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Re: [sc-dev] scsynth audio driver, behavior of oscTime variable
Hi James,
OffsetOut does prevent control period induced phase cancellation/enhancement artifacts.
So, I don’t think it’s cruft, irrespective of timing concerns!
Cheers,
RJK
> On Nov 29, 2015, at 7:57 AM, James Harkins <jamshark70@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> On November 29, 2015 8:43:44 PM Scott Wilson <i@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> Just a guess, but oscTime will drift relative to to the audio driver. On Mac at least this is periodically corrected. I imagine doing this could have an effect, as could not doing this. Not sure what Linux does here.
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>> For totally sample accurate scheduling we would need the oft proposed AudioClock.
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> I'm not looking for 100% exact sample accuracy. However, the timing of OffsetOut should be a noticeable improvement over Out, and it simply isn't.
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> If it is no improvement, then it's cruft to be removed.
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> hjh
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