pierre-louis wrote: > > > The 2s delay is likely related to the amount of audio that is > > buffered > > > by default. > > > > i've modified the pacat-simple.c example to let me play with the > > pa_buffer_attr passed to pa_simple_new, but can't seem to find a > > combination that avoids the 2s wait. > > Have you played with the "prebuf" field? It defines the amount of buffering > before playback starts. By default it is set to the tlength size, that may > explain your 2s wait. i don't think so. the 2s happens at the end of playback, not the start. the trac ticket i referenced explains it pretty well. (but to answer your question, yes, i played with it.) paul =--------------------- paul fox, pgf at foxharp.boston.ma.us (arlington, ma, where it's 69.4 degrees)