Audacity playback gives static crackling? [SOLVED]

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Audacity playback gives static crackling? [SOLVED]

Post by eezacque » Fri Mar 04, 2016 3:41 pm

I recorded a voice over which sounds okay through a variety of software.
However, audacity (2.1.2) on Ubuntu 15.04 gives me an awful crackling, clicking, popping, like it is playing antique vinyl.

Any clue?

(Running Ubuntu 15.04, Audacity 2.1.2)
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Re: Audacity playback gives static crackling?

Post by Gale Andrews » Fri Mar 04, 2016 5:24 pm

if you are using the "pulse" or "default" playback device in Audacity's Device Toolbar, please see
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Linux_Issues#pulse.


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Re: Audacity playback gives static crackling?

Post by eezacque » Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:12 pm

Gale Andrews wrote:if you are using the "pulse" or "default" playback device in Audacity's Device Toolbar, please see
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Linux_Issues#pulse.
Had already applied that setting to keep Audacity from playing too fast.

Anyways, switching to HDA Intel PCH: ALC fixed my problem.

Thanks!
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Re: Audacity playback gives static crackling? [SOLVED]

Post by Gale Andrews » Sat Mar 05, 2016 12:09 pm

eezacque wrote:
Gale Andrews wrote:if you are using the "pulse" or "default" playback device in Audacity's Device Toolbar, please see
http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Linux_Issues#pulse.
Had already applied that setting to keep Audacity from playing too fast.

Anyways, switching to HDA Intel PCH: ALC fixed my problem.
Good. It is always best to say what fixes you have already tried when you post.

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