Thank you, Matheus, "killall speech-dispatcher" instantly removed the crackling for me. I have uninstalled the package like you suggested, fortunately I do not need TTS support on my PC. Thank you for your help!
Thank you, Matheus, "killall speech-dispatcher" instantly removed the crackling for me. I have uninstalled the package like you suggested, fortunately I do not need TTS support on my PC. Thank you for your help!