How do I prevent my audio output from defaulting to my Dualsense controller?
I have a Dualsense controller and, whenever I start my PC and/or switch between gaming mode and desktop mode, the audio output changes to my Dualsense controller. And well, it doesn't work, as I don't hear a thing.
Slightly more technically, the default audio sink of Pipewire changes to my Dualsense whenever I start my PC and/or switch between gaming mode and desktop mode. I'm not well-versed in Pipewire however, and what I'm finding online is... confusing. I'm not sure how to fix this.
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Self-solved! Create a folder named
wireplumber
in ~/.config
and a sub-folder within that folder named wireplumber.conf.d
. The result should be ~/config/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d
. There, create a file named 51-dualsense-lower-priority.conf
with the following contents:
The value under node.name
, alsa_output.usb-Sony_Interactive_Entertainment_DualSense_Edge_Wireless_Controller-00.analog-surround-40
, might be different on your machine. If this doesn't work, run pw-cli ls Node
in the command line and scroll through the output until you find the node-name
value of your Dualsense controller.