From: Alexandre Prokoudine Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 13:22:50 +0000 (+0300) Subject: Slight update of Plugin DSP load doc + load chart legend X-Git-Url: http://shamusworld.gotdns.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=6195caf2956536aab52a595d50d2586a2d0d70c7;p=ardour-manual Slight update of Plugin DSP load doc + load chart legend --- diff --git a/include/plugin-dsp-load.html b/include/plugin-dsp-load.html index 393af7c..e25b435 100644 --- a/include/plugin-dsp-load.html +++ b/include/plugin-dsp-load.html @@ -1,8 +1,9 @@

The Plugin DSP Load window is helpful in cases where - some of the plugins in use overload the CPU, resulting in audible - clicks and pops in the output, but you aren't quire sure which ones - are causing this exactly. + some of the plugins need too much CPU time to process buffers, + resulting in audible clicks and pops in the output, but you aren't + quire sure which ones are causing this exactly or you do know, + but you need actual stats.

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For each plugin in use, there is a chart and numeric data that represents minumum, maximum, and average CPU time used, as well as standard deviation. - This, along with simple color coding — green for safe amount of CPU use, - red for CPU overload — gives you a good overview of what's going on - in the session. + This, along with simple color coding — green for safe amount of CPU time, + red for too much CPU time required — gives you a good overview of what's + going on in the session.

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+The Plugin DSP Load window +
Plugin DSP Load chart legend
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The Plugin DSP Load window has basic sorting options: by worst-case load or by average load. This helps easily locating the worst offenders. You diff --git a/source/images/plugin-dsp-load-graph_en.svg b/source/images/plugin-dsp-load-graph_en.svg new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7df1db3 --- /dev/null +++ b/source/images/plugin-dsp-load-graph_en.svg @@ -0,0 +1,567 @@ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Minumum + Average + Maximum + Standard Deviation + +