The commonality is PulseAudio, which is what actually applies the volume from either the desktop mixer or the VLC volume widget.
** Summary changed: - vlc causes sound to glitch out + glitch when adjusting VLC stream volume ** Package changed: vlc (Ubuntu) => pulseaudio (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1201158 Title: glitch when adjusting VLC stream volume Status in “pulseaudio” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: when using vlc, any attempts to change the volume, either by using the mixer or vlc itself will cause loud crackling noises on kubuntu 13.04. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1201158/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp