no sound on mpd 0.23 with pipewire output on Arch Linux

[pescepalla]

Question

Yesterday I noticed mpd 0.23 was out with, as per release notes, native pipewire support.

So I replaced the pulse output with:

audio_output {
        type            "pipewire"
        name            "PipeWire Sound Server"
}

in ~/.config/mpd/mpd.conf

systemctl --user status mpd.service tells me the service is active (as is pipewire) and ncmpcpp connects to mpd, but there is no sound output.

Here is my mpd --version:

Music Player Daemon 0.23 (0.23)
Copyright 2003-2007 Warren Dukes <warren.dukes@gmail.com>
Copyright 2008-2021 Max Kellermann <max.kellermann@gmail.com>
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Database plugins:
 simple proxy upnp

Storage plugins:
 local udisks nfs curl

Neighbor plugins:
 upnp udisks

Decoders plugins:
 [mad] mp3 mp2
 [mpg123] mp3
 [vorbis] ogg oga
 [oggflac] ogg oga
 [flac] flac
 [opus] opus ogg oga
 [sndfile] wav aiff aif au snd paf iff svx sf voc w64 pvf xi htk caf sd2
 [audiofile] wav au aiff aif
 [dsdiff] dff
 [dsf] dsf
 [hybrid_dsd] m4a
 [faad] aac
 [mpcdec] mpc
 [wavpack] wv
 [openmpt] mptm mod s3m xm it 669 amf ams c67 dbm digi dmf dsm dtm far imf ice j2b m15 mdl med mms mt2 mtm nst okt plm psm pt36 ptm sfx sfx2 st26 stk stm stp ult wow gdm mo3 oxm umx xpk ppm mmcmp
 [modplug] 669 amf ams dbm dfm dsm far it med mdl mod mtm mt2 okt s3m stm ult umx xm
 [mikmod] amf dsm far gdm imf it med mod mtm s3m stm stx ult uni xm
 [sidplay] sid mus str prg P00
 [wildmidi] mid
 [fluidsynth] mid
 [ffmpeg] 16sv 3g2 3gp 4xm 8svx aa3 aac ac3 adx afc aif aifc aiff al alaw amr anim apc ape asf atrac au aud avi avm2 avs bap bfi c93 cak cin cmv cpk daud dct divx dts dv dvd dxa eac3 film flac flc fli fll flx flv g726 gsm gxf iss m1v m2v m2t m2ts m4a m4b m4v mad mj2 mjpeg mjpg mka mkv mlp mm mmf mov mp+ mp1 mp2 mp3 mp4 mpc mpeg mpg mpga mpp mpu mve mvi mxf nc nsv nut nuv oga ogm ogv ogx oma ogg omg opus psp pva qcp qt r3d ra ram rl2 rm rmvb roq rpl rvc shn smk snd sol son spx str swf tak tgi tgq tgv thp ts tsp tta xa xvid uv uv2 vb vid vob voc vp6 vmd wav webm wma wmv wsaud wsvga wv wve rtp:// rtsp:// rtsps://
 [gme] ay gbs gym hes kss nsf nsfe rsn sap spc vgm vgz
 [pcm]

Filters:
 libsamplerate soxr

Tag plugins:
 id3tag

Output plugins:
 shout null fifo pipe alsa ao oss openal solaris pipewire pulse jack httpd snapcast recorder

Encoder plugins:
 null vorbis opus lame twolame wave flac

Archive plugins:
 [bz2] bz2
 [zzip] zip
 [iso] iso

Input plugins:
 file io_uring archive alsa qobuz curl ffmpeg nfs mms cdio_paranoia

Playlist plugins:
 extm3u m3u pls xspf asx rss soundcloud flac cue embcue

Protocols:
 file:// alsa:// cdda:// ftp:// ftps:// gopher:// hls+http:// hls+https:// http:// https:// mms:// mmsh:// mmst:// mmsu:// nfs:// qobuz:// rtmp:// rtmpe:// rtmps:// rtmpt:// rtmpte:// rtmpts:// rtp:// rtsp:// rtsps:// scp:// sftp:// smb:// srtp://

Other features:
 avahi dbus udisks epoll icu inotify ipv6 systemd tcp un

Reverting to pulse works normally. Any hints as to what might be wrong?

