I found if I enabled crossfade then played audio it worked, took a reboot to get the issue.
ftr - removing gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.7.1-1ubuntu1 and installing the wily version gstreamer1.0-plugins-base_1.6.0-1ubuntu1 the issue of 'buzzing' disappears. Same with the clementine playback issue I reported in the older bug I reported at 1537184 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to alsa-driver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1539700 Title: gst-base 1.7 update created background buzzing noise with audioconvert Status in alsa-driver package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in goobox package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in gstreamer1.0 package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: Also affects cdplayer (goobox). Is not seen in audacious or vlc at all (using default audio of pulse Test case: insert audio cd, play in rhymbox or cdplayer What happens: significant background buzzing May be gstreamer issue? Attached is simple recording of what Rb is outputting. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04 Package: alsa-base 1.0.25+dfsg-0ubuntu5 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-1.15-generic 4.4.0 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-1-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.19.4-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: doug 1652 F.... pulseaudio /dev/snd/pcmC1D0p: doug 1652 F...m pulseaudio /dev/snd/controlC1: doug 1652 F.... pulseaudio CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Fri Jan 29 12:00:33 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2016-01-14 (14 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20160114) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: alsa-driver Symptom: audio Symptom_AlsaPlaybackTest: ALSA playback test through plughw:PCH successful Symptom_Card: Built-in Audio - HDA Intel PCH Symptom_Jack: Speaker, Internal Symptom_PulsePlaybackTest: PulseAudio playback test successful Symptom_Type: High background noise, or volume is too low Title: [20217, Realtek ALC282, Speaker, Internal] Background noise or low volume UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) dmi.bios.date: 09/18/2013 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 74CN44WW(V3.05) dmi.board.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.board.name: VIQY0Y1 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: 31900058STD dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Tag dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y510P dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr74CN44WW(V3.05):bd09/18/2013:svnLENOVO:pn20217:pvrLenovoIdeaPadY510P:rvnLENOVO:rnVIQY0Y1:rvr31900058STD:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrLenovoIdeaPadY510P: dmi.product.name: 20217 dmi.product.version: Lenovo IdeaPad Y510P dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/alsa-driver/+bug/1539700/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp