Comment 19 for bug 433782

Hi guys, I am having this exact same problem.

This is a very prominent bug affecting users of intel sound on the release version of ubuntu. Bug reports are all over the web;

http://www.webupd8.org/2009/10/fixing-popping-sound-in-ubuntu-karmic.html

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1307340

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSbw42MkPvE

http://www.ubuntuhq.com/content/fixing-popping-sound-ubuntu-karmic

http://www.geekinterview.com/talk/16337-linux-tips-fixing-popping-sound-ubuntu.html

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/444385

I have Intel sound on a Dell XPS Studio desktop system. (core i7 based)