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junakreiter

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Registered: 2024-07-12

Posts: 17

USB Audio Focosrite Scarlett 4i4 missing after update

Hi !

After the update today my Plasma doesnot recognize my scarlett 4i4 soundcard.
Also VLC player and audacious player is not able to talk to the scarlett.

In Ardour it is working, think because this is alsa.

Any idea what happend ?

Thanks !
Alex.

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,960

Re: USB Audio Focosrite Scarlett 4i4 missing after update

pipewire got updated with a few bug fixes and focusrites in general are notorious for not working like everything else.

What do you get from

journalctl --user -b -u pipewire -u pipewire-pulse -u wireplumber
pactl list cards
pactl list sinks

junakreiter

Member

Registered: 2024-07-12

Posts: 17

Re: USB Audio Focosrite Scarlett 4i4 missing after update

Hi V1del,

journalctl --user -b -u pipewire -u pipewire-pulse -u wireplumber

Jul 12 16:40:22 motor systemd[787]: Started PipeWire Multimedia Service.
Jul 12 16:40:22 motor pipewire[902]: pw.context: vm.overrides in context.properties are deprecated, use context.properties.rules instead
Jul 12 16:40:23 motor systemd[787]: Started PipeWire PulseAudio.
Jul 12 16:40:23 motor pipewire-pulse[996]: mod.protocol-pulse: vm.overrides in pulse.properties are deprecated, use pulse.properties.ru>

 pactl list cards 

Card #48
        Name: alsa_card.usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_4i4_USB_D8R38WZ2124429-00
        Driver: alsa
        Owner Module: n/a
        Properties:
                device.enum.api = "udev"
                device.api = "alsa"
                media.class = "Audio/Device"
                api.alsa.path = "hw:1"
                api.alsa.card = "1"
                api.alsa.card.name = "Scarlett 4i4 USB"
                api.alsa.card.longname = "Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 USB at usb-0000:00:14.0-4, high speed"
                device.plugged.usec = "9042500"
                device.bus_path = "pci-0000:00:14.0-usb-0:4:1.0"
                sysfs.path = "/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:14.0/usb1/1-4/1-4:1.0/sound/card1"
                device.bus-id = "usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_4i4_USB_D8R38WZ2124429-00"
                device.bus = "usb"
                device.subsystem = "sound"
                device.vendor.id = "0x1235"
                device.vendor.name = "Focusrite-Novation"
                device.product.id = "0x8212"
                device.product.name = "Scarlett 4i4 USB"
                device.serial = "Focusrite_Scarlett_4i4_USB_D8R38WZ2124429"
                device.name = "alsa_card.usb-Focusrite_Scarlett_4i4_USB_D8R38WZ2124429-00"
                device.description = "Scarlett 4i4 USB"
                device.nick = "Scarlett 4i4 USB"
                device.icon_name = "audio-card-usb"
                api.alsa.use-acp = "true"
                api.acp.auto-profile = "false"
                api.acp.auto-port = "false"
                api.dbus.ReserveDevice1 = "Audio1"
                factory.id = "15"
                client.id = "33"
                object.id = "48"
                object.serial = "48"
                object.path = "alsa:acp:USB"
                alsa.card = "1"
                alsa.card_name = "Scarlett 4i4 USB"
                alsa.long_card_name = "Focusrite Scarlett 4i4 USB at usb-0000:00:14.0-4, high speed"
                alsa.driver_name = "snd_usb_audio"
                alsa.mixer_name = "USB Mixer"
                alsa.components = "USB1235:8212"
                alsa.id = "USB"
                device.string = "1"
        Profiles:
                off: Off (sinks: 0, sources: 0, priority: 0, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Surround 2.1 Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1213, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Surround 4.1 Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1213, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Surround 5.1 Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1213, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Surround 5.0 Input (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1212, available: yes)
                output:analog-surround-40: Analog Surround 4.0 Output (sinks: 1, sources: 0, priority: 1200, available: yes)
                input:analog-surround-21: Analog Surround 2.1 Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 13, available: yes)
                input:analog-surround-41: Analog Surround 4.1 Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 13, available: yes)
                input:analog-surround-51: Analog Surround 5.1 Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 13, available: yes)
                input:analog-surround-50: Analog Surround 5.0 Input (sinks: 0, sources: 1, priority: 12, available: yes)
                pro-audio: Pro Audio (sinks: 1, sources: 1, priority: 1, available: yes)
        Active Profile: input:analog-surround-41
        Ports:
                analog-input: Analog Input (type: Analog, priority: 10000, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "analog"
                                card.profile.port = "0"
                        Part of profile(s): input:analog-surround-21, input:analog-surround-41, input:analog-surround-50, input:analog-surround-51, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-51
                analog-output: Analog Output (type: Analog, priority: 9900, latency offset: 0 usec, availability unknown)
                        Properties:
                                port.type = "analog"
                                card.profile.port = "1"
                        Part of profile(s): output:analog-surround-40, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-21, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-41, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-50, output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-surround-51

pactl list sinks

Sink #45
        State: SUSPENDED
        Name: auto_null
        Description: Schein-Ausgabe
        Driver: PipeWire
        Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
        Channel Map: front-left,front-right
        Owner Module: 4294967295
        Mute: no
        Volume: front-left: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB,   front-right: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
                balance 0,00
        Base Volume: 65536 / 100% / 0,00 dB
        Monitor Source: auto_null.monitor
        Latency: 0 usec, configured 0 usec
        Flags: DECIBEL_VOLUME LATENCY
        Properties:
                node.name = "auto_null"
                device.description = "Schein-Ausgabe"
                audio.rate = "48000"
                audio.channels = "2"
                audio.position = "FL,FR"
                media.class = "Audio/Sink"
                factory.name = "support.null-audio-sink"
                node.virtual = "true"
                monitor.channel-volumes = "true"
                factory.id = "19"
                clock.quantum-limit = "8192"
                client.id = "43"
                node.driver = "true"
                port.group = "stream.0"
                node.loop.name = "data-loop.0"
                library.name = "audioconvert/libspa-audioconvert"
                object.id = "45"
                object.serial = "45"
        Formats:
                pcm

Thanks !

junakreiter

Member

Registered: 2024-07-12

Posts: 17

Re: USB Audio Focosrite Scarlett 4i4 missing after update

So i found out that i had to swich it to "pro audio" and it is working.
Sorry for being to stupid...

V1del

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Registered: 2012-10-16

Posts: 24,960

Re: USB Audio Focosrite Scarlett 4i4 missing after update

That's not generally necessary, but you only had an input profile active, you can activate another one that actually contains outputs. the pro-audio profile usually has other stipulations that might not quite react how you want to have it.