[PD] High CPU usage when tracks are muted (Raspberry Pi)

[Martin Peach]

On 2013-05-05 13:52, Halfdan Mouritzen wrote:
>
> Yes, what I don't understand though is _why_ we see such an increase
> in CPU load, when the channels are muted.
>

Could it be that denormals are produced when the line gets close to 0?
Depending on how the floating point is set up that could cause a lot of 
context switching.
What happens if you fade to 0.001 instead of 0?


Martin