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SDL_AUDIODRIVER

61 threads 10 games 148 mentions 2012-12 to 2026-08

Selects SDL's audio backend: pulseaudio, pipewire or alsa.

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Values people posted
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=alsa41
SDL_AUDIODRIVER29
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulseaudio27
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pulse9
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="alsa"7
SDL_AUDIODRIVER=pipewire5
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="winmm" %command%4
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="winmm"4
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="directsound" %command%3
SDL_AUDIODRIVER="directsound"3
Games discussing it
Into the Breach5 mentions
DOOM 34 mentions
Mini Ninjas2 mentions
Cogmind2 mentions
Heroes® of Might & Magic® III - HD Edition2 mentions
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition1 mentions
F.E.A.R. 31 mentions
Warframe1 mentions
Horizon Zero Dawn™ Complete Edition1 mentions
Grand Theft Auto V Legacy1 mentions
Threads
No cutscene audio in Daedalic Games (Memoria, The Night of the Rabbit, A New Beginning - Final Cut) (105000 230820 243200) protonclosed17 mentions
HL1: No sound effects with pure ALSA sound system steamclosed10 mentions
PulseAudio and SDL1.2 vs. SDL2.0 -> SDL_AUDIODRIVER environment variable differences steamclosed9 mentions
S3TC and pulseaudio needed for TF2 steamclosed7 mentions
No sound in steam steamclosed6 mentions
Add Sound API Options Under Settings (OSS4, ALSA, JACK) steamclosed6 mentions
few problems with TF2 steamclosed5 mentions
Into the breach wont start due to no available Audio targets protonclosed5 mentions
steam has trouble with alsa plug pcm steamclosed4 mentions
Doom 3: BFG Edition protonopen4 mentions
Add Wayland support to the Steam overlay steamopen4 mentions
TF2 with alsa (not pulseaudio) steamclosed3 mentions

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