LP Ripping Dropouts on OSX 10.12.6 Audacity 2.2.2

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Re: LP Ripping Dropouts on OSX 10.12.6 Audacity 2.2.2

Post by odododododod » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:04 pm

At the moment, I'm not having any ripping dropouts with a buffer length setting of 110 milliseconds.

Can anyone explain why that tiny buffer is so important?

Thanks Steve.

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Re: LP Ripping Dropouts on OSX 10.12.6 Audacity 2.2.2

Post by steve » Wed Oct 30, 2019 2:31 pm

Sorry I don't know why the buffer size is so critical. All that I know is that Apple changed something a while back, and for some users, the buffer size became more critical than it used to be.
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Re: LP Ripping Dropouts on OSX 10.12.6 Audacity 2.2.2

Post by odododododod » Fri Nov 01, 2019 1:29 pm

Well, after another few rips, I appear to not be getting any dropouts, even when I have other programs open.
As I said, my buffer is presently 110 milliseconds and my problems have disappeared.

I was extremely skeptical that the buffer setting was my problem, but at the moment, that is the only thing that appears to have remedied my situation.

Many thanks for your help, Steve. I really appreciate your efforts.

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