Could not find cause for sound lag on YouTube

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DarkSceptor
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Could not find cause for sound lag on YouTube

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As far as I can tell, when I play games the sound is spot on. When I bring up Firefox and play YouTube videos there is about a 2 second period where the sound isn't there. And when I change videos the sound continues with the old video for a second before moving to the new video. I also use Firefox on Windows and there is no lag at all. Which eliminates Firefox as the cause and puts it on Mint's shoulders.
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Re: Could not find cause for sound lag on YouTube

Post by ThinkerPig »

Have you tried another browser?
Disable hardware acceleration in your browser.
Load Firefox without add-ons, extensions
Or don't use Bluetooth audio.
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Re: Could not find cause for sound lag on YouTube

Post by gflash »

Hello,

are you using speakers plugged to a HDMI or DP monitor? If so, try to connect directly to the computer.
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Try this

Post by HyperBear »

Try:

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systemctl --user restart pulseaudio
You can make it a function:

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audioreset() { systemctl --user restart pulseaudio; }
To memorize it, add it to ~/.bashrc.

Hope I could help.
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