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    <bug>
          <bug_id>480622</bug_id>
          
          <creation_ts>2024-01-31 20:00:57 +0000</creation_ts>
          <short_desc>Add a combined sink device so users can select multiple devices for output</short_desc>
          <delta_ts>2025-12-09 19:34:25 +0000</delta_ts>
          <reporter_accessible>1</reporter_accessible>
          <cclist_accessible>1</cclist_accessible>
          <classification_id>4</classification_id>
          <classification>Plasma</classification>
          <product>plasmashell</product>
          <component>Audio in general</component>
          <version>5.92.0</version>
          <rep_platform>unspecified</rep_platform>
          <op_sys>Linux</op_sys>
          <bug_status>RESOLVED</bug_status>
          <resolution>DUPLICATE</resolution>
          <dup_id>440536</dup_id>
          <see_also>https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464916</see_also>
    
    <see_also>https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=440536</see_also>
          <bug_file_loc></bug_file_loc>
          <status_whiteboard></status_whiteboard>
          <keywords></keywords>
          <priority>NOR</priority>
          <bug_severity>wishlist</bug_severity>
          <target_milestone>1.0</target_milestone>
          
          
          <everconfirmed>0</everconfirmed>
          <reporter name="Henning">boredsquirrel</reporter>
          <assigned_to name="Plasma Bugs List">plasma-bugs-null</assigned_to>
          <cc>aleixpol</cc>
    
    <cc>isma.af</cc>
    
    <cc>jan.selchow</cc>
    
    <cc>nate</cc>
    
    <cc>postix</cc>
          
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          <votes>0</votes>

      

      

      

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    <commentid>2284829</commentid>
    <comment_count>0</comment_count>
    <who name="Henning">boredsquirrel</who>
    <bug_when>2024-01-31 20:00:57 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>An idea: It is said to be possible to create a pipewire device that basically merges multiple devices.

I dont know how this is done and all guides I found where not fitting (Fedora 39 KDE).

Idea:
- add a default combined sink
- add a toggle &quot;select multiple&quot; on the bottom next to &quot;increase max volume&quot;
- if checked, allow to put multiple devices into this merged sink, making output through multiple speakers, headphones etc. possible

I can imagine that this merged device may be prone to breakages, as IDs may reset. But I dont know yet and I imagine it could be annoying needing to re-apply the merge on ever reboot.

Specified App:
pipewire-libs-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
vlc-plugin-pipewire-3-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-pulseaudio-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-alsa-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
kpipewire-5.92.0-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-gstreamer-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
pipewire-utils-1.0.1-1.fc40.x86_64
qemu-audio-pipewire-8.2.0-2.fc40.x86_64

--- Software ---
OS: Fedora Linux 40.20240130.0 (Kinoite Prerelease)
KDE Plasma: 5.92.0
Kernel: 6.8.0-0.rc0.20240112git70d201a40823.5.fc40.x86_64
Compositor: wayland

--- Hardware ---
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U w/ Radeon Vega Mobile Gfx
RAM: 5.7 GB
GPU: AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
Video memory: 2048MB
Audio: Pipewire</thetext>
  </long_desc><long_desc isprivate="0" >
    <commentid>2475594</commentid>
    <comment_count>1</comment_count>
    <who name="Nate Graham">nate</who>
    <bug_when>2025-12-09 19:34:25 +0000</bug_when>
    <thetext>

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 440536 ***</thetext>
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    </bug>

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