libpipewire-module-combine-stream - Man Page
Combine Stream
Description
The combine stream can make:
- a new virtual sink that forwards audio to other sinks
- a new virtual source that combines audio from other sources
The sources and sink that need to be combined can be selected using generic match rules. This makes it possible to combine static nodes or nodes based on certain properties.
Module Name
libpipewire-module-combine-stream
Module Options
- node.name: a unique name for the stream
- node.description: a human readable name for the stream
- combine.mode = capture | playback | sink | source, default sink
- combine.latency-compensate: use delay buffers to match stream latencies
- combine.on-demand-streams: use metadata to create streams on demand
- combine.props = {}: properties to be passed to the sink/source
- stream.props = {}: properties to be passed to the streams
- stream.rules = {}: rules for matching streams, use create-stream actions
General Options
Options with well-known behavior.
- remote.name
- audio.channels
- audio.position
- media.name
- node.latency
- node.name
- node.description
- node.group
- node.virtual
- media.class
Stream Options
- audio.position: Set the stream channel map. By default this is the same channel map as the combine stream.
- combine.audio.position: map the combine audio positions to the stream positions. combine input channels are mapped one-by-one to stream output channels.
Example Configuration
context.modules = [ { name = libpipewire-module-combine-stream args = { combine.mode = sink node.name = "combine_sink" node.description = "My Combine Sink" combine.latency-compensate = false combine.props = { audio.position = [ FL FR ] } stream.props = { } stream.rules = [ { matches = [ # any of the items in matches needs to match, if one does, # actions are emitted. { # all keys must match the value. ! negates. ~ starts regex. #node.name = "~alsa_input.*" media.class = "Audio/Sink" } ] actions = { create-stream = { #combine.audio.position = [ FL FR ] #audio.position = [ FL FR ] } } } ] } } ]
Below is an example configuration that makes a 5.1 virtual audio sink from 3 separate stereo sinks.
context.modules = [ { name = libpipewire-module-combine-stream args = { combine.mode = sink node.name = "combine_sink_5_1" node.description = "My 5.1 Combine Sink" combine.latency-compensate = false combine.props = { audio.position = [ FL FR FC LFE SL SR ] } stream.props = { stream.dont-remix = true # link matching channels without remixing } stream.rules = [ { matches = [ { media.class = "Audio/Sink" node.name = "alsa_output.usb-Topping_E30-00.analog-stereo" } ] actions = { create-stream = { combine.audio.position = [ FL FR ] audio.position = [ FL FR ] } } } { matches = [ { media.class = "Audio/Sink" node.name = "alsa_output.usb-BEHRINGER_UMC404HD_192k-00.pro-output-0" } ] actions = { create-stream = { combine.audio.position = [ FC LFE ] audio.position = [ AUX0 AUX1 ] } } } { matches = [ { media.class = "Audio/Sink" node.name = "alsa_output.pci-0000_00_1b.0.analog-stereo" } ] actions = { create-stream = { combine.audio.position = [ SL SR ] audio.position = [ FL FR ] } } } ] } } ]
Below is an example configuration that makes a 4.0 virtual audio source from 2 separate stereo sources.
context.modules = [ { name = libpipewire-module-combine-stream args = { combine.mode = source node.name = "combine_source_4_0" node.description = "My 4.0 Combine Source" combine.props = { audio.position = [ FL FR SL SR ] } stream.props = { stream.dont-remix = true } stream.rules = [ { matches = [ { media.class = "Audio/Source" node.name = "alsa_input.usb-046d_HD_Pro_Webcam_C920_09D53E1F-02.analog-stereo" } ] actions = { create-stream = { audio.position = [ FL FR ] combine.audio.position = [ FL FR ] } } } { matches = [ { media.class = "Audio/Source" node.name = "alsa_input.usb-046d_0821_9534DE90-00.analog-stereo" } ] actions = { create-stream = { audio.position = [ FL FR ] combine.audio.position = [ SL SR ] } } } ] } } ]
Referenced By
1.2.5 PipeWire