Oh yeah, interestingly, I was using the stock Ubuntu Kernel when I
couldn't even move the mouse any more. Meanwhile I compiled myself a
Kernel with Ingo's patches using the directions at
UbuntuStudio.com.
With this one, the CPU usage was 99% too, but the GUI was still
perfectly responsive.
Perfect argument for including the patch in the main kernel tree...
Responsive GUI no matter what happens to the CPU.
Right on, I was using the SC4 or SC4 mono plugins on
all the tracks.
When I took those out, everything went back to normal again.
I even thought of denormals but didn't even bother testing Steve's
plugins because they usually work so well.
So, everything well again! Thanks tons this was perfect...
I'm using a 2GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor, BTW.