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Hi,
We have a PC running BBP with no sound card configuration : we use BBP pipeline to process sound.
-we use VLC to play a mp3 stream from a hardware encoder
-we use pipeline 2 a default source in windows configuration
-in BBP, we set up pipeline 2 as input source and pipeline 1 as output
-we use edcast as output encoder to send processed stream to external shoutcast serverAll audio is on IP, it works fine but after nearly 60 / 70 hours of streaming, we are encountering complete audio dropouts. VLC is still connected but the stream is one second on air, one second next off, and so on.
If I stop BBP, VLC is playing stream fine. If I restart VLC, problem is still there.
The only thing to do is to restart PC, or restart BBP.Configuration:
-we run windows 7 x64
-we use latest version of BBP and VLC (2.1.3)
-physical sound cards are disabled on PC
-we use realtime process in BBP
-we use KS mode for pipelineWhat's wrong with our config ?
Should I set up a scheduled task to restart PC each night ?Thanks
Max out your buffer sizes in BBP. Not number of buffers, 2 is usually fine, but push the buffer sizes all the way up.
I found that I had to do something like this to get Live working correctly with an older Audioscience card, though the problem was flat-out stuttering upon the audio being connected for the first time.
Every system can be different. I usually try to figure out what the best amount of buffer count is by trying to find the lowest buffer size that can work stable without using more than 8 buffers. Then I'll switch the buffer size to double the stable size, and if needed keep going up till I find the next stable double+ size.
Tim ended up having problems with only 2 buffers btw. I recommended the above technique. I haven't found any less than 3 buffers to be stable on a system yet.
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