Distorted sound

Hi folks,

Running ubuntu 20.04.2.0 LTS and loving it. I have a 7 year old HP Envy Touchsmart Notebook (em6na)

Playing tunes with RythmBox. Sometimes sound is distorted. Closing and reopening Rythmbox corrects the issue sometimes. I may have to close and reopen several time before sound is clear again.

sudo lspci |grep Audio
[sudo] password for glenn:
00:01.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Trinity HDMI Audio Controller
00:14.2 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD] FCH Azalia Controller (rev 01)
glenn@Psycho:~/Desktop$

sudo /sbin/lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_realtek 135168 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 81920 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
ledtrig_audio 16384 1 snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 61440 1
snd_hda_intel 53248 6
snd_intel_dspcfg 28672 1 snd_hda_intel
soundwire_intel 40960 1 snd_intel_dspcfg
snd_hda_codec 147456 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core 94208 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_soc_core 286720 1 soundwire_intel
snd_compress 28672 1 snd_soc_core
ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm 114688 9 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_cor e,snd_pcm_dmaengine
snd_seq_midi 20480 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 36864 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 73728 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 40960 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 94208 24 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_code c,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
sounsudo /sbin/lsmod | grep snd
snd_hda_codec_realtek 135168 1
snd_hda_codec_generic 81920 1 snd_hda_codec_realtek
ledtrig_audio 16384 1 snd_hda_codec_generic
snd_hda_codec_hdmi 61440 1
snd_hda_intel 53248 6
snd_intel_dspcfg 28672 1 snd_hda_intel
soundwire_intel 40960 1 snd_intel_dspcfg
snd_hda_codec 147456 4 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hda_core 94208 5 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_hda_codec_realtek
snd_hwdep 16384 1 snd_hda_codec
snd_soc_core 286720 1 soundwire_intel
snd_compress 28672 1 snd_soc_core
ac97_bus 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm_dmaengine 16384 1 snd_soc_core
snd_pcm 114688 9 snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,soundwire_intel,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_hda_cor e,snd_pcm_dmaengine
snd_seq_midi 20480 0
snd_seq_midi_event 16384 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_rawmidi 36864 1 snd_seq_midi
snd_seq 73728 2 snd_seq_midi,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 16384 3 snd_seq,snd_seq_midi,snd_rawmidi
snd_timer 40960 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
snd 94208 24 snd_hda_codec_generic,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_hda_codec_hdmi,snd_hwdep,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_code c,snd_hda_codec_realtek,snd_timer,snd_compress,snd_soc_core,snd_pcm,snd_rawmidi
soundcore 16384 1 snd
dcore 16384 1 snd

Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer.

--glenn