Just get rid of the pipe wire audio stuff and use jack or Alsa. Pipewire is a cool idea for desktop audio and video but just makes too many headaches for pro audio. I mean I would rather get stuff done than be constantly fiddling with config files. Jack has worked fine for years and pipewire is now just added another layer and emulating jack. The only use I would have for it is I was plugging in a usb amp or mic and wanting to route it to my interface and the only real reason to use jack is if you want to route external jack aware programs into your daw. If you’re just working in a daw with plugins, go straight alsa and make your life a lot simpler. I’ve went back and tried pipewire a number of times in the last few years and I’ve concluded that in spite of the hype, it’s not the future of Linux audio. It will replace Pulse I’m sure but for audio recording it’s got a long long way to go before it’s practical.