This may be OS dependent, or it may be due to hidden sample rate conversions in the drivers. I use the EMU-0202 with Quisk for LP-PAN and Griffin iMic with fldigi simultaneously on Linux and don't notice this level of CPU load at all.
Leigh/WA5ZNU N8LP wrote: > > I think you'll find that the FW card takes fewer resources than a USB > card, at least that's what I've found as a general rule. On my system > anyway, the PCI sound cards take the least resources, followed by FW, > followed by USB. The same is generally true of serial ports. If you have a > desktop PC, always lean towards PCI interfaces rather than USB if you have > the slots to do so. > > FWIW, I have 6 sound cards installed on a 2.8GHz P4 without problems, but > the USB cards add about 50% to the CPU load when they're running. > > Larry N8LP > -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Re-Elecraft-Digest-Vol-69-Issue-53-tp4489512p4490521.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
