[chuck-users] sndbuf glitch

[Scott Smallwood]

Definitely not working in mA.  I am using --blocking in the argument's  
field but it has no effect.

--ss

On Mar 9, 2010, at 7:11 AM, dan trueman wrote:

> you can set blocking the mA audio preferences too... that doesn't  
> work?
>
> On Mar 9, 2010, at 9:03 AM, Scott Smallwood wrote:
>
>> --blocking ...!  Yes this does actually seem to resolve the problem  
>> with this patch - at least in the command line (not in miniAudicle,  
>> though).
>>
>> Thanks Dan!
>>
>> --ss
>>
>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 6:42 AM, dan trueman wrote:
>>
>>> does it make a difference if the --blocking flag is set?
>>>
>>> On Mar 9, 2010, at 8:37 AM, Scott Smallwood wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey ChucKians,
>>>>
>>>> So, I've talked to some of you about this problem before, and  
>>>> have been given various solutions, including playing with  
>>>> chunking, but so far, nothing has been able to resolve this basic  
>>>> issue.  It's really kept me from doing any significant work with  
>>>> sound buffers ChucK.
>>>>
>>>> Here's the issue:
>>>>
>>>> When you read a file into a sound buffer - doesn't matter how  
>>>> large the file is, the audio "clicks".  Doesn't matter what else  
>>>> is currently "playing", whether it's an oscillator, another  
>>>> sndbuff, etc - it just invariably clicks.
>>>>
>>>> Case and point:
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>> SndBuf s1 => dac;
>>>> SndBuf s2 => dac;
>>>>
>>>> 0 => s2.gain; //turn down the gain of 2 so you can hear the click
>>>>
>>>> "file1.aif" => s1.read;
>>>>
>>>> 2::second => now;
>>>>
>>>> "file2.aif" => s2.read;
>>>>
>>>> 2::second => now;
>>>>
>>>> ----
>>>>
>>>> So, this script starts playing the first file, then in 2 seconds  
>>>> when it loads "file2.aif" into the other SndBuf (who's gain is  
>>>> turned town) - CLICK!
>>>>
>>>> I know - this can be resolved by loading all needed soundbufs at  
>>>> the top of the code, but this is very restrictive.  I want to be  
>>>> able to load in new audio on-the-fly - but currently, Chuck  
>>>> simply doesn't seem to support this basic feature.
>>>>
>>>> Anybody have any clues here?
>>>>
>>>> --ss
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>>>> S c o t t   S m a l l w o o d
>>>>
>>>> composer, sound artist
>>>> faculty of arts, u of alberta
>>>>
>>>> scott.smallwood at ualberta.ca
>>>> http://www.scott-smallwood.com
>>>> http://www.ecnedive.com
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>>
>> composer, sound artist
>> faculty of arts, u of alberta
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>> http://www.ecnedive.com
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S c o t t   S m a l l w o o d

   composer, sound artist
   faculty of arts, u of alberta

   scott.smallwood at ualberta.ca
   http://www.scott-smallwood.com
   http://www.ecnedive.com