[LAU] AMD Ryzen Processors for Linux audio

[Moshe Werner]

ׁHi Will,

thanks for chiming in. That sounds awesome!
Exactly the performance I'm after.
Also cheaper than building with Intel.
Just one question, what brings you to use 3 buffers? Is it card related?

Best
Moshe


On Thu, Apr 16, 2020 at 5:48 PM Will Godfrey <willgodfrey at musically.me.uk>
wrote:

> On Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:54:34 +0300
> Moshe Werner <moshwe at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >I am thinking of upgrading my audio PC/Laptop, and heard a lot of good
> >things about AMD's Ryzen series, specifically Ryzen 5 3600. But when
> >regarded pro audio work some people in the usual forums tend not recommend
> >AMD, because of latency issues.
> >Are there any Linux users successfully using Ryzen CPUs for low latency
> >work?
> >If so what is your recommended setup?
> >
> >FYI I'm using Manjaro XFCE on my laptop and Manjaro KDE on my desktop.
> >Audio interfaces are Motu 1248 and RME HDSP9652.
> >
> >Would be great to hear your experience.
> >
> >Best regards
> >
> >Moshe
>
> Not having any problems here with a Ryzen 5 (must be nearly 3 years old
> now)
> This is running Jack audio, Alsa MIDI. This is for with Rosegarden and
> Yoshimi
> at 48k 4mS latency (64 frames x3) frequently with all MIDI tracks at once
> and
> with some of my heavy duty instrument patches. Sometimes I drop down to 32
> frames, just because I can :)
>
> OS is devuan beowulf, WM openbox, filer rox_filer.
>
> At 2mS my biggest project (which I use as a test) will occasionally
> produce a
> single Xrun.
>
> HTH
>
> P.S.
>
> Sounds like this :)
> https://soundcloud.com/soft-sounds/ghost-train-1993-2019
>
> --
> Will J Godfrey
> http://www.musically.me.uk
> Say you have a poem and I have a tune.
> Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song.
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