Audio is moving too fast

**srikar** · December 20th, 2010

Thanks I heart Gaming

**aJayRoo** · January 22nd, 2011

Originally Posted by IHeartGaming

I have this same sound card. I an new to forums.
I have a workaround to this problem.

In Ubuntu 10.10; go to:
System>Preferences>Sound.
Click the Hardware tab.
Under "Settings for the selected device:" choose the profile "Analog Surround 4.0 Output + Analog Stereo Input".
Click the Close button.

The sound works perfectly!!

This workaround did the trick for me with Ubuntu 10.10. However, I have Kubuntu 10.10 installed now and am suffering the same problem, but since it is KDE I don't have the same options available in audio preferences. Does anyone know how to perform this workaround in Kubuntu?

[EDIT] I think I have fixed this using the command line interface to pulseaudio:

Code:

pacmd

Then changing the default profile of my card (card index 0):

Code:

>>> set-card-profile 0 output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo

The fix appears to persist after a reboot.

**AlFrugal** · January 27th, 2011

I've been having the same problem with Ubuntu 10.10 and Fedora 14. My sound card is a SB Live! Value scavenged from a Dell Dimension 4600. LSPCI says that I'm using the EMU10K1X driver on both Ubuntu and Fedora.

What I wanted to add to this thread, is that I also booted a Lubuntu 10.10 live-CD and the SB Live! card outputs fine. Lubuntu 10.10 does not have Pulseaudio installed. The Lubuntu CD is using kernel 2.6.35-22-generic.

The solution recommended in this thread, changing the output profile to "Analog Surround 4.0 Output - Analog Stereo Input" produces at least a partial solution for me. At least some of the time, I can play a downloaded MP3 at normal speed. Playing a live stream radio station (through "Movie Player") produces no sound output for me. I don't know if that's related to the sound card problem or is something else.

**nickbnf** · February 11th, 2011

Originally Posted by aJayRoo

Then changing the default profile of my card (card index 0):

Code:

>>> set-card-profile 0 output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo

That sounds great, but "output:analog-surround-40+input:analog-stereo" gives a "Failed to set card profile to..." error for my card. Do you know how to have the list of valid profiles for set-card-profile?

**woodmaster** · March 14th, 2011

Originally Posted by ersin2k

Thank you IHeartGaming

this is great tip

it worked and
you saved my ubuntu 10.10

+1...it's fixed!!!

**DrPhuzzichtkeit** · December 29th, 2011

This post solved it for me:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...er/+bug/508099

"trashanken" says:
"The default sample rate is set to 48000 kHz which makes music play too fast.

Solution:
Open a console window and run the command

alsamixer

Use the right arrow key and move far right until you get to 'Clock In', change 48000 to 44100 with the down arrow key. Exit the console window - you're done and the music plays correctly!"