[PD] mouse movement in PD causes audio dropout

[Hans-Christoph Steiner]

Sounds like the Windows GUI-core bottleneck that was discussed a  
while back.  I haven't seen this before.  Which version of Pd are you  
using?

.hc

On Dec 28, 2006, at 2:38 PM, jeff bechtel wrote:

> Hi list,
> So, I'm running a new Pentium D dual core 2.66 ghz Dell. Win  XP Pro.
>
> While in PD ( no other sound apps) mouse movement causes the audio  
> to drop out altogether. The sound resumes to normal when I stop  
> moving the mouse.
> A look at the task manager performance monitor reveals the cpu  
> activity spikes way way up during mouse movement- like 89-90% (whew!).
> This happens with both asio port audio, and the onboard audio
>
> My Dell laptop ( XP pro )  performs great in PD  , both ASIO and  
> standard audio.
> The same spike in cpu activity doesnt do a thing to the audio  
> playback etc
>
> They are running exactly the same screen resolution 1024*768 32bit
>
> I found the method on the PD archives for setting the prioity for  
> PD to HIGH, and put it into the batch that starts all of my  
> externals. PD runs normally, loading all libraries as expected, but  
> the problem persists
> I adjusted the windows gui to run for optimized performance as well
>
> is it even remotely possible that it needs to be compiled for this  
> type of processor?
>
> Thanks so much,
> PD RULES!!!!!!!!!!
>
> JEff
>
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