LMMS / LMMS/lmms

Muted tracks, unlike muted patterns, do redundant processing when played

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Description

New issue, this time with Zyn.

Depending on how many Unison voices the preset has + the decay, Zyn will eat alot of cpu, especially when layering 3 or more notes in a single loop. This may not be just Zyn, but its the one ive noticed this issue most.

The issue is, whenever i mute a zyn instrument, the cpu still spikes. if i mute the actual loop, the cpu stops spiking. I'm assuming thats because LMMS keeps processing audio even when a instrument is muted?

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Research direction

No source file, test, or entry point is identified. Reproduce the behavior with Zyn presets that use multiple Unison voices and varying decay, comparing a muted instrument with a muted loop; trace the mute path and document where processing continues. Done means muted tracks no longer cause the reported CPU spikes and the behavior has regression coverage.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
audio-video-rtc, performance
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
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Needs clarification
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25/100

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