--- src/preferences.c.orig	2015-04-17 19:02:11.000000000 +0200
+++ src/preferences.c	2015-06-02 14:56:23.861483000 +0200
@@ -441,14 +441,6 @@
           }
 #endif
         }
-        if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-          if (prefs->perm_audio_reader) {
-            // create reader connection now, if permanent
-            pulse_rec_audio_to_clip(-1,-1,RECA_EXTERNAL);
-          }
-#endif
-        }
       }
 
     } else if (!rec_ext_audio&&prefs->audio_src==AUDIO_SRC_EXT) {
--- src/callbacks.c.orig	2015-04-17 18:58:35.000000000 +0200
+++ src/callbacks.c	2015-06-02 15:09:34.683508000 +0200
@@ -147,13 +147,6 @@
     mainw->current_file=-1;
 
     if (!mainw->only_close) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-      pthread_mutex_lock(&mainw->abuf_mutex);
-      if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL) pulse_close_client(mainw->pulsed);
-      if (mainw->pulsed_read!=NULL) pulse_close_client(mainw->pulsed_read);
-      pulse_shutdown();
-      pthread_mutex_unlock(&mainw->abuf_mutex);
-#endif
 #ifdef ENABLE_JACK
       pthread_mutex_lock(&mainw->abuf_mutex);
       lives_jack_end();
@@ -1022,12 +1015,6 @@
     return;
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->in_use) {
-    mainw->cancelled=CANCEL_KEEP;
-    return;
-  }
-#endif
 
 #ifndef IS_MINGW
   com=lives_strdup_printf("%s stopsubsubs \"%s\" 2>/dev/null",prefs->backend_sync,cfile->handle);
@@ -3981,19 +3968,6 @@
           }
 
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-          if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE) {
-            if (mainw->agen_key==0&&!mainw->agen_needs_reinit) {
-              pulse_rec_audio_to_clip(mainw->ascrap_file, -1, RECA_EXTERNAL);
-              mainw->pulsed_read->in_use=TRUE;
-            } else {
-              if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL) {
-                pulse_rec_audio_to_clip(mainw->ascrap_file, -1, RECA_GENERATED);
-                mainw->pulsed_read->in_use=TRUE;
-              }
-            }
-          }
-#endif
         }
         return;
       }
@@ -4006,11 +3980,6 @@
           jack_get_rec_avals(mainw->jackd);
         }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-        if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE&&mainw->pulsed!=NULL) {
-          pulse_get_rec_avals(mainw->pulsed);
-        }
-#endif
       }
       return;
     }
@@ -7377,14 +7346,6 @@
     } else if (mainw->jackd!=NULL) mainw->jackd->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_NONE;
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE) {
-    if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&(mainw->loop_cont||mainw->whentostop==NEVER_STOP)) {
-      if (mainw->ping_pong&&prefs->audio_opts&AUDIO_OPTS_FOLLOW_FPS) mainw->pulsed->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_PINGPONG;
-      else mainw->pulsed->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_FORWARD;
-    } else if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL) mainw->pulsed->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_NONE;
-  }
-#endif
 
 }
 
@@ -7397,12 +7358,6 @@
     else mainw->jackd->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_FORWARD;
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE&&mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->loop!=AUDIO_LOOP_NONE) {
-    if (mainw->ping_pong&&prefs->audio_opts&AUDIO_OPTS_FOLLOW_FPS) mainw->pulsed->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_PINGPONG;
-    else mainw->pulsed->loop=AUDIO_LOOP_FORWARD;
-  }
-#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -7484,17 +7439,6 @@
     }
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE&&mainw->playing_file>-1&&mainw->pulsed!=NULL) {
-    mainw->pulsed->mute=mainw->mute;
-    if (mainw->pulsed->playing_file==mainw->current_file&&cfile->achans>0&&!mainw->is_rendering) {
-      if (!pulse_audio_seek_bytes(mainw->pulsed, mainw->pulsed->seek_pos)) {
-        if (pulse_try_reconnect()) pulse_audio_seek_bytes(mainw->pulsed,mainw->pulsed->seek_pos);
-      }
-      mainw->pulsed->in_use=TRUE;
-    }
-  }
-#endif
 }
 
