is 22 threads the point where compiling stuff puts enough load on the system, that audio playback ain't reliable anymore?

mhhhh.. I kinda wished real time prio would fix that issue, but sadly it kinda doesn't.

@karolherbst That's odd, I usually leave two threads free for OS (so in my case -j14) and use separate drive (optane) for my projects. Never had issue like that and I always listen to music or watch movies while coding/compiling

@elly @karolherbst I've never had issues with audio playback while compiling and I compile on all threads (-j8) and don't use a separate drive. Video playback, on the other hand, I would expect to have issues depending on the codec and resolution (I only have hardware-accelerated decoding for H.264).