quake 3 arena and yes sound does work okay in other games it's a problem from quake because if i turn the effect volume down it doesn't sound that noise

hi mates i would like you to help me with this annoying sound problem i 've got with quake 3 ! it's like an interference sound like i don't know how to explain it . it's the same sound when you turn on a TV which has no cable connected to it so there's no signal and starts to sound like a river like...