I fixed in by manipulating the input stream in java - this is possible because I ineterprete the raw-audio in java.

This is just a workaround - if someone knows a better solution please answer

The problem seems to be that parec starts the record with a delay. The stuff that is recorded seems to be correct.
Is it somehow possible to synchronize it?

Hi there, I set up pulseaudio on my raspi. I am playing music via mpd and try to get the raw-audio with parec. That works but the recording is not "synchronized". The longer I record the loger is the delay. For example I play music and start parec and then after a while I stop the music parec is sti...

I found the solution. I needed to specify the server so I specified localhost:

Maybe it has something to do with this? : pi@raspberrypi ~ $ arecord --list-device **** List of CAPTURE Hardware Devices **** When I run "pactl list" I got the following sourcd-entry: Source #0 State: IDLE Name: alsa_output.platform-bcm2835_AUD0.0.analog-stereo.monitor Description: Monitor of bcm283...

Hi everyone,

I set up a mpd and it works fine. Now I am trying to record the raw audio data while playing with parec but that seems to fail. On the screen appears nothing and when I pipe the output into a file there is just an endless bunch of "^@".

Any suggestions? Thanks!