You have been subscribed to a public bug: It works normally when playing youtube videos, only audio files on PC are a problem. Also, kernel 5.8.0-50-generic does not have this problem.
ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:13.99.1-1ubuntu3.10 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.11.0-7614.15~1618626693~20.04~ecb25cd-generic 5.11.13 Uname: Linux 5.11.0-7614-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu27.16 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: michal 1518 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC2: michal 1518 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: michal 1518 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: michal 1518 F...m pulseaudio CasperMD5CheckResult: skip CurrentDesktop: Unity:Unity7:ubuntu CurrentDmesg: Error: command ['dmesg'] failed with exit code 1: dmesg: read kernel buffer failed: Operation not permitted Date: Fri Apr 30 17:05:38 2021 InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-01-31 (89 days ago) InstallationMedia: SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:USB successful Symptom_Card: TU104 HD Audio Controller - HDA NVidia Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test failed Symptom_Type: Digital clip or distortion, or "overdriven" sound Title: [USB-Audio - Saffire 6 USB, playback] Sound is distorted UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 12/25/2019 dmi.bios.release: 5.13 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.80 dmi.board.asset.tag: Default string dmi.board.name: Z390-A PRO (MS-7B98) dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: Default string dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.80:bd12/25/2019:br5.13:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7B98:pvr1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:rnZ390-APRO(MS-7B98):rvr1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.family: Default string dmi.product.name: MS-7B98 dmi.product.sku: Default string dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Fix Released ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug focal third-party-packages -- [MSI MS-7B98] Sound is faster, high-pitched and distorted https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1926783 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp