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Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:23 pm
by Alex Ramos
Dear Massimo and rest of the team,
I am making some tests for our new show and I'm using some Ogg Vorbis audio files. Well, the program freezes quite often while working. After a few seconds halted it resumes again, but then freezes again and resumes once more and so on...

I decided to change the audio format of my files to MP3 and everything goes silky smooth now!!

I don't have any problem in changing the audio format of my files but I thought about leaving here a note to let the development team know.

I'm using the latest Linux stable QLC+ version (4.8.4) under Ubuntu 14.10 and Qt5.

And my Ogg files are recorded using the Vorbis codec in Stereo, 44100 Hz, 128 Kbps.

I hope to be useful.
Thanks in advance.
Alex

Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:53 pm
by Massimo Callegari
Hi, QLC+ 4.8.4 + Qt5 means you have built it yourself. Right ?
Which Qt5 version are you using ?

Can you share one of those audio files and in case a very simple test project to reproduce the issue ?

Thanks

Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 7:30 am
by Santiago Benejam Torres
Hi, in my last theater show I used a mix of ogg and mp3 files without problems. Only an issue if you assign a different audio output device to a track and start play more than one track at a time QLC+ freezes. If you leave selected the default audio output device on each audio track QLC+ works and its possible play more than one audio track at a time.

In my Ubuntu 14.04 the pulseaudio is the default sound system. It's seems that if a track take control of audio device, pulseaudio goes crazy trying to get control of audio devices and QLC+ hangs or freezes and stop responding to keyboard, mouse or external midi controller.

Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 10:11 am
by Massimo Callegari
Hi Santiago. Qt4 or Qt5 ? If Qt5, which version ?

Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:34 pm
by Santiago Benejam Torres
4.8.3 or 4.8.4 Qt4 version is that used on last show QLC+ .deb package from download page. I tried now with 4.8.5 from GIT Qt5 and it seems to work well no hangs or freezes. Qt5 version is 5.4 from Qt.

Freezing when using Ogg Vorbis audio files

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:28 pm
by Alex Ramos
No, I did not build the packages myself, they are downloaded 64 bit Debian packages from repositories or from the web.

Qt5 version is 5.3.0

I made some new tests... Reproducing the thing is simple: I just open QLC+, add this Ogg file attached (simple 1 minute clock noises) and when I press the preview button a couple of times it freezes.

I guess Santiago is right and it has something to do with the audio device selection but I never changed it from the default device and it works perfect with MP3 files.

Thanks for the support and the feedback.
Alex