[linux-audio-user] poor audio quality in tX?

Brian Redfern bredfern at calarts.edu
Fri Jan 3 15:28:01 EST 2003


I find I have to run tX as root to get good audio quality (even with the
low latency patches in place), I get good audio quality with ogg files. If
I run it as a regular user i still get some crackles and pops.

http://www.brianredfern.org

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Patrick Shirkey wrote:

> I'm just testing out terminatorX as I need to get some more soundfiles 
> in the mix these days. However the first problem I run into is all the 
> sound files it plays have scratchy sound quality.
> 
> I have verified that it is not the device or oss emulation so I'm 
> wondering if libaudiofile has been known to have problems with certain 
> files? Or if this is a known problem in tX that has an easy fix?
> 
> I am using different files recorded on protools, edited via sweep using 
> libsndfile, ripped from cd. tX will read them and display them but 
> playback quality is shite. I haven't had this before in tX :(
> 
> TIA
> -- 
> Patrick Shirkey - Boost Hardware Ltd.
> For the discerning hardware connoisseur
> Http://www.boosthardware.com
> Http://www.djcj.org - The Linux Audio Users guide
> ========================================
> 
> Being on stage with the band in front of crowds shouting, "Get off! No! 
> We want normal music!", I think that was more like acting than anything 
> I've ever done.
> 
> Goldie, 8 Nov, 2002
> The Scotsman
> 
> 




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