[tlug] Getting Audacity to not stutter (was: How to change IRQ address for a sound card?)

[Dave M G <dave@example.com>]

Stephen, Ken, Keith,

Thank you all for your tips and advice.

The situation is now that I have solved half my problem by ditching 
Skype in favour of WengoPhone, an open source equivalent. And by 
"equivalent" I mean "better". The sound is smooth, no distortions, and, 
as an added bonus, it has video calling which detected my Logitech 
webcam automagically. Installation was a breeze as well.

However, I still can't get Audacity to playback without stuttering. Of 
course, this is happening at a time when I need to do a little sound 
editing.

I've tried all sorts of experimentation with the volume settings, and 
I'm not seeing any changes, so I really don't think that's where the 
problem lies.

On the other hand, I'm willing to believe Stephen's assertion that IRQ 
settings are a bit of a red herring. Especially considering that I'm 
having so little trouble with other applications.

I've successfully updated my ALSA drivers, and have no errors anywhere 
that I can find.

Anyone have suggestions of where else I might look to get rid of the 
choppy playback in Audacity?

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Dave M G
http://www.tlug.jp/wiki/User:Dave_M_G