simplified my pipewire conf

dot_config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/20-voice-engine.conf

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+context.modules = [
+    {   name = libpipewire-module-echo-cancel
+        args = {
+            # Standard mode: Acts as a virtual sink/source pair
+            monitor.mode = false
+            library.name = aec/libspa-aec-webrtc
+            node.description = "Voice Engine (AEC)"
+            
+            # 1. The Virtual Sink (Reference)
+            # Route your Game/Desktop audio here so it gets cancelled from the mic.
+            # It will automatically pass through to your default speakers.
+            sink.props = {
+                node.name = "voice_engine_reference"
+                node.description = "Voice Engine Reference (Sink)"
+            }
+            
+            # 2. The Processed Source (Mic)
+            # This is the output of the echo canceller. We feed this into RNNoise below.
+            source.props = {
+                node.name = "voice_engine_aec_source"
+                node.description = "Voice Engine AEC Output"
+            }
+            
+            aec.args = {
+                # CRITICAL: Fixes robotic audio by handling clock drift between USB devices
+                webrtc.drift_compensation_enabled = true
+                
+                # We use RNNoise separately for better quality, so disable this
+                webrtc.noise_suppression = false
+                
+                webrtc.voice_detection = true
+                webrtc.extended_filter = true
+            }
+        }
+    },
+    {   name = libpipewire-module-filter-chain
+        args = {
+            node.description = "Voice Engine (Final)"
+            media.name = "Voice Engine (Final)"
+            
+            filter.graph = {
+                nodes = [
+                    {
+                        type = ladspa
+                        name = rnnoise
+                        plugin = "/usr/lib/ladspa/librnnoise_ladspa.so"
+                        label = noise_suppressor_mono
+                        control = {
+                            "VAD Threshold (%)" = 50.0
+                            "VAD Grace Period (ms)" = 200
+                            "Retroactive VAD Grace (ms)" = 20
+                        }
+                    }
+                ]
+            }
+            
+            # Automatically grabs the output from the AEC module above
+            capture.props = {
+                node.name = "voice_engine_rnnoise_in"
+                node.passive = true
+                "target.object" = "voice_engine_aec_source"
+            }
+            
+            # This is the FINAL device you select in Discord/Zoom/etc.
+            playback.props = {
+                node.name = "voice_engine_final"
+                node.description = "Voice Engine (Final)"
+                media.class = "Audio/Source"
+            }
+        }
+    }
+]

dot_config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/60-echo-cancel.conf.tmpl

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-context.modules = [
-  {
-    name = libpipewire-module-echo-cancel
-    args = {
-      library.name = aec/libspa-aec-webrtc
-      monitor.mode = true
-      
-      capture.props = {
-        node.name = "EC Capture"
-        node.passive = true
-        "target.object" = "{{ .chezmoi.config.data.microphone }}"
-      }
-      
-      source.props = {
-        node.name = "source_ec"
-        node.description = "Echo-cancelled microphone"
-        node.autoconnect = false
-        audio.channels = 1
-        audio.position = [ MONO ]
-      }
-      
-      sink.props = {
-        node.name = "sink_ec"
-        node.description = "Echo cancellation reference"
-      }
-      
-      playback.props = {
-        node.name = "EC Playback"
-        node.passive = true
-      }
-      
-      aec.args = {
-        webrtc.extended_filter = false
-        webrtc.gain_control = false
-        webrtc.voice_detection = true
-      }
-    }
-  }
-]

dot_config/pipewire/pipewire.conf.d/99-input-denoising.conf

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-context.modules = [
-  {
-    name = libpipewire-module-filter-chain
-    args = {
-      node.description = "Noise Canceling source"
-      media.name = "Noise Canceling source"
-      
-      audio.channels = 1
-      audio.position = [ MONO ]
-      
-      filter.graph = {
-        nodes = [
-          {
-            type = ladspa
-            name = rnnoise
-            plugin = /usr/lib/ladspa/librnnoise_ladspa.so
-            label = noise_suppressor_mono
-            control = {
-              "VAD Threshold (%)" = 80.0
-              "VAD Grace Period (ms)" = 200
-              "Retroactive VAD Grace (ms)" = 0
-            }
-          }
-        ]
-      }
-      
-      capture.props = {
-        node.name = "capture.rnnoise_source"
-        node.passive = true
-        audio.channels = 1
-        audio.position = [ MONO ]
-        audio.rate = 48000
-        "target.object" = "source_ec"
-      }
-      
-      playback.props = {
-        node.name = "rnnoise_source"
-        media.class = "Audio/Source"
-        audio.channels = 1
-        audio.position = [ MONO ]
-        audio.rate = 48000
-      }
-    }
-  }
-]