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That probably didn’t do anything. I think it sets the quantum if it isn’t otherwise set.
Check pw-top while you’re playing from a source where you experience crackling. You can see the quantum value, if it’s low (usually 1) then that source is using the minimum quantum.
You can change it, temporarily (until reboot/pipewire service restart) with
Try 256 to start with increase if you still get crackling.
Here’s the documentation on pipewire buffering: https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/pipewire/pipewire/-/wikis/FAQ#pipewire-buffering-explained
I’ll leave finding the config file to make this permanent as an exercise for the reader.
Thanks for the reply and sorry it took me so long to get back to you.
Your solution works and 256 is enough to get rid of basically all cracklings, thank you!
There's a config file somewhere to make it permanent, if you can't find it just let me know and I'll dig through my notes (if you find out, post it here for future googlers)