Re: [linux-audio-user] Linux DAW otimization (and Kanotix)

From: Lee Revell <rlrevell@email-addr-hidden-job.com>
Date: Sat Feb 18 2006 - 07:15:53 EET

On Fri, 2006-02-17 at 20:59 -0800, Renato Fabbri wrote:
> I intend usind real time apps like PD to process
> sounds captured by mics and spacialise them.. that old
> thing. Of course I need other softs to compose and
> make sounds, but thatīs not the goal.
>
> How can I optimize my OS to get lower lattency?
>
> My my processor is a P4 3,4 HT, 1Gb ram ddr2, and my
> card is a m-audio Delta 66.
>
> I am testing some distros and Kanotix just caused me a
> great impression. Itīs fast, clean, functional. For
> now I intend using it.

What's the best usable latency now? What kernel are you using? 2.6.14
or 2.6.15 should be good.

This helps a lot:

echo 64 > /sys/block/hdc/queue/max_sectors_kb

(replace hdc with your drive, repeat for all of them)

Try that before you resort to patching the kernel.

IIRC PD is not the best designed RT app (GUI stuff can delay the RT
threads), but this might have improved lately.

Lee
Received on Sat Feb 18 08:15:07 2006

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