 
@@ -9165,11 +9109,6 @@
         jack_driver_activate(mainw->jackd);
       }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-      if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL) {
-        pulse_driver_activate(mainw->pulsed);
-      }
-#endif
     }
     mainw->is_ready=TRUE;
     if (palette->style&STYLE_1) widget_opts.apply_theme=TRUE;
@@ -9283,8 +9222,7 @@
         d_print(_("paused..."));
       }
 #ifdef RT_AUDIO
-      if ((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use)
-          ||(mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read->in_use))
+      if ((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use))
         lives_widget_hide(cfile->proc_ptr->stop_button);
 #endif
     } else {
@@ -9298,16 +9236,14 @@
         d_print(_("resumed..."));
       }
 #ifdef RT_AUDIO
-      if ((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use)
-          ||(mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read->in_use))
+      if ((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use))
         lives_widget_show(cfile->proc_ptr->stop_button);
 #endif
     }
 
     if (!cfile->opening&&!mainw->internal_messaging
 #ifdef RT_AUDIO
-        &&!((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use)
-            ||(mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed_read!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->in_use))
+        &&!((mainw->jackd!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read!=NULL&&mainw->jackd_read->in_use))
 #endif
        ) {
       lives_system(com,FALSE);
@@ -9581,19 +9517,6 @@
       }
     }
 #endif
-
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-    if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE&&mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->playing_file==mainw->current_file&&
-        !(mainw->record&&!mainw->record_paused&&prefs->audio_src==AUDIO_SRC_EXT)) {
-
-      mainw->pulsed->in_arate=cfile->arate*cfile->pb_fps/cfile->fps;
-      if (mainw->agen_key==0&&!mainw->agen_needs_reinit&&!has_audio_filters(AF_TYPE_NONA)) {
-        mainw->rec_aclip=mainw->current_file;
-        mainw->rec_avel=cfile->pb_fps/cfile->fps;
-        mainw->rec_aseek=(double)mainw->pulsed->seek_pos/(double)(cfile->arate*cfile->achans*cfile->asampsize/8);
-      }
-    }
-#endif
   }
 
   if (cfile->play_paused) {
@@ -10100,14 +10023,6 @@
   if (cfile->play_paused) jack_pb_stop();
   else jack_pb_start();
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE&&prefs->audio_opts&AUDIO_OPTS_FOLLOW_FPS) {
-    if (!cfile->play_paused&&mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->playing_file==mainw->current_file) {
-      mainw->pulsed->in_arate=cfile->arate*cfile->pb_fps/cfile->fps;
-    }
-    mainw->pulsed->is_paused=cfile->play_paused;
-  }
-#endif
 
   return TRUE;
 }
@@ -10137,16 +10052,6 @@
 #else
     return FALSE;
 #endif
-  }
-
-  if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE) {
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-    if (mainw->pulsed!=NULL&&mainw->pulsed->in_use) avsync=(double)mainw->pulsed->seek_pos/
-          cfile->arate/cfile->achans/cfile->asampsize*8;
-    else return FALSE;
-#else
-    return FALSE;
-#endif
   } else return FALSE;
 
   avsync-=(mainw->actual_frame-1.)/cfile->fps;
@@ -11386,12 +11291,6 @@
     mainw->jackd_read->in_use=TRUE;
   }
 #endif
-#ifdef HAVE_PULSE_AUDIO
-  if (prefs->audio_player==AUD_PLAYER_PULSE) {
-    pulse_rec_audio_to_clip(mainw->current_file,old_file,type==0?RECA_NEW_CLIP:RECA_EXISTING);
-    mainw->pulsed_read->in_use=TRUE;
-  }
-#endif
 
   if (type==1) {
     // set these again, as playsel may have reset them