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    Smile [SOLVED] Major crackling audio / sample rate issue

    The problem is solved by muting the Line fader in alsamixer. I don't know why that would be causing so much noise, but the problem is fixed.

    Hi everyone,

    I've got an E-MU 1820 soundcard/breakout box interface. It has worked for several years without much bother, but recently, just after upgrading to 12.10, I have been getting this constant static crackle.

    After much experimentation, I worked out that if I lowered the Front fader in alsamixer, audio kept going, and the crackle disappeared. But the trouble is, that when I got to the end of the song, the next song would play silently. Furthermore, the main pulseaudio volume in the system tray would have gone to zero. So I began to think it was a pulseaudio issue, with pulseaudio grabbing the Front fader, as well as the PCM Front fader, which actually controls audio volume and connecting them together. But when I uninstalled pulseaudio, the crackling remained, and I had the same problem.

    Now I have worked out that I change the sample rate in alsamixer from 48k to 44.1k, the crackling disappears completely, with no fading needed. That would be fine, but then my audio plays at a lower pitch than it should.

    Is there somewhere I can set the system (pulseaudio?) sample rate to 44.1k? Setting up this card in Windows, I have to set the card sample rate from E-MU's mixer, and then go and set the same rate for Windows.

    Help would be much appreciated. I am sitting here in constant crackling.
    Last edited by walkingbeard; December 1st, 2012 at 06:23 PM.

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