=============================================================================== If you hear cracks and pops with some applications, adjust the OPENAL_BUFFER_SIZE environment variable, for instance: export OPENAL_BUFFER_SIZE=8192 fgfs If the OPENAL_BUFFER_SIZE environment variable is not set, the default sound card buffer size is used. Increasing the audio buffer size increases the audio latency but decreases the CPU usage; decreasing the audio buffer size decreases the audio latency but increases the CPU usage (which can cause cracks and pops). ===============================================================================