bpa;349880 Wrote: > an ftp test is not the same as a SB "Network test". FTP can tolerate > errors and recovery of a few packets having to be retransmitted - so > you get 100% at a good speed but no indication of packet delays. SB > needs a stream of packets to arrive reliably within a short time frame > especially with Flac. > > Stuttering is commonly caused by either bandwidth problems, CPU > problems or security s/w. I am not sure about Windows audio processing > but in some cases Windows will convert the input stream (SPDIF in your > case) from 44.1 (?) to 48 for internal processing (e.g. volume) and > then reconvert back to 44.1 to send to Waveinput. Waveinput will also > be doing WAV->Flac conversion. So if you are getting burst of 100% CPU > loading on a single core system this may cause stuttering. Check the > CPU loading as well a SB Network Test (if using SB3 on the Extras > menu).
Thanks again. Not sure what you meant by FTP test - i used an alternative ping.exe utility called fping.exe that you can change delay times, packet sizes etc. I flooded the route I was testing with large packets. I found extremely good throughput on all cables and directions - in most cases approaching the theoretical maximums with no lost packets - ever. The trouble with ping is that it only tests the 'bottom' end of the communication chain. If the CPU is busy - I would think it is still possible to get good ping response - depending on how much intelligence the network hardware interface has. I'll try the network test on the duet and or transporter - assuming it is available. The SB1 is much slower than the others - so I won't bother with that. I'll also check the CPU loading and see if that gives any clues. Added comment. The whs server runs avast anti virus. I noticed your comment on security above. Is this likely to be involved in some way? Many thanks Coppo -- coppo23 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ coppo23's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=17339 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=53791 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/plugins
