From 764179910ebeb6061b081422216b7fd6af274f86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Brandon Scott Date: Thu, 12 Sep 2019 21:56:06 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md --- linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md b/linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md index 44d02e2..f4371b1 100644 --- a/linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md +++ b/linux-fix-audio-distortion-issue.md @@ -1,15 +1,31 @@ ## Stop audio distortion issue on Linux Mint 19.2 (could affect other ubuntu flavors as well) -`nano /etc/pulse/default.pa` +1. Open pulse audio configuration file. -then find a line containing: +``` +nano /etc/pulse/default.pa +``` -`load-module module-udev-detect` +2. find a line containing: -modify this to become: +``` +load-module module-udev-detect +``` -`load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0` +3. modify this to become: -then run this to kill existing pulseaudio +``` +load-module module-udev-detect tsched=0 +``` -`pulseaudio -k` +4. then run this to kill existing pulseaudio + +``` +pulseaudio -k +``` + +### Why this works? + +This disables something called "Glitch-free audio" which doesn't seem to play nice with my sound chip (ALC1220). + +Ironic given the name, since it's causing me glitches!