Audio chatters when video plays in forefront

[Douglas Phillipson]

I'm using a GForce FX5200 video card, although this problem also 
exhibits itself on a Predator LT 4 PCI on Gutsy.  Whenever I play video 
through any player, the audio chatters.  If I place a terminal window or 
any other window in front of the Video the audio is fine.  The audio 
gradually clears up as I slowly move any window in front of the video.  
Any ideas?

LSPCI shows:

00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] ACPI 
(rev 01)
00:07.4 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-766 [ViperPlus] 
USB (rev 07)
00:09.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 
5200] (rev a1)
00:0a.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 
5200] (rev a1)
00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 08)
00:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! Game Port (rev 08)

lsmod for sound stuff shows

shows:

snd_emu10k1_synth       8192  0
snd_emux_synth         35456  1 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_seq_virmidi         8064  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_seq_midi_emul       7680  1 snd_emux_synth
snd_emu10k1           137248  3 snd_emu10k1_synth
snd_ac97_codec        100644  1 snd_emu10k1
ac97_bus                3200  1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm_oss            44672  0
snd_mixer_oss          17664  1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm                80388  4 snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_page_alloc         11400  2 snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm
snd_util_mem            5760  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_hwdep              10244  2 snd_emux_synth,snd_emu10k1
snd_seq_dummy           4740  0
snd_seq_oss            33152  0
snd_seq_midi            9600  0
snd_rawmidi            25728  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq_midi_event      8448  3 snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi
snd_seq                53232  10 
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_seq_midi_emul,snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
cfi_cmdset_0002        24832  8
cfi_util                4480  1 cfi_cmdset_0002
jedec_probe            17920  0snd                    54660  17 
snd_emux_synth,snd_seq_virmidi,snd_emu10k1,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_oss,snd_pcm,snd_hwdep,snd_seq_oss,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq,snd_timer,snd_seq_device
serio_raw               8068  0
i2c_amd756              7684  0
i2c_core               26112  1 i2c_amd756
soundcore               8800  1 snd

snd_timer              24324  4 snd_rtctimer,snd_emu10k1,snd_pcm,snd_seq