On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 12:38 PM, Lex F <archguest at gmail.com> wrote: > I believe it's direct ALSA, I have choppy output even with > aplay /usr/share/sounds/alsa/*.wav Make sure you aren't being routed through pulse; i.e., try: aplay -Dplug:front /usr/share/sounds/alsa/*.wav