[MaxKellermann]

Why did you decide not to post your log, as you were asked to?

[pescepalla]

Oct 18 11:23 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:23 : exception: Failed to open audio output

Sorry, I was about to. I get this two lines every time I run mpc play.

[MaxKellermann]

This is incomplete. You did not read the instructions before you deleted them. So read this now: https://www.musicpd.org/help/

[pescepalla]

Thanks and apologies. Here is the rest:

Log:

$ mpd -v
config_file: loading file /home/alessandro/.config/mpd/mpd.conf
Oct 18 12:30 : exception: Default TCP listener setup failed, but this is okay because we have a $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR listener: Failed to bind to '[::]:6600'; Failed to bind socket: Address already in use
Oct 18 12:30 : libsamplerate: libsamplerate converter 'Fastest Sinc Interpolator'
Oct 18 12:30 : vorbis: Xiph.Org libVorbis 1.3.7
Oct 18 12:30 : opus: libopus 1.3.1
Oct 18 12:30 : sndfile: libsndfile-1.0.31
Oct 18 12:30 : hybrid_dsd: The Hybrid DSD decoder is disabled because it was not explicitly enabled
Oct 18 12:30 : decoder: Decoder plugin 'wildmidi' is unavailable: configuration file does not exist: /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
Oct 18 12:30 : simple_db: reading DB
Oct 18 12:30 : input: Input plugin 'qobuz' is not configured: %s
Oct 18 12:30 : curl: version 7.79.1
Oct 18 12:30 : curl: with OpenSSL/1.1.1l

Config:

# An example configuration file for MPD.
# Read the user manual for documentation: http://www.musicpd.org/doc/user/


# Files and directories #######################################################
#
# This setting controls the top directory which MPD will search to discover the
# available audio files and add them to the daemon's online database. This
# setting defaults to the XDG directory, otherwise the music directory will be
# be disabled and audio files will only be accepted over ipc socket (using
# file:// protocol) or streaming files over an accepted protocol.
#
music_directory		"~/Music"
#
# This setting sets the MPD internal playlist directory. The purpose of this
# directory is storage for playlists created by MPD. The server will use
# playlist files not created by the server but only if they are in the MPD
# format. This setting defaults to playlist saving being disabled.
#
playlist_directory		"~/.config/mpd/playlists"
#
# This setting sets the location of the MPD database. This file is used to
# load the database at server start up and store the database while the
# server is not up. This setting defaults to disabled which will allow
# MPD to accept files over ipc socket (using file:// protocol) or streaming
# files over an accepted protocol.
#
db_file			"~/.config/mpd/database"
#
# These settings are the locations for the daemon log files for the daemon.
# These logs are great for troubleshooting, depending on your log_level
# settings.
#
# The special value "syslog" makes MPD use the local syslog daemon. This
# setting defaults to logging to syslog.
#
log_file			"~/.config/mpd/log"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which stores the process ID
# for use of mpd --kill and some init scripts. This setting is disabled by
# default and the pid file will not be stored.
#
#pid_file			"~/.mpd/pid"
#
# This setting sets the location of the file which contains information about
# most variables to get MPD back into the same general shape it was in before
# it was brought down. This setting is disabled by default and the server
# state will be reset on server start up.
#
#state_file			"~/.mpd/state"
#
# The location of the sticker database.  This is a database which
# manages dynamic information attached to songs.
#
#sticker_file			"~/.mpd/sticker.sql"
#
###############################################################################


# General music daemon options ################################################
#
# This setting specifies the user that MPD will run as. MPD should never run as
# root and you may use this setting to make MPD change its user ID after
# initialization. This setting is disabled by default and MPD is run as the
# current user.
#
#user				"nobody"
#
# This setting specifies the group that MPD will run as. If not specified
# primary group of user specified with "user" setting will be used (if set).
# This is useful if MPD needs to be a member of group such as "audio" to
# have permission to use sound card.
#
#group				"nogroup"
#
# This setting sets the address for the daemon to listen on. Careful attention
# should be paid if this is assigned to anything other than the default, any.
# This setting can deny access to control of the daemon. Not effective if
# systemd socket activiation is in use.
#
# For network
#bind_to_address		"any"
#
# And for Unix Socket
#bind_to_address		"~/.mpd/socket"
#
# This setting is the TCP port that is desired for the daemon to get assigned
# to.
#
#port				"6600"
#
# Suppress all messages below the given threshold.  Use "verbose" for
# troubleshooting. Available setting arguments are "notice", "info", "verbose",
# "warning" and "error".
#
#log_level			"notice"
#
# Setting "restore_paused" to "yes" puts MPD into pause mode instead
# of starting playback after startup.
#
#restore_paused "no"
#
# This setting enables MPD to create playlists in a format usable by other
# music players.
#
#save_absolute_paths_in_playlists	"no"
#
# This setting defines a list of tag types that will be extracted during the
# audio file discovery process. The complete list of possible values can be
# found in the user manual.
#metadata_to_use	"artist,album,title,track,name,genre,date,composer,performer,disc"
#
# This example just enables the "comment" tag without disabling all
# the other supported tags:
#metadata_to_use "+comment"
#
# This setting enables automatic update of MPD's database when files in
# music_directory are changed.
#
#auto_update	"yes"
#
# Limit the depth of the directories being watched, 0 means only watch
# the music directory itself.  There is no limit by default.
#
#auto_update_depth "3"
#
###############################################################################


# Symbolic link behavior ######################################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following
# symbolic links outside of the configured music_directory.
#
#follow_outside_symlinks	"yes"
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", MPD will discover audio files by following
# symbolic links inside of the configured music_directory.
#
#follow_inside_symlinks		"yes"
#
###############################################################################


# Zeroconf / Avahi Service Discovery ##########################################
#
# If this setting is set to "yes", service information will be published with
# Zeroconf / Avahi.
#
#zeroconf_enabled		"yes"
#
# The argument to this setting will be the Zeroconf / Avahi unique name for
# this MPD server on the network. %h will be replaced with the hostname.
#
#zeroconf_name			"Music Player @ %h"
#
###############################################################################


# Permissions #################################################################
#
# If this setting is set, MPD will require password authorization. The password
# setting can be specified multiple times for different password profiles.
#
#password                        "password@read,add,control,admin"
#
# This setting specifies the permissions a user has who has not yet logged in.
#
#default_permissions             "read,add,control,admin"
#
###############################################################################


# Database #######################################################################
#
# An example of a database section instead of the old 'db_file' setting.
# It enables mounting other storages into the music directory.
#
#database {
#       plugin "simple"
#       path "~/.local/share/mpd/db
#       cache_directory "~/.local/share/mpd/cache"
#}
#
# An example of database config for a sattelite setup
#
#music_directory "nfs://fileserver.local/srv/mp3"
#database {
#       plugin "proxy"
#       host "other.mpd.host"
#       port "6600"
#}

# Input #######################################################################
#
input {
        plugin "curl"
#       proxy "proxy.isp.com:8080"
#       proxy_user "user"
#       proxy_password "password"
}

