On 09-04-2011 14:47, Matthew Monaco wrote: > Hmm, I tried that, didn't seem to help. In fact it's super frustrating > now because VLC is back to use ~16% CPU again no matter what resample > method I use and what audio output option I choose. Are you sure you have set vlc to output to pulse directly? It works fine here with minimal cpu usage. Also make sure you dont have any pavucontrol or volume metering apps running. I've found those can be quite taxing on the cpu. -- Mauro Santos