silvertones

from the rb help file..
(press the help button in rb audio preferences)
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Note: When using MME drivers, Port number 1 is used
as a source of timing when syncing MIDI to digital audio.
If you are attempting to use two different brands of sound cards together
on one computer as two separate ports, there may be timing problems
if the cards have different DMA buffer sizes,
but it is possible you may not encounter any noticeable timing issues.
The multi-port feature is mainly meant for multi-port cards.
Feel free to try multiple sound cards, but your results may vary.
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now i dont know if this is your problem mate.
and the effects of haveing 3 sound cards.
but i'm suspicious of an interplay tween your rb settings
in audio prefs, the sound card and the video subsystem in your lappie.
"something" obviously is stopping the vid subsystem from getting the info
for display. leading to stutters.


the other thing i would do is in audio prefs,
experiment with the buffer sizes.
try increaseing em n see.
i would really really go thru the audio prefs in rb trying different things
rather than just going with defaults.

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