#
###############################################################################

# Audio Output ################################################################
#
# MPD supports various audio output types, as well as playing through multiple
# audio outputs at the same time, through multiple audio_output settings
# blocks. Setting this block is optional, though the server will only attempt
# autodetection for one sound card.
#
# An example of an ALSA output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"alsa"
#	name		"My ALSA Device"
##	device		"hw:0,0"	# optional
##	mixer_type      "hardware"	# optional
##	mixer_device	"default"	# optional
##	mixer_control	"PCM"		# optional
##	mixer_index	"0"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of an OSS output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"oss"
#	name		"My OSS Device"
##	device		"/dev/dsp"	# optional
##	mixer_type      "hardware"	# optional
##	mixer_device	"/dev/mixer"	# optional
##	mixer_control	"PCM"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of a shout output (for streaming to Icecast):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"shout"
#	encoder		"vorbis"		# optional
#	name		"My Shout Stream"
#	host		"localhost"
#	port		"8000"
#	mount		"/mpd.ogg"
#	password	"hackme"
#	quality		"5.0"
#	bitrate		"128"
#	format		"44100:16:1"
##	protocol	"icecast2"		# optional
##	user		"source"		# optional
##	description	"My Stream Description"	# optional
##	url		"http://example.com"	# optional
##	genre		"jazz"			# optional
##	public		"no"			# optional
##	timeout		"2"			# optional
##	mixer_type      "software"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of a recorder output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"recorder"
#	name		"My recorder"
#	encoder		"vorbis"		# optional, vorbis or lame
#	path		"/var/lib/mpd/recorder/mpd.ogg"
##	quality		"5.0"			# do not define if bitrate is defined
#	bitrate		"128"			# do not define if quality is defined
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#}
#
# An example of a httpd output (built-in HTTP streaming server):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"httpd"
#	name		"My HTTP Stream"
#	encoder		"vorbis"		# optional, vorbis or lame
#	port		"8000"
#	bind_to_address	"0.0.0.0"		# optional, IPv4 or IPv6
##	quality		"5.0"			# do not define if bitrate is defined
#	bitrate		"128"			# do not define if quality is defined
#	format		"44100:16:1"
#	max_clients	"0"			# optional 0=no limit
#}
#
# An example of a pulseaudio output (streaming to a remote pulseaudio server)
#
audio_output {
    type		"pipewire"
#	type		"pulse"
    name		"Pipewire Sound Server"
#   name		"Pulseaudio Output"
##	server		"remote_server"		# optional
##	sink		"remote_server_sink"	# optional
##	media_role	"media_role"		#optional
}
#
# An example of a winmm output (Windows multimedia API).
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"winmm"
#	name		"My WinMM output"
##	device		"Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)" # optional
#		or
##	device		"0"		# optional
##	mixer_type	"hardware"	# optional
#}
#
# An example of a wasapi output (Windows multimedia API).
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"wasapi"
#	name		"My WASAPI output"
##	device		"Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)" # optional
#		or
##	device		"0"		# optional
## Exclusive mode blocks all other audio source, and get best audio quality without resampling.
##	exclusive	"no"		# optional
## Enumerate all devices in log.
##	enumerate	"no"		# optional
#}
#
# An example of an openal output.
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"openal"
#	name		"My OpenAL output"
##	device		"Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (High Definition Audio Device)" # optional
#}
#
# An example of an sndio output.
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"sndio"
#	name		"sndio output"
#	mixer_type	"hardware"
#}
#
# An example of an OS X output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"osx"
#	name		"My OS X Device"
##	device		"Built-in Output"	# optional
##	channel_map      "-1,-1,0,1"	# optional
#}
#
## Example "pipe" output:
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"pipe"
#	name		"my pipe"
#	command		"aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or if you're want to use AudioCompress
#	command		"AudioCompress -m | aplay -f cd 2>/dev/null"
## Or to send raw PCM stream through PCM:
#	command		"nc example.org 8765"
#	format		"44100:16:2"
#}
#
## An example of a null output (for no audio output):
#
#audio_output {
#	type		"null"
#	name		"My Null Output"
#	mixer_type      "none"			# optional
#}
#
###############################################################################


