[SDL] (mixer) lag (delay) using sdl mixer, linux

Peter Mulholland darkmatter at freeuk.com
Thu Aug 17 18:00:45 PDT 2006


Hello marc,

Friday, August 18, 2006, 12:50:59 AM, you wrote:

> hello, when playing Mix chunks, using sdl mixer, i notice a lag (delay) of
> the sound of approx. 0.3 seconds. (linux, ubuntu). I have changed buffer
> settings from low to high, it doesn't matter.

> Is this a sdl mixer problem, or a driver problem? I've asked this question
> on another board and searched Google, a lot of other people seem to 
> experience a lag. (even lags of a second).

Which sound backend is being used ? You might have ESD or aRts active
which will severely delay sound.


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 Peter                            mailto:darkmatter at freeuk.com





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