Banshee 1.5.3 High CPU Use

[skymera]

Hello all.

Recently Banshee 1.5.3 was included in my updates.

When the Banshee GUI is open, it uses about 15-20% CPU
with it closed and just the toolbar icon, CPU is normal, about 0-1% usually.

Why is this?

[argos3016]

(Maybe because it consumes a lot of resources; internet, radio....)?. There isn't another app that does the same?(more lightweight)

[skymera]

This is playing a 3MB MP3.

1.5.1 which i had earlier run fine. Why should Banshee consume 15-20% CPU when minimised, or at all infact?

It never used to.

[Durden]

Banshee has always been a bit of a hog. It could be the file you are playing though. Does it happen on other ones?

Banshee's always been too buggy for me personally so I stick to Rythmbox, though limited, seems the most stable and usable.

Try some other players on the same file, see if they do it too.

[turezky]

You may try disabling some extensions like Internet Radio, Podcast Support etc.

This worked for me. My CPU usage was about 100%, but after I disabled those extensions it fell down to ~3-4%, however the pulse-audio CPU usage is at ~7%.