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Pops and clicks are unwanted audio artifacts caused by the powering up and down
-of components within the audio subsystem. This is noticable on PC's when an audio
-module is either loaded or unloaded (at module load time the sound card is
+of components within the audio subsystem. This is noticeable on PCs when an
+audio module is either loaded or unloaded (at module load time the sound card is
powered up and causes a popping noise on the speakers).
-Pops and clicks can be more frequent on portable systems with DAPM. This is because
-the components within the subsystem are being dynamically powered depending on
-the audio usage and this can subsequently cause a small pop or click every time a
-component power state is changed.
+Pops and clicks can be more frequent on portable systems with DAPM. This is
+because the components within the subsystem are being dynamically powered
+depending on the audio usage and this can subsequently cause a small pop or
+click every time a component power state is changed.
Minimising Playback Pops and Clicks
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-Playback pops in portable audio subsystems cannot be completely eliminated atm,
-however future audio codec hardware will have better pop and click supression.
-Pops can be reduced within playback by powering the audio components in a
-specific order. This order is different for startup and shutdown and follows
-some basic rules:-
+Playback pops in portable audio subsystems cannot be completely eliminated
+currently, however future audio codec hardware will have better pop and click
+suppression. Pops can be reduced within playback by powering the audio
+components in a specific order. This order is different for startup and
+shutdown and follows some basic rules:-
Startup Order :- DAC --> Mixers --> Output PGA --> Digital Unmute
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Capture artifacts are somewhat easier to get rid as we can delay activating the
-ADC until all the pops have occured. This follows similar power rules to
+ADC until all the pops have occurred. This follows similar power rules to
playback in that components are powered in a sequence depending upon stream
startup or shutdown.