[Tuxnes-devel] Re: Tuxnes-devel digest, Vol 1 #43 - 2 msgs

[Captain R. <ro...@dw...>]

> 
> Hey,
> Are you using the snapshot or the release version?
> What game were you playing (so I can fix it if it still happens with
> the snapshot)?

I downloaded and compiled from CVS, with ESD it is now much worse. the
sound plays for about a second or two and cuts out, comes back
infrequently.  without ESd it sounds great but it still very slow.

This is all with Zelda.


> 
> I updated the sound queue function so it would be more accurate with
> regards to internal values and reading from the sound registers.
> Unfortunately I didn't notice a performance hit until after the release
> when I was playing MegaMan 2 (Quick Man Stage).
> There is a change in CVS that should remove the problem with the
> most-used audio channels - the DMC still needs the progressive
> update because it's possible it can trigger an interrupt when it finishes
> playing the audio.
> 
> I play on a F00F hampered P150 laptop (Debian Woody)
> and it's usable at high audio rates (44Khz/8bit 22Khz/16 bit, my laptop
> has problems at 44Khz/16bit that my desktop doesn't..)
> 
> I haven't used esd with it (don't like the additional overhead and it
> tends to make audio sound tinny to me).
> 
> Thanks,
>   Paul