Cogito wrote:
David McGown wrote:
Shashi,
There is NO buffer configuration setting for upmpdcli (I checked).
David
Thanks. I will check gentooplayer this evening.
In addition to skipping, gentooplayer sounded bland compare to Ap-Linux. It lacked the dynamics and energy of AP-Linux. The major cause of this sonic difference between the two systems is how their kernels were configured.
Gentooplayer gives option of 5 kernel profiles. Default is Profile 5 which really does nothing. Profile 1 is the best for audio playback. It dedicates thes CPUs based on type of tasks (see below):
Profile1:
Move all system and kernel processes to CPU0
Isolate CPU1,2 and 3
Move process and USB IRQ to CPU1
Move process and LAN IRQ to CPU2
Move the Player(s) to CPU3
Give priority to processes and players
Once the kernel was reconfigured to Profile 1 specs, the gentooplayer totally changed. Now, there is more life in the music, sounds closer to AP-Linux. And all buffering issues are also gone (I did not change mpd config).
Lesson: AP-Linux comes pre-configured with best kernel settings for audio, where as gentooplayer lets you experiment and discover (kinda rediscovering the wheel).