PipeWire microphone support

Actual behaviour

I'm unable to get microphone input working with UltraStar DX v2020.4.0. I'm using Pipewire and have enabled ALSA and Pulseaudio support within it.

❯ ./result/bin/ultrastardx
ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:638:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1075:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm.c:2731:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2731:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2731:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1075:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
Cannot connect to server socket err = No such file or directory
Cannot connect to server request channel
jack server is not running or cannot be started
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock
JackShmReadWritePtr::~JackShmReadWritePtr - Init not done for -1, skipping unlock

Expected behaviour

Native PipeWire support, or something, something!

Steps to reproduce

Disable Pulseaudio

Migrate to PipeWire, on NixOS do the following:

{
sound.enable = true;
security.rtkit.enable = true;
services.pipewire = {
  enable = true;
  alsa.enable = true;
  alsa.support32Bit = true;
  pulse.enable = true;
};
hardware = {
  pulseaudio = {
    enable = lib.mkForce false;
  };
};
}

Start Ultrastar DX
Observe the console spew
Note that microphone input does not work

Details

In Options > Record I have three "Soundcards":

HDA Intel PCH: ALC1220 Alt Analog...
pipewire
default

The "Input" field only offers default

None of the soundcards triggers any input, I also don't see any recording happening in pavucontrol. It's like USDX didn't start recording, except the volume level indicator is wiggling around at a very low level, but I cannot affect the level.

USDX version: v2020.4.0
Operating System + version: NixOS Unstable, Pipewire 0.3.26

It seems to work after enabling pipewires jack support.

The "Input" field is not implemented on Linux. You can select the input from within USDX only on Windows where the BASS audio backend is used.

I guess your "Alt" PCM device is configured to capture the wrong microphone jack. I also guess that "Alt" is a raw ALSA PCM device, not one managed by Pipewire. That's why USDX doesn't show up in pavucontrol when it records. You should be able to select the input for "Alt" in the ALSA mixer.

I have no idea why it doesn't work when you select the "pipewire" card. Does the volume level indicator wiggle there as well?

I am posting this here mainly in case someone else also encounters the error. I'm on arch linux 5.16.12-arch1-1. And I also switched from pulseaudio to pipewire, and got a similar error/crash as mweinelt posted, then I installed pipewire-jack and pipewire-alsa and now I get the following error/crash:

ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877:(find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877:(find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877:(find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_route.c:877:(find_matching_chmap) Found no matching channel map
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:1001:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib rate_lavrate.c:113:(pcm_src_init) sw_init() error -22

cannot connect system:capture_2 to alsa-jack.jackC.4539.2:in_001
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1818
An unhandled exception occurred at $00007F7CC42492AB:
EAccessViolation: Access violation
  $00007F7CC42492AB

I then opened pavucontrol and started ultrastardx simultaneously, then I got this output:

  ALSA lib pcm_dsnoop.c:601:(snd_pcm_dsnoop_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1032:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2664:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:1001:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib pcm_dmix.c:1032:(snd_pcm_dmix_open) unable to open slave
cannot connect system:capture_2 to alsa-jack.jackC.5591.2:in_001
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1818

But actually USDX showed up and I can use it :) xD but it only works in this combination

I am posting this here mainly in case someone else also encounters the error. I'm on arch linux 5.16.12-arch1-1...............

I have the exact same problem. Except i tried to open pavucontrol too and i still have the same error. Using arch linux as well, with pipewire

This isn't a fix per se, but maybe it'll allow people to get rid of some dependencies, or at least make USDX usable. EDIT: but I agree that ideally, USDX will have native pipewire support at some point. In ~/.asoundrc, put a section like this:

pcm.whatever_name_you_want {
  type pipewire
  capture_node alsa_input.usb-Auna_Mic_CM900_Auna_Mic_CM900-00.mono-fallback
}

whatever_name_you_want can be whatever alphanumeric name you want, it'll show up as a device in USDX and is the one you should map to a player
get the exact device names from pw-cli ls Node | grep node.name

The drawback is that config.ini will end up with a lot of devices over time. But at least for me in the past this has also stopped weird errors and crashes, presumably because USDX doesn't try to get exclusive locks anymore this way (the exclusive locks would either immediately crash the game, or it would just not register any input).

This should work as long as you have pipewire and alsa. pipewire-alsa is probably also required (can someone test?) but it shouldn't need any kind of pulse stuff whatsoever. I don't have any system I can test this on, as removing pulse will also remove a bunch of other applications I need.

I also use archlinux, though I use the AUR ultrastardx-git package (with some extra local modifications, but nothing that involves this)

The

cannot connect system:capture_2 to alsa-jack.jackC.5591.2:in_001
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1818

is, as far as I know, just some output, and likely unrelated to any Access Violation that occurs after it. I had similar output in the past, and in my case it was actually a vdownmix device causing the error, but I only found that out after I added a lot of logging about what device USDX was going to attempt next

I'm using arch linux with pipewire and alsa, too. Currently experiencing the same issue. After adding the ~/.asoundrc with my usb headset as instructed by @barbeque-squared ; I still got these error messages:

ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM spdif
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM spdif
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.hdmi.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hdmi
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.hdmi.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hdmi
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline:CARD=0,DEV=0
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline:CARD=0,DEV=0
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM phoneline
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM phoneline
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:1001:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=6,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958:{AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib rate_lavrate.c:113:(pcm_src_init) sw_init() error -22

cannot connect system:capture_2 to ultrastardx.C.342704.2:in_001
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1818
An unhandled exception occurred at $00007FB9681AC2FB:
EAccessViolation: Access violation
  $00007FB9681AC2FB

@adRn-s thanks, guess that settles that, at least for the time being, we really need more log statements in the various AudioInput_xxx.pas::EnumDevices methods. These won't show up on the stdout/stderr like these do, but still, having any kind of idea which device is causing this is at least better than what there is right now.

You can remove the ~/.asoundrc again.

Ok, let me know if I can be of any help, providing any further tests (and logs).

ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.rear
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.center_lfe
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.side
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM spdif
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM spdif
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.hdmi.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hdmi
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.hdmi.0:CARD=0,AES0=4,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM hdmi
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline:CARD=0,DEV=0
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM cards.pcm.phoneline:CARD=0,DEV=0
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM phoneline
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.modem.0:CARD=0'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM phoneline
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_oss.c:397:(_snd_pcm_oss_open) Cannot open device /dev/dsp
ALSA lib pcm_a52.c:1001:(_snd_pcm_a52_open) a52 is only for playback
ALSA lib confmisc.c:1369:(snd_func_refer) Unable to find definition 'cards.0.pcm.iec958.0:CARD=0,AES0=6,AES1=130,AES2=0,AES3=2'
ALSA lib conf.c:5180:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib conf.c:5703:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib pcm.c:2666:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM iec958:{AES0 0x6 AES1 0x82 AES2 0x0 AES3 0x2 CARD 0}
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib confmisc.c:160:(snd_config_get_card) Invalid field card
ALSA lib pcm_usb_stream.c:482:(_snd_pcm_usb_stream_open) Invalid card 'card'
ALSA lib rate_lavrate.c:113:(pcm_src_init) sw_init() error -22

cannot connect system:capture_2 to ultrastardx.C.342704.2:in_001
Expression 'ret' failed in 'src/hostapi/alsa/pa_linux_alsa.c', line: 1818
An unhandled exception occurred at $00007FB9681AC2FB:
EAccessViolation: Access violation
  $00007FB9681AC2FB

Having the same problem. Usually occurs randomly if the system ran for several hours. Everything works if i reboot the entire system then start usdx right away.

UltraStar-Deluxe / USDX