Clarify DSP load and config

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Robin Gareus 2024-08-07 23:40:42 +02:00
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<dfn>DSP CPU Utilization</dfn> <dfn>DSP CPU Utilization</dfn>
<ul> <ul>
<li> <li>
<dfn>Signal processing uses:</dfn> sets how many cpu processors can be <dfn>Signal processing uses:</dfn> sets an upper limit on how many CPU
used to do signal processing. It can be set to use one up to all cores or processors can be used to signal processing. By default Ardour uses
processors. all but one (leaving one core for the GUI, and other tasks).
</li> </li>
<li> <li>
<dfn>Power Management, CPU DMA latency: </dfn> modern processors try <dfn>Power Management, CPU DMA latency: </dfn> modern processors try

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<tr><th>Timecode Format:</th><td>is the timecode, i.e. the number of frames per second used by the session (for videos)</td></tr> <tr><th>Timecode Format:</th><td>is the timecode, i.e. the number of frames per second used by the session (for videos)</td></tr>
<tr><th>Audio:</th><td>gives the sample rate used in the session, and the latency computed from the buffer size</td></tr> <tr><th>Audio:</th><td>gives the sample rate used in the session, and the latency computed from the buffer size</td></tr>
<tr><th>Disk Space:</th><td>reports the remaining hard disk space as the time that can be recorded with the current session setting</td></tr> <tr><th>Disk Space:</th><td>reports the remaining hard disk space as the time that can be recorded with the current session setting</td></tr>
<tr><th>DSP:</th><td>for <em>D</em>igital <em>S</em>ound <em>P</em>rocessing, shows how much of the CPU is used by Ardour and its plugins</td></tr> <tr><th>DSP:</th><td>for <em>D</em>igital <em>S</em>ound <em>P</em>rocessing, shows worst case system load used by Ardour and plugins for realtime processing. The value is the percentage of <em>time used to process</em>over<em>time available to process</em>.</td></tr>
<tr><th>Wall Clock</th><td>showing the system time (especially useful in full screen mode)</td></tr> <tr><th>Wall Clock</th><td>showing the system time (especially useful in full screen mode)</td></tr>
<tr><th>Log button</th><td>that indicates if Ardour has encountered any warning or error.</td></tr> <tr><th>Log button</th><td>that indicates if Ardour has encountered any warning or error.</td></tr>
</table> </table>