This bug is pretty obnoxious... So far the only way I've found to get the alsamixer settings to persist without pulseaudio repeatedly undoing it is editing the pulseaudio config files per the arch wiki here:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Dell_XPS_13_(9350) Hissing/Crackling noises when using headphones section Unfortunately this disabled the internal mic completely though and the changes will get reset when pulseaudio is updated. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1654448 Title: XPS 13 9360, Realtek ALC3246, Headphone audio hiss To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1654448/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs