mpg321 corrupts sound output with default alsa output

[James Hunt]

Running mp321 as "mpg321 file.mp3" results in corrupted harsh-sounding sound output. The problem appears to be related to its use of ALSA:

$ mpg321 file.mp3 # BAD
$ mpg321 -o alsa file.mp3 # BAD
$ mpg321 -o oss file.mp3 # GOOD

For comparison:

$ mplayer -ao alsa file.mp3 # GOOD

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.10
Package: mpg321 0.3.2-1.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.11.0-4.9-generic 3.11.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.11.0-4-generic i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.12.1-0ubuntu2
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Aug 29 11:02:55 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-10-21 (1043 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release i386 (20101007)
MarkForUpload: True
SourcePackage: mpg321
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to saucy on 2013-06-23 (66 days ago)