On Thu, 4 Jun 2020, nik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Guess I just got too used to the Arch stock kernel (preempt but not RT) which performs reasonably well for my applications and on my hardware. But that of course might vary between distributions.
Hardware is a more likely reason for differences. If you read the Intel documentation, they do mention "low latency" for various parts of the MB chip sets. They call 30ms low latency. So as a "PC" comes out of the box... it needs tweaking for reasonable for audio low latency. It means trying every USB port for the audio device (most are USB which is also not designed for low latency). It means choosing USB ports for things like mouse, printer, external drive, etc. that does not conflict with that "good" USB port. With a desktop, an extra PCIe USB card is an option, laptops are more luck than anything. There is no plug and play solution for low enough latency for soft effects or synth. For recording with a DAW, low latency is not really needed. Assuming external monitoring which most audio devices provide.
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