This is an issue with PulseAudio (PortAudio), and not with Pidgin itself. There is a possible fix.
** Changed in: pidgin (Ubuntu) Assignee: (unassigned) => Jacky Alciné (jackyalcine) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/648839 Title: Notification sound crackle -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs