Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
using my same config as always..
download/file.php?id=852
I noticed that the audio is stuttering\crackling basically all the time.It has been like this since forever, but i only thought about writing it now.
basically, any game , or just simply browsing the folders inside windows, will produce some audio lag or stuttering or in some cases a sudden cut of the audio.
download/file.php?id=852
I noticed that the audio is stuttering\crackling basically all the time.It has been like this since forever, but i only thought about writing it now.
basically, any game , or just simply browsing the folders inside windows, will produce some audio lag or stuttering or in some cases a sudden cut of the audio.
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
Did you try by changing the buffer in the PCem options?
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Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
Ah, interesting .. I discovered something similar when I was testing my adlib sound player for DOS which uses an interrupt (PCem v12 for Linux)
.. everything wents fine, when choosing low end machines in PCem up to 486DX40.. but when setting the machine to something like Pentium Overdrive the sound starts to stutter .. and a lot of benchmarks get confused like Checkit 3.0 .. something with the PIT ?
I also noticed that the - don't know how to name it - "load display" is not at 100% like the other machines but varies betwenn 20 % - 100 % ..
.. everything wents fine, when choosing low end machines in PCem up to 486DX40.. but when setting the machine to something like Pentium Overdrive the sound starts to stutter .. and a lot of benchmarks get confused like Checkit 3.0 .. something with the PIT ?
I also noticed that the - don't know how to name it - "load display" is not at 100% like the other machines but varies betwenn 20 % - 100 % ..
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
- TheMechanist: That's why sound stutters, the sound stuttering when the emulator's performance % goes below 100%, is by design.
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Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
oh, seems I misunderstood the percentage value, thought it shows how the emulated cpu is occupied .. then it's clear ..
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
err..exactly where is this option? cannot find it in "configure"omarsis81 wrote:Did you try by changing the buffer in the PCem options?
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
I'm afraid that option is only available in the latest build revisions that you have to manually compile yourself.Solstar82 wrote:err..exactly where is this option? cannot find it in "configure"omarsis81 wrote:Did you try by changing the buffer in the PCem options?
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
which i am unable to do.ndavis82 wrote:I'm afraid that option is only available in the latest build revisions that you have to manually compile yourself.Solstar82 wrote:err..exactly where is this option? cannot find it in "configure"omarsis81 wrote:Did you try by changing the buffer in the PCem options?
not even pcem-x has it?
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
No, PCem mainstream.Solstar82 wrote:which i am unable to do.ndavis82 wrote:I'm afraid that option is only available in the latest build revisions that you have to manually compile yourself.Solstar82 wrote:
err..exactly where is this option? cannot find it in "configure"
not even pcem-x has it?
You need to compile it yourself or waint until a next official release (I believe it is going to be late this year according to Sarah)
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
From what I understand here, as long as the emulated pc runs at 100%, the sound stuttering issue will not show up, am I correct? If so, then the next pc I buy should be powerful enough to run emulated PCs at 100%. May I ask if there is a best CPU on the market today for PCem?
I think we will all shudder if the answer is an i9.
I find these new developments in PCem features very fascinating, especially if they can help us avoid having to buy the best CPU on the market.
I think we will all shudder if the answer is an i9.
I find these new developments in PCem features very fascinating, especially if they can help us avoid having to buy the best CPU on the market.
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
No, i9 won't be the best buy.
For what I understand, PCem doesn't benefit with more than 3 cores, so I'd target the best performing 4-core processor.
First, I would wait until Coffe Lake launches, but if you want to buy something TODAY, I'd go with the 7600K or 7700k
For what I understand, PCem doesn't benefit with more than 3 cores, so I'd target the best performing 4-core processor.
First, I would wait until Coffe Lake launches, but if you want to buy something TODAY, I'd go with the 7600K or 7700k
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
- omarsis81: I personally recommend Haswell since I heard it still has the best single-core performance.
Re: Audio cracking\stuttering on win 98
I looked at this chart:Battler wrote:- omarsis81: I personally recommend Haswell since I heard it still has the best single-core performance.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/singleThread.html
What I heard about the 7700K is that Intel itself discourages overclocking as it overheats, but the performance is the best. But then again, Coffe Lake is around the corner, probably next week of end of month