[pulseaudio-tickets] [PulseAudio] #366: Implement compression for network audio

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#366: Implement compression for network audio
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  Reporter:  candrews     |       Owner:  lennart
      Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  new    
  Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:         
 Component:  daemon       |    Severity:  normal 
Resolution:               |    Keywords:         
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Comment (by rusi):

 Here are some observations which show that it cannot be bandwidth alone:

 1. Configure e.g. VLC to output via OSS and start it like that:
    PULSE_SERVER=<your_server> padsp vlc
    Result: no skips at all, audio lags a bit, but ok
 2. Configure e.g. VLC to output via pulse and start it
    PULSE_SERVER=<your server> vlc
    Result: a few skips but annoying
 3. VLC with pulse, redirection via paman
    Result: loads of skips, unusable...

 Guess it's got something to do with buffers and synchronization.

 I'm posting this here since
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/pulseaudio/+bug/273742
 got associated with this bug ...

 On Ubuntu 8.10 with pulseaudio 0.9.10 (and 0.9.13 via ppa)

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