Delitracker2 "Paula-Noteplayer" conflict with Say tool

hexaae · 09 July 2018, 20:56

Yes, I'm still using Say tool with WB2.1 narrator.device + newer translator.library v42+ but found an issue with Delitracker2 internal
Genie "Paula-Noteplayer" (v1.90, Delitracker 2.34 from Aminet).

Repro steps:

run Delitracker2.34 and play a simple mod using default built-in Paula-Noteplayer Genie
run SYS:System/Say command to give a voice to your Amiga
make Say say something while Delitracker "Paula-Noteplayer" is in use (I use it in some scripts…)

Say will freeze and the whole voice system won't work anymore, even after you close both Say and Delitracker2. You have to reboot.

Why I say it's a Paula-Noteplayer bug? Because using other Delitracker2 Genies (f.e. "4-voices noteplayer"... you can exclude/remove some and force the Genie to use), or play music with a totally different audio player program (EaglePlayer, AmigaAMP etc.), this never happens: Say won't hang (but of course will find audio channels already allocated and in use).

I wonder if Deli developers are still "active" and can fix this….?

meynaf · 09 July 2018, 21:29

Open DT2's Genie dialog and select Paula-Noteplayer. Click on Show button. Change channel allocation precedence from -1 to 127.

hexaae · 09 July 2018, 23:28

I did test lower pri and up to 70… and still freezed.
But setting 75+ actually workarounds this issue with Paula-Noteplayer and the OS voice synth that can coexist without freezes!
Thank you for the hint!

meynaf · 10 July 2018, 09:30

Happy to have helped

Most programs allocate audio channels with max priority so they have no problem here.
The bug is not in Paula-Noteplayer, though it would have been safer to use the highest priority by default.

09 July 2018, 20:56	#1
hexaae Bug hunter Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 2,161	[SOLVED] Delitracker2 "Paula-Noteplayer" conflict with Say tool Yes, I'm still using Say tool with WB2.1 narrator.device + newer translator.library v42+ but found an issue with Delitracker2 internal Genie "Paula-Noteplayer" (v1.90, Delitracker 2.34 from Aminet). Repro steps: run Delitracker2.34 and play a simple mod using default built-in Paula-Noteplayer Genie run SYS:System/Say command to give a voice to your Amiga make Say say something while Delitracker "Paula-Noteplayer" is in use (I use it in some scripts…) Say will freeze and the whole voice system won't work anymore, even after you close both Say and Delitracker2. You have to reboot. Why I say it's a Paula-Noteplayer bug? Because using other Delitracker2 Genies (f.e. "4-voices noteplayer"... you can exclude/remove some and force the Genie to use), or play music with a totally different audio player program (EaglePlayer, AmigaAMP etc.), this never happens: Say won't hang (but of course will find audio channels already allocated and in use). I wonder if Deli developers are still "active" and can fix this….? Last edited by hexaae; 09 July 2018 at 23:35. Reason: Solved

09 July 2018, 23:28	#3
hexaae Bug hunter Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Italy Age: 48 Posts: 2,161	I did test lower pri and up to 70… and still freezed. But setting 75+ actually workarounds this issue with Paula-Noteplayer and the OS voice synth that can coexist without freezes! Thank you for the hint! Last edited by hexaae; 09 July 2018 at 23:34.

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09 July 2018, 21:29	#2
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,322	Open DT2's Genie dialog and select Paula-Noteplayer. Click on Show button. Change channel allocation precedence from -1 to 127.

10 July 2018, 09:30	#4
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,322	Happy to have helped Most programs allocate audio channels with max priority so they have no problem here. The bug is not in Paula-Noteplayer, though it would have been safer to use the highest priority by default.

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