# Normalization automatic volume adjustments ##################################
#
# This setting specifies the type of ReplayGain to use. This setting can have
# the argument "off", "album", "track" or "auto". "auto" is a special mode that
# chooses between "track" and "album" depending on the current state of
# random playback. If random playback is enabled then "track" mode is used.
# See <https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Replaygain> for
# more details about ReplayGain.
# This setting is off by default.
#
#replaygain			"album"
#
# This setting sets the pre-amp used for files that have ReplayGain tags. By
# default this setting is disabled.
#
#replaygain_preamp		"0"
#
# This setting sets the pre-amp used for files that do NOT have ReplayGain tags.
# By default this setting is disabled.
#
#replaygain_missing_preamp	"0"
#
# This setting enables or disables ReplayGain limiting.
# MPD calculates actual amplification based on the ReplayGain tags
# and replaygain_preamp / replaygain_missing_preamp setting.
# If replaygain_limit is enabled MPD will never amplify audio signal
# above its original level. If replaygain_limit is disabled such amplification
# might occur. By default this setting is enabled.
#
#replaygain_limit		"yes"
#
# This setting enables on-the-fly normalization volume adjustment. This will
# result in the volume of all playing audio to be adjusted so the output has
# equal "loudness". This setting is disabled by default.
#
#volume_normalization		"no"
#
###############################################################################

# Character Encoding ##########################################################
#
# If file or directory names do not display correctly for your locale then you
# may need to modify this setting.
#
#filesystem_charset		"UTF-8"
#
###############################################################################

[MaxKellermann]

Your log is still incomplete. MPD doesn't even try to attempt a PipeWire connection according to your log, because nobody asks it to play something.

[pescepalla]

$ mpc play
2Cellos - Where the Streets Have No Name
[playing] #1/8   0:04/4:05 (1%)
volume:100%   repeat: off   random: off   single: off   consume: off

$ mpd -v
config_file: loading file /home/alessandro/.config/mpd/mpd.conf
Oct 18 13:28 : exception: Default TCP listener setup failed, but this is okay because we have a $XDG_RUNTIME_DIR listener: Failed to bind to '[::]:6600'; Failed to bind socket: Address already in use
Oct 18 13:28 : libsamplerate: libsamplerate converter 'Fastest Sinc Interpolator'
Oct 18 13:28 : vorbis: Xiph.Org libVorbis 1.3.7
Oct 18 13:28 : opus: libopus 1.3.1
Oct 18 13:28 : sndfile: libsndfile-1.0.31
Oct 18 13:28 : hybrid_dsd: The Hybrid DSD decoder is disabled because it was not explicitly enabled
Oct 18 13:28 : decoder: Decoder plugin 'wildmidi' is unavailable: configuration file does not exist: /etc/timidity/timidity.cfg
Oct 18 13:28 : simple_db: reading DB
Oct 18 13:28 : input: Input plugin 'qobuz' is not configured: %s
Oct 18 13:28 : curl: version 7.79.1
Oct 18 13:28 : curl: with OpenSSL/1.1.1l

