diff --git a/configs/default.nix b/configs/default.nix
index d72fa85..479f9a5 100644
--- a/configs/default.nix
+++ b/configs/default.nix
@@ -70,31 +70,6 @@ in {
       home-manager.users.me.xdg.enable = true;
       home-manager.users.me.dconf.enable = false;
     }
-    {
-      sound.enable = true;
-
-      hardware.pulseaudio = {
-        enable = true;
-        package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;
-        # copy server:/run/pulse/.config/pulse/cookie to client:~/.config/pulse/cookie to authenticate a client machine
-        zeroconf.discovery.enable = true;
-        extraConfig = ''
-          load-module ${
-            toString [
-              "module-tunnel-sink-new"
-              "server=zaatar.r"
-              "sink_name=zaatar"
-              "channels=2"
-              "rate=44100"
-            ]
-          }
-        '';
-      };
-
-      users.users.me.extraGroups = ["audio"];
-
-      environment.systemPackages = [pkgs.pavucontrol pkgs.ncpamixer pkgs.pamixer pkgs.pulsemixer];
-    }
     {
       environment.interactiveShellInit = "export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/projects/niveum";
       environment.shellAliases = let
@@ -266,6 +241,7 @@ in {
     ./seafile.nix
     ./ssh.nix
     ./sshd.nix
+    ./sound.nix
     ./sudo.nix
     ./nsxiv.nix
     ./themes.nix
diff --git a/configs/sound.nix b/configs/sound.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b99cbf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/configs/sound.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+{pkgs, ...}: {
+  sound.enable = true;
+
+  # realtime audio for pulseaudio
+  security.rtkit.enable = true;
+
+  services.pipewire = {
+    enable = true;
+    systemWide = false;
+    alsa = {
+      enable = true;
+      support32Bit = true;
+    };
+    pulse.enable = true;
+    jack.enable = true;
+
+    # config.pipewire-pulse = {};
+  };
+
+  hardware.pulseaudio = {
+    enable = false;
+    package = pkgs.pulseaudioFull;
+    # copy server:/run/pulse/.config/pulse/cookie to client:~/.config/pulse/cookie to authenticate a client machine
+    zeroconf.discovery.enable = true;
+    extraConfig = ''
+      load-module ${
+        toString [
+          "module-tunnel-sink-new"
+          "server=zaatar.r"
+          "sink_name=zaatar"
+          "channels=2"
+          "rate=44100"
+        ]
+      }
+    '';
+  };
+
+  users.users.me.extraGroups = ["pipewire" "audio"];
+
+  environment.systemPackages = [pkgs.pavucontrol pkgs.ncpamixer pkgs.pamixer pkgs.pulsemixer];
+}