The audio group

[Brian David]

On Mon, Sep 6, 2010 at 7:17 PM, Chris Jones <chrisjones at comcen.com.au>wrote:

> I know I've raised the question before regarding the inclusion of the
> real-time kernel in Ubuntu Studio, but why exactly is it necessary?
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The short answer is, the real-time kernel will decrease the latency for
audio applications, thus reducing x-runs.  Your mileage will vary, of
course.  Some computers are unusable for audio without the RT kernel, others
really don't need it.  The RT kernel tends to be unpredictable (which is why
it is no longer the standard Ubuntu Studio kernel), so it is recommended
that you use it only if the generic kernel (or specialized variants) does
not give you good enough performance.

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-Brian David
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