Okay, I just found the boundaries on the buffer-time parameter for the mp3 file. Between 989 and 1009 inclusive it plays the file with the staticy clicks reported earlier.
** Attachment added: "audiotestsrc results with default buffer-time" http://librarian.launchpad.net/2686934/gst4.log -- Dapper- alsasink does not work https://launchpad.net/bugs/44943 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
