Audacious high CPU usage compared to other audio players

[Christopher Forster]

Hi, I've had problems when I use Audacious 3.2.1, it uses high CPU usage compared to other players, such as VLC media player 2.0.1.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: audacious 3.2.1-2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-25.40-generic 3.2.18
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-25-generic i686
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu8
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Jun 21 22:28:08 2012
ExecutablePath: /usr/bin/audacious
InstallationMedia: Lubuntu 12.04 "Precise Pangolin" - Release i386 (20120423)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, no user)
 LANG=sv_SE.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: audacious
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Daniel Letzeisen (dtl131)]

Suggestion: try turning off the info bar (View -> Show Info Bar) and see if CPU usage gets better. Let me know how that works.

[Christopher Forster (christopherforster)]

@Dave Lentz (dtl131) comment #2

Yes, audio quality sounds is less distorted. Thanks for the suggestion Dave!