Increasingly I think this is really not a resources issue.

The CPU runs at around 45% during the generation stage prior to playing, runs up to around 70% when doing both generation and play and then drops to around 23% when generation has completed and it's only doing the play. It still breaks up at that 23%, just the same as at the 70%.

I've just tried a couple of other styles (_ROARING and _ORGANICS), which have similar CPU loads but play fine. Curiously both started a little higher (55%) and had a slightly lower peak (68%), which I suspect is just randomness, but might be relevant.

In an earlier test I set the "song has playback problems" set and it made no difference to the sound. It's now unset again.

Those readings are from Task Manager. I think Win 8.1 doesn't have Resource Monitor.

For now at least, I'm just going to ignore _UNLOVED and use some other style that works as it should. I spend too much time trying to track down oddities in how BiaB behaves.

Jazz relative beginner, starting at a much older age than was helpful.
AVL:MXE Linux; Windows 11
BIAB2025 Audiophile, a bunch of other software.
Kawai MP6, Ui24R, Focusrite Saffire Pro40 and Scarletts
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