Whenever there is sound playing or recording. I think it was lower than 10-15% on my most recent desktop, so maybe 4-5% makes sense if your computer is powerful

Whenever there is sound playing or recording. I think it was lower than 10-15% on my most recent desktop, so maybe 4-5% makes sense if your computer is powerful. (While I fully appreciate that it is a very minor annoyance, 5% still frustrates me because PulseAudio added no value to me. I also understand that it added features very useful to other people.)