Hey Y’all,
I’m running Ubuntu-Studio 19.10 64bit with the kubuntu desktop, audacity version 2.3.2-2 installed from the Ubuntu official repo.
When I start audacity, my speakers make a very loud pop that scares my dog. (and me. 
) This has happened with the last couple versions of audacity until this recent version. The current version I have was fine until I changed the recording device from default to pulse and back. It wouldn’t make a noise at all at start, left my settings alone, etc. When I changed it today, It popped each time I did (from default to pulse and back) and has popped each time I’ve started the application since.
I have noticed that the pop occurs when audacity resets my audio settings. I also noticed that the pop happens when I run ‘alsactl -restore -f ’, making me think the root is either alsa or pulse…
Has anyone solved this issue, or would anyone know how to tell audacity to not reset audio settings on startup?
Thanks!