Because light travels faster than sound? (sorry, I couldn't resist)
Does the problem still occur if you switch to an OSS audio driver? I'm running UQM on a 2.4.x kernel with an OSS driver and have no problems, so as I see it, the problem is in one of two possible places -- The kernel or the driver.
Also, are you using a software mixer like artsd or esound, or are you using the raw audio device? Does switching to one or the other make a difference?
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"I’m not a robot like you. I don’t like having disks crammed into me… unless they’re Oreos, and then only in the mouth." --Fry
Esound definitely does this (and it does it for EVERYTHING, not just UQM). I find that it doesn't happen if UQM is the only sound-using program going when I start it up.