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faq:start [2012/03/09 10:26] – old revision restored rgareusfaq:start [2013/07/16 23:33] the_aviv
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 ====== Linux Audio User FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ====== ====== Linux Audio User FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) ======
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 ===== General ===== ===== General =====
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 [[wiki:real_time_info|Articles and more information about real time operation]]. [[wiki:real_time_info|Articles and more information about real time operation]].
  
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 +In linux kernels 3.0 and later, many of the additionally required realtime patches have been incorporated as standard. For those who are recording Audio, a standard non-realtime kernel may be sufficient for your needs, and running Jack with a non realtime kernel will work fine.
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 +For those who write a lot of Midi, the standard kernel timing is set at 250Hz, and realtime kernels are generally set at 1000Hz. You may still have to use a realtime kernel to obtain accurate midi playback using the higher timing setting.
 ==== Q: Some of my applications sound a (half)tone too high/low, have a wrong pitch ? ==== ==== Q: Some of my applications sound a (half)tone too high/low, have a wrong pitch ? ====
 **A:** It's likely, that the sample-rate of the programs you're using doesn't match. **A:** It's likely, that the sample-rate of the programs you're using doesn't match.
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   * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_restoration| wikipedia - Audio restoration]]   * [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_restoration| wikipedia - Audio restoration]]
   * [[http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Detailed_Audacity_Noise_Removal| librivox wiki - Detailed: Noise removal with Audacity]]   * [[http://wiki.librivox.org/index.php/Detailed_Audacity_Noise_Removal| librivox wiki - Detailed: Noise removal with Audacity]]
 +  * [[http://www.cedaraudio.com/| CedarAudio Company ]] - with some tech. info
 **Applications** **Applications**
   * [[http://gwc.sourceforge.net/| The Gnome Wave Cleaner Project]]   * [[http://gwc.sourceforge.net/| The Gnome Wave Cleaner Project]]
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 **A:** A buffer is not filled in time for the requesting software to use it. Sound data does not arrive fast enough so that the requesting software has a continuous stream of data, in other words, the requesting software runs out of sound data. This is because some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up. **A:** A buffer is not filled in time for the requesting software to use it. Sound data does not arrive fast enough so that the requesting software has a continuous stream of data, in other words, the requesting software runs out of sound data. This is because some part of the system is not fast enough to keep up.
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 +An obvious fix for this is increasing the period size. If you're running jack with 128, for example, and you're getting regular X-runs, then increasing the size to 256 may help immediately, and solve the problem.
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 ===== MIDI ===== ===== MIDI =====
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