[Stk] Tutorial out of date?

[Perry R Cook]

Each version/flavor of Intel/Audio hardware
might require playing with buffer sizes and
possibly using blocking vs. callback.  Try
increasing the buffersize.

PRC

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Ross Clement wrote:

> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 17, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Gary Scavone <gary at ccrma.stanford.edu>
> wrote:
>       Hi Ross,
>
>       I'm not sure the FC8 package from CCRMA is up-to-date.  Get
>       the source from the STK page.  The tutorial pages are fine.
>
>       Regards,
>
>       --gary
> 
> 
> Ah, I see. The ccrma version is 4.2.1. I think, and the current version
> is 4.3.1.
> 
> I've downloaded and installed the new version, and it is working, but not
> as well (in some ways) as the older version.
> 
> On my laptop's onboard intel sound chip, sound is good on 4.2.1, but poor
> on 4.3.1. The sound crackles. Using a USB audio interface (M-Audio
> Fasttrack Pro) gives me better output on 4.3.1. But, as the Fasttrack Pro
> doesn't really work properly with Linux, despite claiming USB class
> compliance, input is likely to be dodgy.
> 
> Anyone have any ideas what might be causing crackly sound on Intel sound
> hardware?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Ross Clement
> 
> 
>