Click before sound with Mint 8

[celem]

I was using Mint 7 amd64 and recently upgraded to Mint 8. I notice with the new version there is a noticeable click just before a sound plays. For example, when a Pidgin message arrives I hear click-beep. Am I alone in this? Any suggestions for a fix?

[celem]

Tried the answer at:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php? ... und+clicks

In reality it didn't fix the problem. I still get the click just before playing any audio when the sound has been idle for more than 10 seconds. The issue stated seems to fit the problem but the solution provided didn't effect a cure.

[celem]

Anybody have another suggestion?

[atovinov]

Not sure why the method in that Ubuntu thread did not work. I have seen it work on several Ubuntu machines. The quick solution found is the following. It basically stops the powering cycle. This is for Mint GNOME, by the way.

In the Terminal, open one file as superuser/sudo:

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gedit /etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf

Change line toward end to read:

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options snd-hda-intel power_save=0

Save the file, and once you reboot, you should no longer hear the popping sound.

As an alternative method, you could add # to the beginning of that line instead of adding the 0. That will comment out the entire thing.

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#options snd-hda-intel power_save=0

Hopefully, one method or the other should work for you.