pw-cat Command Examples

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}}