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title: "05-audio"
id: "9350"
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slug: "05-audio"
published_at: "2026-09-12T03:46:19+00:00"
modified_at: "2026-09-12T03:48:51+00:00"
url: "https://ubuntustudio.org/help/content/tips/05-audio/"
markdown_url: "https://ubuntustudio.org/help/content/tips/05-audio.md"
excerpt: "Audio tips back to index the migration from jackd to pipewire from 23.04, Ubuntu Studio has migrated from using jackd to PipeWire for audio management. And the jackd method was deprecated starting from 24.10. the PipeWire provides jack-compatible audio management,..."
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# Audio tips

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## the migration from jackd to pipewire

from 23.04, Ubuntu Studio has migrated from using `jackd` to `PipeWire` for audio management.  
 And the jackd method was deprecated starting from 24.10.

- the PipeWire provides jack-compatible audio management, allowing applications that previously relied on `jackd` to work seamlessly with PipeWire.
- In any application, use jack for audio backend will connect to PipeWire seamlessly. ## the pipewire widget from 26.04, Ubuntu Studio includes a widget in the system tray for PipeWire, making it easier to change sample rate and buffer size.
- also there is a button for a quick switch to a preset profile, default to 128/48000, which aims for low latency and high performance, the button is displayed with the text `<buffer>/<sample_rate>`, thus the default is shown as `128/48000`.

## the wiring panel

Patchance is a built-in tool in Ubuntu Studio for managing audio connections,  
 it can be opened from the taskbar (default the second icon, `<Meta>+2` for keyboard shortcut).