[pulseaudio-discuss] How to debug choppy audio in Totem & Mythtv

[steve]

>> This is a FC12 box with Intel mobo that has Realtek ALC889A sound
>> hardware.  Mythtv is using ALSA:front for the output.  I don’t know
>> about Totem because I don’t see any way to configure the sound output. 
>
>If MythTV is using ALSA:front then it's not using PA. MythTV also has
>code that automatically suspends PA when MythTV runs. Unless Fedora have
>patched MythTV to not do that (as I have in Mandriva) then you wont get
>to use MythTV with pulse.

Colin and Jeremy thanks for responding.  I will have a look at the pavucontrol and see if that provides clues.