[linux-audio-dev] BruteFIR + jack = crackling noise?

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Feb 24, 2003 at 06:03:58 +0100, Martijn Sipkema wrote:
> [...]
> > > Perhaps you would reconsider having JACK use constant (frames)
> > > callbacks?
> > 
> > I think a better solution might be to buffer up enough samples so that
> > jackd can provide a constant number of frames.
> 
> I don't think that is a better solution. JACK should be close to the
> hardware and deliver what the hardware is capable of. If a client needs
> constant (frames) period, it can do the buffering itself.

Not without making the cpu load unpredictable.

I think its a bad idea to life hard for (some) clients because of a few
bad hardware designs.

- Steve