On modern Linux systems, the most effective low-latency audio optimizations are:

1. real-time scheduling (rtprio, memlock, realtime/audio groups)

2. letting the DAW set CPU DMA latency (e.g., Ardour, REAPER)

3. Using preempt=full and threadirqs

4. Disabling HT/SMT

5. Configuring PipeWire for low latency

6. Setting the CPU governor to performance

7. Using the Pro Audio profile

8. Prioritizing sound card IRQs with rtirq or rtcirqus

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