Includ note about audio_backend_buffer_desired_length in TROUBLESHOOTING.md

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 Note that some distributions (such as Volumio 2) don't use an asound.conf file by default, they instead specify the hardware details directly in '/etc/mpd.conf' files so some more in-depth modification is needed to override this.

 (Note: not tested by Mike B.)
+
+### Buffer underflow to audio backend
+
+**Problem **
+
+Audio may seem to pause or drop for several seconds. iOS devices may regularly disconnect altogether and display an error message. This may be caused by a combination of factors listed above such as slow WiFi or limited resources on the device running Shairport Sync.
+
+**Possible Solution **
+
+If none of the above steps completely remove the issue, try increasing the audio backend buffer setting in the backend section of shairport-sync.conf. (This section may vary depending on the value of the "output_backend" setting.)
+
+For example:
+
+````
+audio_backend_buffer_desired_length = 19845;
+````
+Is triple the default for the ALSA backend and effectively solves the above issue with a Pi Zero on a busy network.