On 6/25/05, mal <malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I have a PC with an Intel High Defination Audio ( RealTek Azalia ) sound > chip > > If I use gnome the sound is very poor - it has clicks and crackles > when ever there is sound > - it's not there when the sound is quiet or silent > > If I start with KDE and use the control panel to set the kde sound > system as OSS the > sound is perfect > > ... the problems is I don't want to use kde > > > has anyone any ideas - is this an alsa problem - I previous post > suggested playing with the mixer > but I've tweaked every setting in the alsa mixer I can find to no avail > > thanks > > mal Hi Mal, It seems to be ESD. ALSA works fine for me, but stuff like event sounds was crackly like you described. This fixed my problem: https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2005-June/msg03756.html You also might checkout the follow up to it. Jonathan
