# Audio

Audio on Linux is a bit different compared to Windows OS in term of how they work. In Linux, you have something called Audio Server, which serve a purpose of handing and managing your audio devices

For example, JACK audio server is mainly used for professional audio usage. PipeWire is a general purpose audio server, also intended as PulseAudio replacement

To find out which audio server you're using, try running `pactl info`&#x20;

<figure><img src="https://184677102-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FhzHxis0jlMxNlTDQCK4x%2Fuploads%2FgKJdgjCOn2vj5suQ4l7P%2FScreenshot_20250513_050720.png?alt=media&#x26;token=876ccff8-bcc6-4746-a543-8d7389222f6e" alt=""><figcaption><p>pactl outputs PipeWire audio server with PulseAudio plugin</p></figcaption></figure>
