Hi all.
When I said "are there any tests...?" I didn't expect so many!
Nevertheless, I have completed the tests, and I have put all the
resulting files in:
http://gonzos.net/fluid-dev
Also in that directory are the soundfont, and other files I have
referenced in this discussion.
cmakelog.txt is the results of the command <cmake ..> from
the empty build directory
makelog.txt is the results of the command <make> from the
build directory
I think I covered all the variations that you requested. They are
summarised in polymonotests.pdf
ewi.conf is the configuration file I use to start fluidsynth, and
the command line in the batch file is
nice -20 fluidsynth --server --no-shell --audio-driver=alsa
\
-o audio.alsa.device=hw:$CARDNO \
--load-config=$CONFIG --portname="$SYNTHPORT"
&> /home/pi/ewi/scripts/fluidsynth.out &
Notes:
- The %CPU is taken from the <top> command, and represents
what is used by FluidSynth only. I arriving at the readings, I had
to do a bit of "averaging" in my head, as the % utilisation
fluctuated. I was not running the Xwindows graphical interface - it
was all done via ssh.
- each test was done with a fresh instance of fluidsynth
- the ewi.conf file is a "snapshot" of one of its possible states -
it gets changed depending on what options are selected.
- I tested all the presets in the soundfont. The tenor sax displays
the worst effects on the CPU, the clarinet displays the least.
- The test with 24 notes was the test I did to see how far I could
go before getting audio distortion as a result of high CPU load
Ben
On 06/07/16 19:17, jean-jacques.ceresa
wrote:
Hi Ben,
>Is there any test I could run on the Pi....
While i'm preparing my RPi2, could you please:
Describe and localize when you see excess CPU usage. followings
the tests below:
0)Building steps:
0.1) Which options did you choose at cmake time (please send the
summary log or put it to your WebSite) ?.
0.1) Please send the log of compiler or put it on your WebSite ?.
0.2) What are the fluidsynth arguments when you start it ?.
1)Playing steps
1.1) What is the meter you use to see CPU usage (probably the one
to top right of X windows graphic interface) ?
1.1.1) Please note the meter value when issue occurs.
1.2) Using your soundfont (gonzos-20160702.sf2), which preset
causes the issue ?, and which preset doesn't cause the issue ?.
1.3) I remember the issue is when you play (in mono mode) (at the
the noteOn time), but i 'm not sure ?. Please confirm.
1.4) Assuming the issue occurs in mono mode, does this issue occur
in poly mode ? (using the same preset).
1.4.1) Is it when you play staccato (n1On,n1Off,n1On,n1Off,...)
on the same note ?
1.4.2) Is it when you play staccato (n1On,n1Off,n2On,n2Off,...)
on different note ?
1.4.2) Is it when you play legato
(n1On,,n2On,n1Off,n3On,n2Off...) ?, please note the legato mode
number (0 to 3).
The following test are related to Element remarks
2) Please do the test 1.x.x with Reverb and Chorus On and when
the issue occurs, do the same tests without Reverb/Chorus.
Thanks a lot.
jjc
Le 06/07/2016 00:28, Ben Gonzales a
écrit :
Hi all.
Is there any test I could run on the Pi that would help you
analyse the problem?
Ben
On 06/07/16 04:55, Element Green
wrote:
Hello,
I'm not sure if it could be the issue or not. But I
remember a long while back (many years) FluidSynth used to
have issues with denormal numbers causing excessive CPU
usage. That would be floating point numbers which are
very small, but not 0. I don't know if ARM processors
deal with denormal numbers in software, which would result
in poor performance and possibly floating point exception
handlers being triggered. It seems like this would more
often occur when the audio went towards silence.
Some general information on this:
Might be worth looking in to. Code was added in
certain areas to detect if a number was below a very small
value and if it was, then it would be forced to 0. Maybe
there are still some areas where this is occurring which
are only affecting this particular platform?
Best regards,
Element
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