What I've done in the past is to simply play a silent sound before I actually need to play a sound for real. This "primes the pump".
_murat On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:40 AM, lbland wrote: > hi- > > On Nov 9, 2009, at 12:58 PM, Chunk 1978 wrote: > >> one thing i've always had an issue with is sound lag, which always >> (yet only) happens during a first sound. after the initial lag, >> sounds will play on time. at first i though it was my code, but >> recently i've noticed that it happens in Calculator. >> >> if you open Calculator, then choose Speech > Speak Button Pressed, >> you'll notice a lag when you first press a button. >> >> how is it possible to avoid this? are there other 3rd frameworks for >> sound that would be more ideal to use other than what's available in >> cocoa? > > It happens in our Cocoa apps. It also happens with the Apple Mail app. > > Click "Get Mail" and after Activity stops and 4 seconds later there is the > beep. > > This is on Mac OS X 10.6.1 and the latest and fully loaded MacBook Pro > computers. > > So, I think the lag is simply what you get. > > ... the good news is that other people have the problem. The bad news is: > since reading this post (and the one a few days ago) every time I check my > mail I now notice that the sound really lags! > > thanks!- > > -lance > > _______________________________________________ > > Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) > > Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. > Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com > > Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: > http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/mlist0987%40gmail.com > > This email sent to mlist0...@gmail.com _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: http://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com