pw-cat

Play and record audio files through PipeWire. More information: https://docs.pipewire.org/page_man_pw-cat_1.html.

• Play a WAV file over the default target:

pw-cat --playback path/to/file.wav

• Play a WAV file with a specified resampler quality (4 by default):

pw-cat --quality 0..15 --playback path/to/file.wav

• Record a sample recording at a volume level of 125%:

pw-cat --record --volume 1.25 path/to/file.wav

• Record a sample recording using a different sample rate:

pw-cat --record --rate 6000 path/to/file.wav