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- Anonymous user
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- Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
Thanks for your kind compliments ;)I think the culprit is the CPU Atom N280.
As you can see here, Atom processors are great and well known for their low power requirements (I also had an Atom netbook), but not for their performances:
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_lookup.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+N280+%40+1.66GHz
That said, actually I'm adding an "advanced configuration" dialog to VirtuualMIDISynth to let users "degrade" sound quality (i.e. by limiting polyphony, removing effects, ...) and let them have a smooth play.
I just released another beta version (1.4.0-beta2) that (I hope...) fixes this issue on some machines.
If you still have problems, feel free to contact me through the Contact form, giving some more details about your configuration (see the Troubleshooting section).
Waiting for your feedback...
- coolsoft
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- Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
New version 1.4.0-beta3 released.
The most noticeable add is an "advanced" configuration which allows user to lower CPU requirements by disabling some features like effects, polyphony, ...
Please give me your feedback, guys!
- Willie
- Anonymous user
Hi Claudio...tested it..with all the settings disabled,,and the polyphony set to 64... sad to say, it still hangs a bit on my machine (Hp Mini 110 w/ intel atom 1.6ghz). if there's another beta,would love to try this again..i wont loose hope not until i can buy a faster machine. :) high regards on all your efforts. :)
- coolsoft
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- Joined: March 25, 2012 - 01:19
Sad to hear that...
In fact, ATOM processors target are low-power devices, where performances are not the's first thought.
PS: you should put VirtualMIDISynth on an USB stick, together with your preferred SF2, and try them at the computer shop before buying your new computer... ;)
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