any changes
ALC1220 sink shows no profile change
Sink-input from Brave is not corked
Sink-input from Firefox is corked

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So to summarize: It is a buggy feature for the car industry.

Found this definition:

To cork an audio stream in WirePlumber, the system uses role-based policies that define how streams of different priorities interact. When a higher-priority stream (such as an incoming call or emergency alert) is active, lower-priority streams (like music or game audio) can be automatically corked, meaning they are silenced, to prevent interference.

Why is changing the output seen as an action that interferes with the priority of stream? Why is one browser corked and the other isn’t?

Are there tools to manage this on a higher level than WirePlumber itself?

Found a simple WirePlumber GUI which is not in the AUR but available as a flatpak. Any experience with this? Or do you have a suggestion on how to manage WirePlumber? Or should I remove it?

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Wireplumber documentation seems to suggest that a role-based policy is more likely to be buggy on desktop systems than automotive/mobile systems

When Manjaro was using PulseAudio as the default audio server there was a similar problem with audio streams being corked
ArchWiki - PulseAudio - Disable muting media on entering voice call (module-role-cork)

PipeWire Wiki does not recommend use of GUI tools for low-level configuration

PipeWire Wiki - FAQ - Is there a native GUI tool to configure PipeWire?

The PipeWire lowlevel API is a loose collection of objects, properties and parameters that are combined into a coherent use case by the Audio Toolkit in use (JACK/PulseAudio). So any GUI without a concrete use case would not make much sense.

That said, there are cli tools to configure and manipulate every aspect of PipeWire.

Wireplumber only has one CLI tool: wpctl.
This command should show the main reconfigurable settings:

wpctl settings
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wcptl settings output 
Settings:

- Id: node.filter.forward-format
  Name: Forward format
  Desc: Forward format on filter nodes or not
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: node.stream.default-capture-volume
  Name: Default capture volume
  Desc: The default volume for capture nodes
  Type: Float
  Default: 1.0	[Min: 0.0, Max: 1.0]
  Value: 1.0

- Id: linking.role-based.duck-level
  Name: Ducking level
  Desc: The volume level to apply when ducking (= reducing volume for a higher priority stream to be audible) in the role-based linking policy
  Type: Float
  Default: 0.3	[Min: 0.0, Max: 1.0]
  Value: 0.3

- Id: bluetooth.autoswitch-to-headset-profile
  Name: Auto-switch to headset profile
  Desc: Always show microphone for Bluetooth headsets, and switch to headset mode when recording
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: device.restore-routes
  Name: Restore routes
  Desc: Remember and restore device routes
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: linking.follow-default-target
  Name: Follow default target
  Desc: Streams connected to the default device follow when default changes
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: node.stream.restore-target
  Name: Restore target
  Desc: Remember and restore stream targets
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: node.restore-default-targets
  Name: Restore default target
  Desc: Remember and restore default audio/video input/output devices
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: device.routes.default-source-volume
  Name: Default source volume
  Desc: The default volume for audio sources
  Type: Float
  Default: 1.0	[Min: 0.0, Max: 1.0]
  Value: 1.0

- Id: linking.allow-moving-streams
  Name: Allow moving streams
  Desc: Streams may be moved by adding PipeWire metadata at runtime
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: device.restore-profile
  Name: Restore profile
  Desc: Remember and restore device profiles
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: device.routes.default-sink-volume
  Name: Default sink volume
  Desc: The default volume for audio sinks
  Type: Float
  Default: 0.064	[Min: 0.0, Max: 1.0]
  Value: 0.064

- Id: linking.pause-playback
  Name: Pause playback if output removed
  Desc: Pause media players if their target sink is removed
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: monitor.camera-discovery-timeout
  Name: Discovery timeout
  Desc: The camera discovery timeout in milliseconds
  Type: Integer
  Default: 1000	[Min: 0, Max: 60000]
  Value: 1000

- Id: node.features.audio.control-port
  Name: Control ports
  Desc: Enable control ports on audio nodes
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: node.stream.restore-props
  Name: Restore properties
  Desc: Remember and restore properties of streams
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: node.stream.default-playback-volume
  Name: Default playback volume
  Desc: The default volume for playback nodes
  Type: Float
  Default: 1.0	[Min: 0.0, Max: 1.0]
  Value: 1.0

- Id: node.features.audio.no-dsp
  Name: No DSP
  Desc: Do not convert audio to F32 format
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: device.routes.mute-on-alsa-playback-removed
  Name: Auto-mute on wired audio disconnect
  Desc: Automatically mute all audio devices when active wired headphones/speakers are disconnected to prevent unintended sound output
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: node.features.audio.monitor-ports
  Name: Monitor ports
  Desc: Enable monitor ports on audio nodes
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: bluetooth.use-persistent-storage
  Name: Persistent storage
  Desc: Remember and restore Bluetooth headset mode status
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

- Id: device.routes.mute-on-bluetooth-playback-removed
  Name: Auto-mute on Bluetooth audio disconnect
  Desc: Automatically mute all audio devices when active Bluetooth headphones/speakers are disconnected to prevent unintended sound output
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: node.features.audio.mono
  Name: Mono
  Desc: Configure all audio nodes in MONO
  Type: Boolean
  Default: false
  Value: false

- Id: node.stream.default-media-role
  Name: Default media role
  Desc: Default media.role to assign on streams that do not specify it
  Type: String
  Default: null
  Value: null

Where there is an interesting candidate

- Id: linking.pause-playback
  Name: Pause playback if output removed
  Desc: Pause media players if their target sink is removed
  Type: Boolean
  Default: true
  Value: true

seemed to be this one

I’ve set it to false with

wpctl settings linking.pause-playback false -s

Thank you very much for your help @nikgnomic

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