"can you please try a few other voice apps too?" and tell is if you can hear any of the same "underruns, dropouts or crackling" using them :)
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to pulseaudio in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1805048 Title: [MS-7A38, Realtek ALC892, Pink Mic, Front] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound. It's not my microphone, it's every audio input... Audio output is fine Status in pulseaudio package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Motherboard : MSI B350M BAZOOKA It happens all the time, and with every audio input... ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 18.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:11.1-1ubuntu7.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.15.0-39.42-generic 4.15.18 Uname: Linux 4.15.0-39-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.9-0ubuntu7.5 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: p4ul1 1433 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0c: p4ul1 1433 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: p4ul1 1433 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: p4ul1 1433 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: communitheme:ubuntu:GNOME Date: Sun Nov 25 21:40:48 2018 InstallationDate: Installed on 2018-11-25 (0 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS "Bionic Beaver" - Release amd64 (20180725) SourcePackage: pulseaudio Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaRecordingTest: ALSA recording test through plughw:Generic successful Symptom_Card: Family 17h (Models 00h-0fh) HD Audio Controller - HD-Audio Generic Symptom_Jack: Pink Mic, Front Symptom_PulseAudioLog: Nov 25 21:02:45 p4ul1-MS-7A38 dbus-daemon[806]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.freedesktop.RealtimeKit1' unit='rtkit-daemon.service' requested by ':1.32' (uid=121 pid=1123 comm="/usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no " label="unconfined") Nov 25 21:02:46 p4ul1-MS-7A38 dbus-daemon[806]: [system] Activating via systemd: service name='org.bluez' unit='dbus-org.bluez.service' requested by ':1.59' (uid=121 pid=1123 comm="/usr/bin/pulseaudio --daemonize=no " label="unconfined") Symptom_PulseAudioRecordingTest: PulseAudio recording test through plughw:Generic failed Symptom_Type: Underruns, dropouts, or "crackling" sound Title: [MS-7A38, Realtek ALC892, Pink Mic, Front] Underruns, dropouts or crackling sound UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/19/2017 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: 1.70 dmi.board.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.board.name: B350M BAZOOKA (MS-7A38) dmi.board.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. dmi.chassis.version: 1.0 dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr1.70:bd09/19/2017:svnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:pnMS-7A38:pvr1.0:rvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd:rnB350MBAZOOKA(MS-7A38):rvr1.0:cvnMicro-StarInternationalCo.,Ltd.:ct3:cvr1.0: dmi.product.family: To be filled by O.E.M. dmi.product.name: MS-7A38 dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1805048/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp