Re: [linux-audio-dev] can't get any dropouts?

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Subject: Re: [linux-audio-dev] can't get any dropouts?
From: est_AT_hyperreal.org
Date: ti elo    10 1999 - 20:08:26 EDT


Adam Zygmunt discourseth:
>
> > If you want to generate dropouts in RTSynth, try running top at the
> > same time. You'll also find out RTSynth's processor load. :) You can
> > also try creating a 200M file (head -c 200000000 /dev/zero >tmpfile)
> > while RTSynth is running. Deleting the file is probably even more
> > likely to cause dropouts.
>
> Not to be snotty, but this reminds me of the old joke, "Doctor, it hurts
> when I do this." "So don't do that!"

Well, the point of such experiments is to realize that even though you
haven't heard any dropouts yet, it's because you've been lucky. Do
you want to count on continuing to be lucky (going into single-user
mode helps), or do you want reliability and convenience?

Eric


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