kelciour
commented
2 years ago It might happen if you use on-the-fly TTS and the AwesomeTTS couldn't find the audio file in the cache folder. But once the audio was generated, it will be stored in the cache folder and the next time, if you review the same card again, there should be no delay.
By default it's set to last for 365 days. At the moment the cache folder is stored at 814349176\awesometts\.cache and always will be cleared out on the add-on update. I'll fix it someday. As far as I know, the latest version of https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1436550454 doesn't have this issue anymore.
Otherwise, the issue was caused probably by another add-on or mpv.
Maybe try to start Anki and hold down the Shift key to disable all add-ons, then review a few cards to see if the delay is still present or not.
Maybe import this deck - https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/427804922. If you review it, there should be no delay. If the delay is still present, it probably means that mpv, that Anki uses to play all sound files, is a culprit. In this case, try installing the latest Anki version (maybe temporarily) to see if the issue is still present. If it doesn't help, open Anki, use the following code in the debug console, and review a few cards.
https://docs.ankiweb.net/misc.html#debug-console
import os
from aqt import mw
from aqt.sound import mpvManager
logfile = os.path.join(mw.pm.base, 'mpv.debug.log.txt')
path = os.path.expanduser(logfile)
with open(os.path.join(mw.pm.base, 'mpv.conf'), 'a') as f:
f.write('log-file={}\n'.format(path))
print('log-file:', mpvManager.get_property('log-file'))
mpvManager.shutdown()
print('log-file:', mpvManager.get_property('log-file'))Maybe the log file will provide some useful information
AxelBohm
I recently switched from a 2012 macbook to the new M1 and suddenly it takes at least 2 seconds (sometimes even more) to start reading the card out loud. My anki version is 2.1.35 on both machines and they are synched as well. Does anybody know what could be causing this?