Public bug reported:

There is a very high noise level whenever the audio driver doesn't get
used for a while (after 5-10 seconds). The problem goes away whenever
any sound plays, even a completely silent video. There is a solution
online that sets two values to prevent the audio driver going into power
save state, but the solution isn't permanent and isn't a real solution.
That 'hacky' solution uses the following two commands:

echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save_controller
echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save

Power save sounds like a good feature to have, but there should be an
option to disable it or something when the motherboard/audio card has
high noise levels when it enters power save...

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18
Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
Architecture: amd64
AudioDevicesInUse:
 USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
 /dev/snd/controlC1:  thomas     2761 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:   thomas     2761 F...m pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/controlC0:  thomas     2761 F.... pulseaudio
 /dev/snd/timer:      thomas     2761 f.... pulseaudio
CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
Date: Fri Apr  9 14:34:09 2021
InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-09 (58 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: alsa-driver
Symptom: audio
Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Generic successful
Symptom_Card: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller - HD-Audio Generic
Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low
Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Headphone Out, Front] 
Background noise or low volume
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2020
dmi.bios.release: 5.14
dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
dmi.bios.version: P4.20
dmi.board.name: B450 Pro4
dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.type: 3
dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP4.20:bd06/18/2020:br5.14:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB450Pro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

** Affects: alsa-driver (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug groovy

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Title:
  Background noise when intel hd audio enters power save

Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  There is a very high noise level whenever the audio driver doesn't get
  used for a while (after 5-10 seconds). The problem goes away whenever
  any sound plays, even a completely silent video. There is a solution
  online that sets two values to prevent the audio driver going into
  power save state, but the solution isn't permanent and isn't a real
  solution. That 'hacky' solution uses the following two commands:

  echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save_controller
  echo 0 | sudo tee /sys/module/snd_hda_intel/parameters/power_save

  Power save sounds like a good feature to have, but there should be an
  option to disable it or something when the motherboard/audio card has
  high noise levels when it enters power save...

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 20.10
  Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 5.8.0-48.54-generic 5.8.18
  Uname: Linux 5.8.0-48-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia_modeset nvidia
  ApportVersion: 2.20.11-0ubuntu50.5
  Architecture: amd64
  AudioDevicesInUse:
   USER        PID ACCESS COMMAND
   /dev/snd/controlC1:  thomas     2761 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p:   thomas     2761 F...m pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/controlC0:  thomas     2761 F.... pulseaudio
   /dev/snd/timer:      thomas     2761 f.... pulseaudio
  CasperMD5CheckResult: skip
  CurrentDesktop: ubuntu:GNOME
  Date: Fri Apr  9 14:34:09 2021
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2021-02-09 (58 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 20.10 "Groovy Gorilla" - Release amd64 (20201022)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: alsa-driver
  Symptom: audio
  Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:Generic successful
  Symptom_Card: Starship/Matisse HD Audio Controller - HD-Audio Generic
  Symptom_Jack: Green Headphone Out, Front
  Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful
  Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low
  Title: [To Be Filled By O.E.M., Realtek ALC892, Green Headphone Out, Front] 
Background noise or low volume
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
  dmi.bios.date: 06/18/2020
  dmi.bios.release: 5.14
  dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc.
  dmi.bios.version: P4.20
  dmi.board.name: B450 Pro4
  dmi.board.vendor: ASRock
  dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.type: 3
  dmi.chassis.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.modalias: 
dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrP4.20:bd06/18/2020:br5.14:svnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:pvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:rvnASRock:rnB450Pro4:rvr:cvnToBeFilledByO.E.M.:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.:
  dmi.product.family: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.name: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.sku: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.product.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M.
  dmi.sys.vendor: To Be Filled By O.E.M.

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