Max Scheduling irregular - What could be the problem?
Hi,
I am having this unexplainable problem, that my Max scheduler is not being very regular.
I can test it using a metro, sending a bang to a click~ at very high speeds. Clearly there are disruptions audible, telling me the metro is not firing at a steady pace.
Does anyone have a clue where I can look to fix the problem? All suggestions welcome, thanks!
Make sure that 'Overdrive' is enabled in the DSP status window.
Hi,
if I were you, I'd read this article: https://cycling74.com/articles/event-priority-in-max-scheduler-vs-queue/ by Joshua Kit Clayton, specially the section 'Event Backlog and Data Rate Reduction' and the ones that come after that.
The point is: if you generate too many events, you might flood the event processing queue in which case the timing of the events will become irregular.
HTH,
Ádám
If you can't reduce data at the source, you can filter it the moment after.
"Change" and "Zl.Change" objects are great for reducing data.
I also have this, i think as an abstraction too:
It's a 1ms gate, that closes when you change presets and you don't want some events doubled.
Also, set-up a counter for debugging to see where message-count is high and could be reduced.
You could also use the [speedlim] and [qlim] objects for data reduction, which are more lightweight both.
HTH,
Ádám