I don't understand what I am doing wrong with audio input as I cannot understand how I can resolve this issue.

[Suborno22]

System details

Linux omarchy 7.0.3-arch1-2 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Fri, 01 May 2026 15:49:22 +0000 x86_64 GNU/Linux

What's wrong?

So I have this USB speaker that I am taking it forever to make it functionable on this distro. Now the thing is, even though I have used Linux Mint before, I could be able to use it there. But for some reasons I cannot able to make it work in this Distro.

wpctl status
PipeWire 'pipewire-0' [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, cookie:3944482816]
 └─ Clients:
        32. xdg-desktop-portal                  [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1119]
        33. WirePlumber                         [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1173]
        37. xdg-desktop-portal-hyprland         [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1183]
        42. WirePlumber [export]                [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1173]
        43. pipewire                            [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1251]
        45. waybar                              [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:943]
        77. Firefox                             [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1481]
        83. Firefox                             [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:1481]
       101. wpctl                               [1.6.4, eddard@omarchy, pid:10221]

Audio
 ├─ Devices:
 │      46. AB13X Headset Adapter               [alsa]
 │      47. Built-in Audio                      [alsa]
 │      48. Loopback                            [alsa]
 │
 ├─ Sinks:
 │  *   61. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo        [vol: 0.37]
 │      63. Loopback Analog Stereo              [vol: 0.29]
 │     122. AB13X Headset Adapter Digital Stereo (IEC958) [vol: 0.40]
 │
 ├─ Sources:
 │      62. Built-in Audio Analog Stereo        [vol: 1.00]
 │  *  140. AB13X Headset Adapter Mono          [vol: 0.62]
 │
 ├─ Filters:
 │
 └─ Streams:
        78. Firefox
             79. output_FL       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FL[paused]
             80. output_FR       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FR[paused]
       104. Firefox
            128. output_FL       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FL[active]
            129. output_FR       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FR[active]
       120. Firefox
             85. input_MONO      < AB13X USB Audio:capture_MONO[active]
             96. monitor_MONO
       136. Firefox
            112. output_FL       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FL[active]
            121. output_FR       > ALC887-VD Analog:playback_FR[active]

Video
 ├─ Devices:
 │      44. Dummy video device (0x0000)         [v4l2]
 │
 ├─ Sinks:
 │
 ├─ Sources:
 │  *   75. Dummy video device (0x0000) (V4L2)
 │
 ├─ Filters:
 │
 └─ Streams:

Settings
 └─ Default Configured Devices:
         0. Audio/Sink    bluez_output.9C_DE_F0_CA_C5_F4.1
         1. Audio/Source  alsa_input.pci-0000_00_1f.3.analog-stereo

This is the output and I analyzed that its this.

USB mic: AB13X Headset Adapter Mono

Internal mic: Built-in Audio Analog Stereo

Yet I still hear jittering sound followed by my own sound which is faint. Since I have no idea about sound theory or sound engineering, I need help to understand this issue.

I have also added the audio sample in here.

Audio sample: https://www.awesomescreenshot.com/video/52390411?key=2aa4cb348de3e96919b8056026d5afe9

[Yazan-Sharaya]

Downgrade your kernel to 6.18.
I had multiple audio issues on kernel 7.0.x
Downgrading fixed them.
It had something to do with missing firmware (I guess), but I didn't pursue this path further.