sound woes :-(

[Robert Dege]

Playing MP3's is really CPU intensive due to their high compression
ratios.

A few things to look at:

what does the top program show?

What apps are running when you invoke the mp3 player?

What mp3 player are you using?

What programs are being loaded upon boot? (include a list from
/etc/rc.d/init.d)

You can also use nice to up the priority on the mp3 player.

-Rob

> hi all,
>
>           I'm having a bit of a sound config problem.
> Seems that I can play wave files fine, but when I try
> to play mp3's the system really struggles (sounds like
> slow motion). I'm running mandrake 7.2  , and have a
> CyrixII 300mhz processor and on board chip SIS. Any
> tips or tricks to make this thing play would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
>                         thanx in advance, Vlok
>
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Dege

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