Public bug reported: I frequently find that audio streams in pulseaudio are playing at the wrong speed. They are either a bit slow or a bit fast. To my ears I would say that the difference in pitch is probably around one tone, or somewhere around the ratio of 44100Hz to 48000Hz. Killing pulseaudio and letting it get respawned usually fixes the problem.
My main audio hardware is a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. Example: I have just tried to play a 44100Hz MP3 in Audacious. It came out a bit slower and flatter than it should. I ran "pulseaudio -k" and then tried again. This time it played at the right speed. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: pulseaudio 1:4.0-0ubuntu11 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-24.46-lowlatency 3.13.9 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-24-lowlatency x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.14.1-0ubuntu3 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: XFCE Date: Sat May 3 23:12:28 2014 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-08-22 (254 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Studio 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: pulseaudio UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-04-22 (11 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 06/28/2007 dmi.bios.vendor: LENOVO dmi.bios.version: 7OET24WW (1.03 ) dmi.board.name: 8932A11 dmi.board.vendor: LENOVO dmi.board.version: Not Available dmi.chassis.asset.tag: No Asset Information dmi.chassis.type: 10 dmi.chassis.vendor: LENOVO dmi.chassis.version: Not Available dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnLENOVO:bvr7OET24WW(1.03):bd06/28/2007:svnLENOVO:pn8932A11:pvrThinkPadR61/R61i:rvnLENOVO:rn8932A11:rvrNotAvailable:cvnLENOVO:ct10:cvrNotAvailable: dmi.product.name: 8932A11 dmi.product.version: ThinkPad R61/R61i dmi.sys.vendor: LENOVO ** Affects: pulseaudio (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug trusty -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1315752 Title: Streams in pulseaudio often play a bit slow or a bit fast To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/1315752/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs