Merge branch 'dev' into toggle-hybrid-gpu

default/wireplumber/wireplumber.conf.d/alsa-soft-mixer.conf

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+## Use software volume control for all ALSA devices.
+## This prevents hardware mixer quirks (like muffled audio on Realtek codecs)
+## and provides consistent volume behavior across all hardware.
+
+monitor.alsa.rules = [
+  {
+    matches = [
+      {
+        device.name = "~alsa_card.*"
+      }
+    ]
+    actions = {
+      update-props = {
+        api.alsa.soft-mixer = true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]