[oclug] Scratchy sounds from XMMS

[Taavi Burns]

On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Dave wrote:

> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2001 13:55:14 +0000
> From: Dave <amoamasam at sympatico.ca>
> Reply-To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
> To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
> Subject: Re: [oclug] Scratchy sounds from XMMS
> 
> Hey Gang,
> 
> While we're on the topic, I've been struggling with XMMS, too, along with
> a few other things.  It tends to stop playing during playback, and I have
> to click the progress bar to set it playing again.  My card is an on-board

Always in the same places on the same files?

I've seen MPEG streams do _very_ strange things to some decoders.  I had a
copy of GhostBusters that near the end would repeat the same 200ms buffer
again and again and again...until the progress slider hit the right side,
at which time the slider stayed there and the noise just kept
repeating....(until you changed the song).  Did that on WinAmp and XMMS.
Don't remember if it affected mpg123.

> SiS630, which could be part of the problem.  Here's the output of a top -b
> I ran during a playback.  One of the instances is reniced.  Should there
> really be 6 XMMS processes?
> 
> Dave.

Taavi Burns

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