Append -gui as an argument to use the GUI. This allows users to modify their local PulseAudio configuration simply and efficiently.

PulseAudio Configurator

#!/bin/bash
# This script requires YAD to be installed
# Input New Values
if [ "$1" == "-gui" ]; then
   ## YAD Input Form
   YADInput=$(yad --form \
      --title="PulseAudio Configurator" \
      --separator="," \
      --field="Sample Rate:CB" "22050\!44100\!48000\!96000" \
      --field="Sample Format:CB" "s16ne\!s24ne\!s32ne\!float32ne" \
      --field="Resample Method:CB" "src-sinc-fastest\!src-sinc-medium-quality\!src-sinc-best-quality" \
      --field="Fragments:NUM" \
      --field="Fragment Size:NUM")

   ## Parsed Input
   newSampleRate=$(echo $YADInput | cut -d \, -f 1)
   newSampleFormat=$(echo $YADInput | cut -d \, -f 2)
   newResampleMethod=$(echo $YADInput | cut -d \, -f 3)
   newFragments=$(echo $YADInput | cut -d \, -f 4 | cut -d \. -f 1)
   newFragmentSize=$(echo $YADInput | cut -d \, -f 5 | cut -d \. -f 1)	
else
   ## Grab the Current Settings for Comparison
   if [ -e ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf ]; then
      sampleRate=$(grep "default-sample-rate" ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      sampleFormat=$(grep "default-sample-format" ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      resampleMethod=$(grep "resample-method" ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      fragments=$(grep "default-fragments" ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      fragmentSize=$(grep "default-fragment-size-msec" ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
   else
      sampleRate=$(grep "default-sample-rate" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      sampleFormat=$(grep "default-sample-format" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      resampleMethod=$(grep "resample-method" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      fragments=$(grep "default-fragments" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
      fragmentSize=$(grep "default-fragment-size-msec" /etc/pulse/daemon.conf | cut -d \  -f 3)
   fi

   ## Present Sample Format in a Human Readable Format
   if [ -n $(echo $sampleFormat | grep float32) ]; then
      humanReadableSampleFormat="32-bit Floating Point"
   elif [ -n $(echo $sampleFormat | grep s32) ]; then
      humanReadableSampleFormat="32-bit Signed Integer"
   elif [ -n $(echo $sampleFormat | grep s24) ]; then
      humanReadableSampleFormat="24-bit Signed Integer"
   elif [ -n $(echo $sampleFormat | grep s16) ]; then
      humanReadableSampleFormat="16-bit Signed Integer"
   fi

   ## Echo Current Settings
   echo "Sample Rate: $sampleRate Hz"
   echo "Sample Format: $humanReadableSampleFormat"
   echo "Resample Method: $resampleMethod"
   echo "Fragments: $fragments"
   echo "Fragment Size: $fragmentSize ms"

   ## Input New
   echo "Input new Sample Rate:"
   read newSampleRate
   echo "Input new Sample Format:"
   read newSampleFormat
   echo "Input new Resample Method:"
   read newResampleMethod
   echo "Input number of fragments:"
   read newFragments
   echo "Input size of each fragment:"
   read newFragmentSize
fi

# Input Settings
if [ -e ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf ]; then
   rm ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
fi

touch ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
echo "default-sample-rate = $newSampleRate" >> ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
echo "default-sample-format = $newSampleFormat" >> ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
echo "resample-method = $newResampleMethod" >> ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
echo "default-fragments = $newFragments" >> ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf
echo "default-fragment-size-msec = $newFragmentSize" >> ~/.config/pulse/daemon.conf

# Restart PulseAudio
pulseaudio -k
sleep 2
pulseaudio --dump-conf