yes, as well as actual pd results. it seems i was
using a messed up
custom latencytest, and when i found the proper one (i have many on my
system and it's been 2 years since using them) i got the best results i've
ever seen (1.1ms max for all tests at 0% cpu, 1.2ms at 80%).
so, it looks like the problem must be with pd. i'm going to try some
older versions now.
pd-0.35.0-r2 and pd-0.36.0 = 12 ms
pd-0.37_pre8 = 16 ms
if i set the delay below 12 ms the sound gets distorted (but no xruns
reported). i guess i'll have to live with that.
thanks for "listening,"
dave