$ cat ~/.config/mpd/log
Oct 18 11:23 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:23 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:23 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:23 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:23 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:23 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:23 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:23 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:25 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:25 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:28 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:28 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 11:28 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 11:28 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 12:30 : event: RTIOThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: %s
Oct 18 12:38 : player: played "2Cellos/2Cellos/01 Where the Streets Have No Name.flac"
Oct 18 13:27 : event: RTIOThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: %s
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] opened from 127.0.0.1:57896
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] process command "play"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] process command list
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [0] closed
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] opened from 127.0.0.1:57898
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "plchanges "0""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "outputs"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "decoders"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "outputs"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "outputs"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] opened from [::1]:37768
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command "subscribe "mpdscribble""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "list AlbumArtist"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist ":wumpscut:""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist ":wumpscut:" Album "Wreath of Barbs" Date "2001-10-01""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist "2Cellos""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist "2Cellos" Album "2Cellos" Date "2011""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist "2Cellos""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/01 Where the Streets Have No Name.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/02 Misirlou (Theme From Pulp Fiction).flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/03 Use Somebody.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/04 Smooth Criminal.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/06 The Resistance.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/07 Hurt.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/08 Welcome to the Jungle.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "addid "2Cellos/2Cellos/09 Human Nature.flac""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "playid "1""
Oct 18 13:27 : playlist: play 0:"2Cellos/2Cellos/01 Where the Streets Have No Name.flac"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : playlist: queue song 1:"2Cellos/2Cellos/02 Misirlou (Theme From Pulp Fiction).flac"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "plchanges "1""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : decoder_thread: probing plugin flac
Oct 18 13:27 : decoder: audio_format=44100:16:2, seekable=true
Oct 18 13:27 : output: OutputThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: %s
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : output: opened "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire) audio_format=44100:16:2
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:27 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:27 : output: closed "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist "2Cellos""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "find AlbumArtist "2Cellos" Album "2Cellos" Date "2011""
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:27 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] opened from 127.0.0.1:57902
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] process command "play"
Oct 18 13:28 : output: opened "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire) audio_format=44100:16:2
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:28 : output: closed "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:28 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [3] closed
Oct 18 13:28 : event: RTIOThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: %s
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] opened from 127.0.0.1:57904
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] process command "play"
Oct 18 13:28 : output: opened "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire) audio_format=44100:16:2
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:28 : output: closed "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 18 13:28 : exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: process command "currentsong"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command list returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "status"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 0
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] process command "idle player message"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [2] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] process command "idle"
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [1] command returned 1
Oct 18 13:28 : client: [4] closed
Oct 18 13:28 : event: RTIOThread could not get realtime scheduling, continuing anyway: %s

[MaxKellermann]

Seems to be a time stamping problem. The SnapCast client receives the chunks, but discards them silently.
Posted on the wrong issue, d'oh!

[ArchangeGabriel]

Just in case it can help, I’m also on Arch but using 0.23.1 and it works for me. I can provide log/config if required.

[leigh123linux]

@pescepalla Are you using systemd to start mpd?
If so it needs to run as a --user process.

[pescepalla]

@leigh123linux Yes. As mentioned at the top, systemctl --user status mpd.service returns active, and so does pipewire's service:

mpd.service - Music Player Daemon
     Loaded: loaded (/home/pescepalla/.config/systemd/user/mpd.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Wed 2021-10-20 00:38:18 CEST; 2min 2s ago
       Docs: man:mpd(1)
             man:mpd.conf(5)
   Main PID: 59208 (mpd)
      Tasks: 7 (limit: 4605)
     Memory: 24.8M
        CPU: 277ms
     CGroup: /user.slice/user-1000.slice/user@1000.service/app.slice/mpd.service
             └─59208 /usr/bin/mpd --no-daemon

Oct 20 00:38:28 boluonao mpd[59208]: output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 20 00:38:28 boluonao mpd[59208]: exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: exception: Failed to open audio output
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: output: Failed to play on "Pipewire Sound Server" (pipewire)
Oct 20 00:38:29 boluonao mpd[59208]: exception: Failed to open audio output

[pescepalla]

@ArchangeGabriel I've updated to 0.23.1 right now, restarted the service and unfortunately still no dice.

I'll revert to pipewire-pulse for the moment unless there are updates or ideas.

[MaxKellermann]

What PipeWire target did MPD connect to? Check pw-top. Is it the same target as other applications which do work with PipeWire?

[pescepalla]

I've removed pulse, reinstalled pipewire 0.23.3, and everything seems to work now. I have no idea what happened.

For the record, this is the mpd line in pw-top
56 0 0 36.7µs 57.1µs 0.00 0.00 0 + mpd.Pipewire Sound Server

Thanks for everything, I guess I can mark this closed.