Freezing

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ranlevi
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Freezing

Post by ranlevi » Mon Jun 04, 2018 11:09 am

Hi -
I've encountered the same problem as described in the Linux Issues Wiki: Freezing due to PulseAudio. I tried setting ULSE_LATENCY_MSEC to various values - no change.
The freezing issue is so frequent, it almost makes the software unusable...
Any ideas for me? I'd be grateful for any advice.

My setup - Linux Mint 18.3, Audcaticy 2.1.2 from the repository.
Thanks :-)
Ran
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steve
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Re: Freezing

Post by steve » Mon Jun 04, 2018 12:07 pm

Try the other workaround:
Alternatively choose the (hw: 0,<some number>) playback and recording devices (assuming you are using a motherboard device). This will access the hardware directly, bypassing the pulse layer. You may need to use ALSAmixer to select the exact input or output being referenced. There should be little or no freezing, but applications can't share the sound device, so Audacity won't be able to access the device if another application is using it.
(see the green box about 1/4 of the way down the page: https://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Linux_Issues)
9/10 questions are answered in the FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ)
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ranlevi
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Re: Freezing

Post by ranlevi » Sun Jun 10, 2018 11:58 am

Thanks, I will and I'll update here :-)
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Re: Freezing

Post by ranlevi » Tue Jun 26, 2018 12:27 pm

FYI - this solution seems to work :-)
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