Hi, This might be useful or not, but I had the same problem when I updated to gstreamer0.8-alsa 0.8.10-3. I also use dmix on PowerPC and got constant ticking (about 4Hz) through my sound.
What seems to have resolved it for me is that I replaced a rather old dmix configuration in /etc/asound.conf by the one that is now delivered with libasound2: /usr/share/doc/libasound2/examples/asound.conf_dmix, since a dmix setup is included in /usr/share/alsa/pcm/dmix.conf. I hope this works for you. Greetings, Paul -- Student @ Eindhoven | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] University of Technology, The Netherlands | JID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Using the Power of Debian GNU/Linux <<< | GnuPG key ID: 0x50064181 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]