audio sounds "stressed" in ubuntu

[Dave Walker]

Edwin wrote:

>audio for my machine is working "out of the box" after installing
>ubuntu, however, the sound sounds as if it is stressing. i hear
>crackling and slight muffled distortion, as if my sounds is turned way
>up and my speakers are too weak to handle the load.
>
>i've tried lowering the volume on the OS and increasing it on the actual
>speakers, and vice versa, but no luck.
>
>thanks.
>
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I would look to make sure the PCM volume control is about 75% or so, 
then have your audio program of choice control the master volume instead 
of PCM (xmms defaults to PCM).  See if that helps.

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Dave Walker