Max Scheduling irregular - What could be the problem?

    due_friday
    Nov 27 2012 | 10:48 am
    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!
    • broc
      Nov 27 2012 | 12:21 pm
      Make sure that 'Overdrive' is enabled in the DSP status window.
    • $Adam
      Nov 27 2012 | 12:33 pm
      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
    • Ploki
      Nov 27 2012 | 12:59 pm
      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.
    • $Adam
      Nov 27 2012 | 4:06 pm
      You could also use the [speedlim] and [qlim] objects for data reduction, which are more lightweight both. HTH, Ádám