[PD] pd speed performance in Windows 98 question?

[Miller Puckette]

HI Jim,

just one thing to add, maybe it will help to add "-sleepgrain 2" to Pd's
command line.  I've found that on some Gates systems this helps but not on
all of them...

On Sun, Sep 09, 2001 at 09:14:26PM +0100, nullpointer wrote:
> Hi Jim,
> 
> I use Pd on winME and win95..
> There is ultimately little that you can do about the latency issues..(faster
> processor will help a little but i don't think that extra ram will really
> help)
> You could play with the audiobuffer variable to get better latency for your
> midi timing but you will lose audio quality...You could try updating your
> drivers for your midi/audio card..
> 
> I am running a 750 mhz machine but i still get pretty bad midi latency (as i
> still do sometimes with Cubase e.t.c.) The new version of pd is supposed to
> have better midi timing i think (miller will know) but without really
> windows custom drivers i thini you are going to have to live with it or
> create a workaround...
> 
> Once i wrote a patch system that delayed the whole audio output to DAC by
> the Midi latency (adjustable by the user) to tie the two together in some
> way, but oviously this isn't very good for any live work...
> 
> hope this helps
> 
> 
> 
> Tom
> http://www.nullpointer.co.uk
> http://www.dividebyzero.org
> http://www.orphanrecords.co.uk
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Ruxton <cinetron at passport.ca>
> To: pd-list at iem.kug.ac.at <pd-list at iem.kug.ac.at>
> Date: 08 September 2001 22:16
> Subject: [PD] pd speed performance in Windows 98 question?
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> >I was wondering if anyone has any tips other than what is in the pd
> >documentation on how to get more speed out of pd. I'm running a 500 MHz
> >Celeron processor withWindows 98. When I run with midiin,midiout nosound I
> >get good timing on midi if I add soundout (dac) I get a lot of jitter and
> >delay on midiout. What would be the best way to get rid of this. ie. more
> >RAM?, faster processor ... any thoughts? Thanks!
> >Jim
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Khanukaev Sergey" <metastasis at ngi.de>
> >To: <pd-list at iem.kug.ac.at>
> >Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 4:45 PM
> >Subject: [PD] Gem
> >
> >
> >> Hi!
> >> I'm wondering how to compile GEM.
> >> I checked all the libraries, got everything, and now i get errors,
> >> seems like the code is not proper.
> >> In short words, if somebody knows stable compiling release.
> >> I got RedHat 7.1.
> >> Thanks in advamce.
> >> Serge
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