After switching to Ubuntu 12.04 I use Vlc only with ALSA, so this bug is not affecting me any more. Thus, I changed the status to Invalid.
** Changed in: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/646061 Title: Crackling sound and higher CPU usage in VLC player using pulseaudio To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/646061/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs