I can confirm the problem in the latest Hardy x86. If crossfade is enabled, the sound becomes choppy instead of the more annoying clicking/snapping/crackling. This seems to happen every time a menu is clicked, any window is resized, any window is minimized or maximized.
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu DISTRIB_RELEASE=8.04 DISTRIB_CODENAME=hardy DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu hardy (development branch)" rhythmbox: Installed: 0.11.4-0ubuntu6 Candidate: 0.11.4-0ubuntu6 Version table: *** 0.11.4-0ubuntu6 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com hardy/main Packages 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status 0.11.2-0ubuntu4~feisty1 0 500 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com feisty-backports/main Packages -- Rhythmbox sound problems (clicking/snapping/crackling) when not using crossfading backend https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/116990 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs