ALSA configuration

Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. joseph_sacco at comcast.net
Fri Dec 24 18:44:26 MST 2004


These work fine for me.  

* Buffer tine = 3000ms
* Period time = 500ms
* Mmap mode checked

Your mileage may vary.

-Joseph

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On Fri, 2004-12-24 at 20:36, a monkey wrote:
> In XMMS' ALSA configuration, there are values called `Buffer time' and 
> `Period time'. I have no idea what those are. If I play around with 
> these values, I can get my music to sound a lot nicer. But how do I know 
> what the best values for them are? Also, there is a checkbox called 
> `Mmap mode'. Should I have that checked?
> 
> By the way, if this info helps, I am on an eMac G4, 700 mhz processor.
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