I got the exactly the same problem. And it hasn't been fixed in the newest alsa (1.0.14rc4), if thats were the problem lies.
lspci: 00:1b.0 Audio device: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) High Definition Audio Controller (rev 02) snd-hda-intel -- Sound crackles & snaps when SDL volume not set at 100% https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/66483 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
