> OK. First diagnostic: `pactl info`.
>
> On my bookworm desktop, I get this:
>
> $ pactl info
> Server String: /run/user/1042/pulse/native
> Library Protocol Version: 35
> Server Protocol Version: 35
> Is Local: yes
> Client Index: 13692
> Tile Size: 65472
> User Name: dsr
> Host Name: spike
> Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 0.3.65)
> Server Version: 15.0.0
> Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
> Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
> Default Sink: PulseEffects_apps
> Default Source:
> alsa_input.usb-Blue_Microphones_Yeti_Stereo_Microphone_REV8-00.analog-stereo
% pactl info
Server String: /run/user/20848/pulse/native
Library Protocol Version: 35
Server Protocol Version: 35
Is Local: yes
Client Index: 138
Tile Size: 65496
User Name: monnier
Host Name: alfajor
Server Name: PulseAudio (on PipeWire 1.0.1)
Server Version: 15.0.0
Default Sample Specification: float32le 2ch 48000Hz
Default Channel Map: front-left,front-right
Default Sink: @DEFAULT_SINK@
Default Source: @DEFAULT_SOURCE@
Cookie: 40db:2cde
%
Not sure what the `Cookie` does and even less whether those @DEFAULT_SINK@
thingies are normal, tho a quick `grep` indicates at least `zsh`
completion for `wpctl` finds them normal:
/usr/share/zsh/site-functions/_wpctl:
'pw-defaults:defaults:(@DEFAULT_SINK@ @DEFAULT_SOURCE@)' \
Stefan
