Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread Steve Harris
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 03:26:27 +, Bob Ham wrote: > On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 16:33, Paul Davis wrote: > > >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd with > > > > why? > > Without SCHED_FIFO, the midi thread takes a back seat in the > processing. This means that control c

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread Paul Davis
>> >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd with >> >> why? > >Without SCHED_FIFO, the midi thread takes a back seat in the >processing. This means that control changes come in chunks, causing big >jumps in the plugins' controls settings. This makes clicks and pops and >

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread Bob Ham
On Thu, 2003-02-20 at 14:29, Paul Davis wrote: > but this is for JACK Rack, not a MIDI sequencer. we're talking about > controlling things from a control surface. why does it need to be so > "deterministic" when its already inherently sloppy? nobody suggests > that the X server and the GUI thread

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread Bob Ham
On Wed, 2003-02-19 at 16:33, Paul Davis wrote: > >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd with > > why? Without SCHED_FIFO, the midi thread takes a back seat in the processing. This means that control changes come in chunks, causing big jumps in the plugins' controls set

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread David Olofson
On Thursday 20 February 2003 15.29, Paul Davis wrote: > >On Wednesday 19 February 2003 17.33, Paul Davis wrote: > >> >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run > >> > jackd with > >> > >> why? > > > >Probably to make MIDI control as deterministic as the audio > >processing. (Not mu

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread Paul Davis
>On Wednesday 19 February 2003 17.33, Paul Davis wrote: >> >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd >> > with >> >> why? > >Probably to make MIDI control as deterministic as the audio >processing. (Not much point in running a synth with small buffers and >SCHED_FIFO other

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-20 Thread David Olofson
On Wednesday 19 February 2003 17.33, Paul Davis wrote: > >* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd > > with > > why? Probably to make MIDI control as deterministic as the audio processing. (Not much point in running a synth with small buffers and SCHED_FIFO otherwise.) A

Re: [linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-19 Thread Paul Davis
>* midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd with why?

[linux-audio-dev] [ANN] JACK Rack 1.4.1

2003-02-19 Thread Bob Ham
Hi all, Some fixes and extra bits for the midi stuff; makes things much more responsive. * icon and .desktop get installed properly * much more graceful handling of jackd shutdowns * midi thread will now try and use SCHED_FIFO. If you run jackd with jackstart (or as root, but you don't want to