[vorbis] Jerkiness in player on some songs

[Olaf van der Spek]

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From: "Monty" <xiphmont at xiph.org>
To: <vorbis at xiph.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: [vorbis] Jerkiness in player on some songs

>
> > LANCE:
> > I don't double buffer, I find out how much is left in the directx
buffer,
> > and fill that, calling ov_read multiple times if necessary.
>
> That sounds like a sensible way to do it; the directx buffer is
> providing the second ['double'] buffer.

Isn't it a round buffer instead of a double buffer?

>
> However, it seems that if the directx buffer is totally empty, the
> wrong thing to do is to fill it completely (you end up starving the
> audio harware while you're busy trying to top off a large buffer).

Don't you first fill the buffer, then start playing?

> Filling more than half of the total buffer at a time is probably a
> mistake.

I think you normally try to keep the buffer nearly full, but why is it bad
to fill more then 50% if necessary?

>
> Monty
>
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