[LAU] Ardour and xrun markers

[Jörn Nettingsmeier]

On 01/03/2011 11:32 PM, lanas wrote:
> Hello all,
>
>    I'm wondering: what is the use of having automatic markers showing
> up that marks the places where xruns have occured ?  I'm using a rather
> 'old' Ardour version eg. 2.4.1.  Is there anything that can be done
> using these markers ?

oh yes. repair the xruns, or throw away the faulty material. i consider 
it a more important feature than "record", because it builds trust.

you can disable it under misc options somewhere if it irritates you.
i have heard people complain about "inaudible" or wrongly reported xruns 
on some hardware with particular jack settings, but i have never 
encountered them. when i get an xrun, frank zappa drowns a kitten in 
heaven, and i have to do some hefty patching up to do to salvage the take.