[CLUE-Tech] performance issues with audio / ripping

[Grant Johnson]

The sound card is not even involved in this process.  I use CDParanoia 
to rip them into directories by album, then fix up the names myself.  I 
then run the mp3 encoder later, so I can control how hard it hits me. 
 Sometimes I will do 200-300 songs at once on the encode.

Dave Price wrote:

>I am having some issues with audio / ripping performance on an Intel
>debian system.
>
>CPU: p-2/300
>RAM: 256 MB
>Sound card: SB-Live (modules compiled from creative's open source
>	drivers)
>XFree86: v4, with blackbox window manager and minimal theme.
>
>Symptoms:  When ripping and encoding with Grip (cda2wav and gogo),
>the desktop becomes nearly unusable - mouse pointer hops all over the
>screen and appears to issue 'bogus' clicks whenever it is moved.
>
>It is impossible to play mp3files while ripping is in process, dropouts
>are nearly constant even with mpg123 (command-line player)
>
>Under lighter load, mpg123 usually works okay, although i do get slight
>dropouts when switching between desktops or windows.
>
>Question: I have seen mention of some possible PCI buss issues that may
>be responsible for this... can anyone shed some light on what to look
>for? (The video card is a Number-Nine 'Revolution IV' AGP card.)
>
>Would trying another sound card be worthwhile?
>
>Interesting note: Even while ripping / encoding, I can play mp3 files
>off the same drive that the ripper is using across a network connection
>via samba on windoze laptop with literally NO dropouts observed.
>
>Any other suggestions?
>
>aloha,
>dave
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