Spotify audio interruptions over hdmi

[jazz.h]

Hi!
I just found out that my Lenovo t440s laptop is having issues when playing Spotify over hdmi to tv. At the same time other apps and youtube from Firefox are playing audio normally. When I change hardware output from hdmi2 to stereo speakers Spotify sounds ok.
I installed pulse audio settings but no solution. Any idea?

[jazz.h]

If you're using HDMI to connect your Lenovo t440s laptop to your TV, it's possible that the TV's audio settings are interfering with Spotify's playback. Try changing the audio output on your TV to see if that solves the problem. If not, you may need to adjust the settings in PulseAudio to get the two devices to play nicely together.

Thanx for suggestions. I already tried all 3 hdmi ports on tv, all the same. Youtube is playing great with the same connections and port at the same time. I tried to change settings in PulseAudio but audio checkmark is set at PCM and disabled meaning I can not change it to mpeg, or aac, or ac3 or anything... nothing happens. It seems as if the PCM is by default without compression and bandwidth is not enough.

Mint mate 20.3, Intel i5 cpu, 12gb ram, ssd, wifi 5gHz. Laptop is on the docking station, with adapter DVI>HDMI, or adapter DisplayPort>HDMI, all the same. Spotify premium account, application installed from repo.

I recorded video in order for you to see how the interruptions look like over hdmi, while normal over stereo output. Please take a look.

https://1drv.ms/v/s!Al4-lv0Ql6PHoxwkklo ... s?e=di7g3O

[jazz.h]

Yes, I tried, it didn't help.
HDMI2 is the output.

$ aplay -l

**** List of PLAYBACK Hardware Devices ****
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 3: HDMI 0 [HDMI 0]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 7: HDMI 1 [HDMI 1]
Subdevices: 0/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 8: HDMI 2 [HDMI 2]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 9: HDMI 3 [HDMI 3]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 0: HDMI [HDA Intel HDMI], device 10: HDMI 4 [HDMI 4]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0
card 1: PCH [HDA Intel PCH], device 0: ALC3232 Analog [ALC3232 Analog]
Subdevices: 1/1
Subdevice #0: subdevice #0


$ lsof /dev/snd/*
COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
pulseaudi 13180 dk mem CHR 116,7 564 /dev/snd/pcmC0D7p
pulseaudi 13180 dk 18u CHR 116,12 0t0 574 /dev/snd/controlC0
pulseaudi 13180 dk 22u CHR 116,12 0t0 574 /dev/snd/controlC0
pulseaudi 13180 dk 23u CHR 116,7 0t0 564 /dev/snd/pcmC0D7p
pulseaudi 13180 dk 24u CHR 116,5 0t0 562 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 13180 dk 31u CHR 116,5 0t0 562 /dev/snd/controlC1
pulseaudi 13180 dk 39u CHR 116,12 0t0 574 /dev/snd/controlC0


fuser -v /dev/snd/*
USER PID ACCESS COMMAND
/dev/snd/controlC0: dk 13180 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/controlC1: dk 13180 F.... pulseaudio
/dev/snd/pcmC0D7p: dk 13180 F...m pulseaudio

[jazz.h]

I don't know how this has happened, now I have sound clipping in all applications, not just spotify.
I upgraded successfully to mint mate 21 tonight, no help in sound clipping issues.
Anyone?