This issue went away after I applied the latest updates and restarted my computer for the first time, so I'm assuming it has been fixed along the way.
** Changed in: orca (Ubuntu) Status: New => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1876377 Title: Crackling sound on focal To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/orca/+bug/1876377/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs