Sound distortion embedded videos in "Native Mode"

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Walter Dnes
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Sound distortion embedded videos in "Native Mode"

Unread post by Walter Dnes » 2024-10-09, 22:26

Operating system: Gentoo linux 64 bit
Browser version: 33.4.0.1
32-bit or 64-bit browser?: 64
Problem URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/dona ... rcna174632
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Installed plugins: (about:plugins):

This hit me on my custom build. I downloaded and extracted the latest official linux build and duplicated the problem to make this an "official" bug. This appears to be the same issue as in viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17572 from 7 years ago. Audio is bad when...

Tools ==> Preferences ==> Advanced ==> General ==> User Agent Mode ==> Native

...is selected. Changing to "Firefox Compatibility" mode rsults in proper sound.
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Re: Sound distortion embedded videos in "Native Mode"

Unread post by Moonchild » 2024-10-09, 22:52

Nothing we can help. The website obviously uses some kind of incompatible format when using fallback for "unknown" browsers. Can only guess what it picks instead...
Workaround: set a site-specific user agent override. Solution: website should recognise Pale Moon natively or use a generally supported fallback format.
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