Re: Laptop Looping

["Matthew F. McCabe" <mmccabe@finleysound.com>]

Sounds like you need to increase the buffer size in Bidule.  I had a  
similar problem, albeit with a different audio interface, but it  
fixed my problem.

Matt

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On Aug 22, 2007, at 7:48 AM, midifriedchicken@comcast.net wrote:

> So I've been getting to know Bidule and Sooperlooper. Both killer  
> apps. The idea of having many chains of beautiful effects with  
> total control of loops and sounds is certianly seductive. I  
> understand fully the devotion many of you have towards this way off  
> looping.
> However, I'm still getting stutters, dropouts and clicks. This I  
> assume is because the cpu is maxing out. I am using a Powerbook 1.5  
> Mhz with 1 Gig of Ram. Now, I know this is by todays standards a  
> weaker machine. But it should be more then enough to handle the  
> meager requirements of my software. Even with no effects in the  
> chain (or even on the patchbay), the problems still occur, less  
> frequently, but unnaceptable for live use.
> I put on the mac activity viewer and monitored the cpu. The monitor  
> showed moderate memory use as I play, with an occaisonal spike in  
> system requirements. This is when I hear clicks or stutters. I  
> assume this is just normal processes that happen normally in the  
> background. Nothing I can do about this, right?
> Am I missing something?
> Any thoughts on smoothing things out?
>
> MFC
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