xeizo
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You will probably have to add Spotify/Snap to the snd group for it to work
If you mean the audio group I have already added my user to the audio group.
My to cents... to me it doesn't seem like linux is worth the effort. But then again no one asked me. So please be kind.
Interesting about isolating to one core and underclocking! Unless Moode was doing any of this by default when I tried it on the rpi4 I don't think I've ever tried it.i kinda made a similar conclusion some years ago as i first tried Moode Audio, it just sounds better than Windows (and the usual standard linux distros on the same machine)
since then i tried to build my music system around the rpi with its specialized distros, i am pretty sure that the "minimal OS + minimal hardware" brings the most benefits,
im actually not sure if its really a OS question or more of a Hardware question where the RPI just produces way less noise and i can also hear improvements if 1. i underclock the system 2. isolate MPD to its own CPU core
Indeed, that is the beauty of Linux. It's a tweakers paradise, ha!Found some more linux audiophile tweaks here today:
https://wiki.linuxaudio.org/wiki/system_configuration
I swear turning off the spectre and meltdown mitigations made a difference!
Very true. Also, big up to @Ghoostknight for the tip on isolating MPD to its own core. I used the advice here to give it a try as well, though in my case I had to add the -a switch to the command:Indeed, that is the beauty of Linux. It's a tweakers paradise, ha!
in moode you can make it very easy permanent in adding "CPUAffinity = 3" to the systemd service config, maybe your setup also uses systemd to keep mpd runningNow I just need to figure out how to make it a permanent