CPU usage problem with the Windows sound mapper
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CPU usage problem with the Windows sound mapper
Leave ZSNES running in the background, then play an audio file using another application, the CPU usage of ZSNES will increase. The CPU usage of ZSNES goes back down when the sound mapper is not simultaneously used by another application.
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- Dark Wind
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Playing sound in other applications should not increase the CPU usage of the ZSNES process. I think it's a DirectSound problem in ZSNES. By the way, if you're using a sound card that doesn't support DirectSound, you won't even be able to play sounds in other applications. I wonder why ZSNES takes exclusive access of the sound mapper, even when there's no game is running, or when the emulation is pausedNoxious Ninja wrote:Is this a problem with ZSNES or Windows?
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- ZSNES Developer
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Sure it should. ZSNES now how to output sound in a friendly way instead of taking full control of the sound card.
You might also want to play with the primary buffer setting.
You might also want to play with the primary buffer setting.
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