[01:29] <StudioUser22> Good Evening
[01:30] <StudioUser22> While not a total Linux, Ubuntu noob, I am relatively new to Element and IRC.  Am I in the correct venue for UbuntuStudio Support?
[01:31] <Eickmeyer> Yes. Can't guarantee answers at this time though.
[01:31] <StudioUser22> Hey, that's ok.  Thanks for responding.
[01:32] <Eickmeyer> !ask
[01:33] <StudioUser22>                                    10-4.. gimme a sec to organize question.
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Ultra Harsh Distortion on Dell USB Soundbar
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Hardware- Dell Optiplex 7050 Mini
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Intel Core i5-7th Gen
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # 32 GB Crucial Ram
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Bus 001 Device 005: ID 413c:a503 Dell Computer Corp. AC511 Sound Bar
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # I found out that if I let distortion sound for a few minutes, it goes away.
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Temporary fix but problem soon returns
[01:55] <StudioUser22> $ pulseaudio -k && pulseaudio --start
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Here are my notes from some of the fixes I've tried from askubuntu.com and wiki.ubuntu.com:
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Step 1
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Tried this, did not resolve issue:
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # From article:
[01:55] <StudioUser22> ----------------------------------------------------
[01:55] <StudioUser22> #I just found the answer to my problem.
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # It seem like this crackling noise when changing volume happens when the audio is resampled. So, in order to find out what is the default sample rate of my sound card:
[01:55] <StudioUser22> pactl list short sinks
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Since it indicates that my USB sound card is 44100 I changed these values to /etc/pulseaudio/daemon.conf
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Actual change:
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Position_fix quirking
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # If this affects your HDA Intel sound card, there are two methods the driver can read the position reports.
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # You can test the two different methods by editing the /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf file, and add either
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # options snd-hda-intel position_fix=1
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # or
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # options snd-hda-intel position_fix=2
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # After editing the file, reboot your computer for changes to take effect.
[01:55] <StudioUser22> options snd-hda-intel position_fix=2
[01:55] <StudioUser22> # Neither fix worked
[01:58] <Eickmeyer> !paste | StudioUser22 
[01:59] <Eickmeyer> That was *not* in one line.
[01:59] <Eickmeyer> !guidelines
[02:00] <Eickmeyer> StudioUser22: Your question is better for the email list at https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-users. NEVER do multiple lines like that in a chat room.
[02:01] <Eickmeyer> !morehelp | StudioUser22 But if you insist on using IRC chat
[02:06] <StudioUser22> Never used IRC chat before in my life.  I was led to Matrix/Element chatroom from https://ubuntustudio.org/support/ page.  The UbuntuStudio page has some message about bridge not working which led me to this IRC channel.
[02:06] <Eickmeyer> That's correct, I'm the one who posted the notice.
[02:07] <Eickmeyer> But that doesn't mean you don't do what the !ask message said (all in one line)
[02:07] <Eickmeyer> Multiple lines doesn't work on IRC.
[02:10] <StudioUser22> I've used UbuntuStudio for at least a few years on my laptop without issue.  But on this computer, I'm going to try Linux Mint XFCE or some other distro until I end with one that works on what's really a very common soundbar.  Thanks Eickmeyer
[02:10] <Eickmeyer> All of that just because I told you not to paste multiple lines, StudioUser22 ?