what is xrun?

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what is xrun?

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I rarely have them so never bothered about them. Know they exist and read about them.
Bring me the probably newb question, what is an xrun exactly?
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from the Ardour Manual wrote:It is important to note that processing latency in a jackd is a matter of choice. It can be lowered within the limits imposed by the hardware (audio device, CPU and bus speed) and audio driver. Lower latencies increase the load on the system because it needs to process the audio in smaller chunks which arrive much more frequently. The lower the latency, the more likely the system will fail to meet its processing deadline and the dreaded xrun (short for buffer over- or under-run) will make its appearance more often, leaving its merry trail of clicks, pops and crackles.
(Quote taken from the Ardour Manual: http://manual.ardour.org/synchronizatio ... pensation/, which is a really informative read.)
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The name of a band ?

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Jack and the xruns
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jonetsu wrote:The name of a band ?

8)

Jack and the xruns
I'm totally in. I can record piano and/or clarinet, or midi tracks.
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Michael Willis wrote:
jonetsu wrote:The name of a band ?

8)

Jack and the xruns
I'm totally in. I can record piano and/or clarinet, or midi tracks.
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X Runner (Directors Cut)
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Re: what is xrun?

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There is good information in the Mixbus manual

http://www.harrisonconsoles.com/mixbus/ ... ge?q=xruns
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milo wrote:
from the Ardour Manual wrote:It is important to note that processing latency in a jackd is a matter of choice. It can be lowered within the limits imposed by the hardware (audio device, CPU and bus speed) and audio driver. Lower latencies increase the load on the system because it needs to process the audio in smaller chunks which arrive much more frequently. The lower the latency, the more likely the system will fail to meet its processing deadline and the dreaded xrun (short for buffer over- or under-run) will make its appearance more often, leaving its merry trail of clicks, pops and crackles.
(Quote taken from the Ardour Manual: http://manual.ardour.org/synchronizatio ... pensation/, which is a really informative read.)
Thank you Milo. Clear explanation.
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Also, sometimes xruns make a click or a pop, but much of the time they leave no audible trace.

So it's good to minimize them, but you don't need to obsess about them if you're not having trouble. Ardour and Mixbus (maybe others?) have a setting that will place a marker when an xrun occurs. This is a great "real world" way to see if you are having issues and to check for clicks.
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Re: what is xrun?

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Thank you for the warning Ufug. I have had them, one or two each time, about three times or so myself so no problem at all. Exactly that was why i was interested in what it is and does.
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