Hello there, Here's a workaround: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/PulseAudio/Troubleshooting#Glitches.2C_skips_or_crackling Tested on the ALC898 (5.1 surround sound system) on Ubuntu 16.04LTS, as set up here: https://gist.github.com/Brainiarc7/8ff198a5ac3f0050f68795233c4866d0 On 15 April 2018 at 22:17, Jarry <mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 15-Apr-18 21:07, chris hermansen wrote: >> >> Jarry and list, >> >> On Sun, Apr 15, 2018 at 12:00 PM, Jarry <mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx >> <mailto:mr.jarry@xxxxxxxxx>> wrote: >> >> Hi ALSA-users, >> >> I have problem with sound on my PC: it is somehow distorted, >> "crackling" every few seconds. No matter what player or media >> I try, it is always there. I can hear it even when log-in >> desktop sound is played... >> >> Motherboard has Realtek ALC892 chip. Nothing new, but still >> used with many other mobos. I tested aplaying sound directly >> without pulseaudio, crackling is still there. >> Any idea how I could fix it? >> >> >> Sometimes "crackling" is a hardware - electrical problem, such as a broken >> connector or cable. What are you using to listen? headphones into the >> headphone output, speakers into the speakers output, S/PDIF into a DAC? Do >> you have other configurations you can try - headphones, speakers, outputs? >> >> Chris Hermansen · clhermansen "at" gmail "dot" com >> >> C'est ma façon de parler. > > > I do not think this is hardware problem. I switched drives > and booted from the old one with Windows7/64b again: sound > is clear without any crackling... > > Jarry > > https://pastebin.com/aR8iBZuB > > > > -- > _______________________________________________________________ > This mailbox accepts e-mails only from selected mailing-lists! > Everything else is considered to be spam and therefore deleted. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Alsa-user mailing list > Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Alsa-user mailing list Alsa-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/alsa-user
