#3568·sonic-pi

late errors - any idea why?

Author: fuzzySiCreated Sep 11, 2026Updated Sep 12, 2026

Hi Sam Getting lots of 'LATE' errors all of a sudden. linux on an old laptop but performance is only 5-8% Any ideas how to sort this? Thanks, Si

[23:47:46.984.486] LATE: 8.7ms (count=318) [23:47:49.822.834] LATE: 13.5ms (count=322) [23:48:07.822.318] LATE: 17.6ms (count=325) [23:48:10.853.740] LATE: 4.0ms (count=326) [23:48:14.594.019] LATE: 8.4ms (count=327) [23:48:15.771.781] LATE: 17.0ms (count=331) [23:48:18.773.590] LATE: 3.5ms (count=334)

here's the start code

gui.log

[23:31:56.086] [supersonic] state: stopped -> booting (init) [23:31:56.108] [piano] wavetable loaded: 586349 samples [23:31:56.634] Available drivers: [ALSA] [JACK] [PipeWire] [23:31:56.775] [device-setup] boot driver: 'PipeWire' [23:31:57.799] -H 'Patchbay (16 ch)' -> PipeWire : Patchbay (16 ch) [23:31:58.014] [supersonic] scsynth block size = 128 samples [23:31:58.025] [supersonic] attaching audio callback to device 'Patchbay (16 ch)' [23:31:58.025] [juce] resizing input accum: 4096 -> 18432 floats (perChanCap=1152 chans=16 hwBuf=1024 activeIn=16 mNumIn=16) [23:31:58.025] [juce] output channels (16 total): [23:31:58.025] [juce] [0] out_1 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [1] out_2 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [2] out_3 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [3] out_4 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [4] out_5 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [5] out_6 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [6] out_7 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [7] out_8 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [8] out_9 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [9] out_10 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [10] out_11 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [11] out_12 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [12] out_13 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [13] out_14 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [14] out_15 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] [15] out_16 (active) [23:31:58.025] [juce] aboutToStart: device='Patchbay (16 ch)' type='PipeWire' sr=48000 bs=1024 activeOut=16 activeIn=16 outLat=1024 inLat=1024 [23:31:58.025] [supersonic] audio callback attached — waiting for first tick [23:31:58.042] [juce] first audio callback: numSamples=1024 out=16 in=16 [23:31:58.043] [synth] [juce] audio thread realtime: status=1 policy=1073741825 prio=83 err=1 [23:31:58.044] [supersonic] audio callbacks started (19 ms) [23:31:58.044] [supersonic] state: booting -> running (boot) [23:31:58.044] [23:31:58.044] ░█▀▀░█░█░█▀█░█▀▀░█▀▄░█▀▀░█▀█░█▀█░▀█▀░█▀▀ [23:31:58.044] ░▀▀█░█░█░█▀▀░█▀▀░█▀▄░▀▀█░█░█░█░█░░█░░█░░ [23:31:58.044] ░▀▀▀░▀▀▀░▀░░░▀▀▀░▀░▀░▀▀▀░▀▀▀░▀░▀░▀▀▀░▀▀▀ [23:31:58.044] [23:31:58.044] SuperSonic v0.71.0 (SuperCollider scsynth-compatible 3.14.1) [23:31:58.044] [23:31:58.044] Compiled: synth Link Link-Audio MIDI Gamepad [23:31:58.044] Patchbay (16 ch) (PipeWire) [23:31:58.044] 48000 Hz | block 128 | buffer 1024 | out 16 | in 16 [23:31:58.044] TCP port 29197 (max 16 connections) [23:31:58.044] [23:31:58.129] [synth] DRIFT: wall clock +102.8ms from audio timebase, re-converging (peak 102.8ms, 1 hits since last report, 1 total)