# What does this means? Starvation in wasapi buffer **URL:** \ **Category:** FMOD Studio\ **Created:** [July 15, 2019, 10:47am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/what-does-this-means-starvation-in-wasapi-buffer/14853 "2019-07-15T10:47:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![cameron-fmod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/cameron-fmod/32/261_2.png) [@cameron-fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/cameron-fmod)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2019, 10:35pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/what-does-this-means-starvation-in-wasapi-buffer/14853/2 "2019-07-21T22:35:34Z")
> [@Warnings when building project with UE 4.13 and 1.08.11](https://qa.fmod.com/t/warnings-when-building-project-with-ue-4-13-and-1-08-11/12691/3): > > Starvation detected in WASAPI output buffer - This means that the mixer was too slow to output sound briefly. If you are running the UE4 editor it isn’t a big deal since it might well occur if the editor is loading something or exporting, which might cause a CPU spike. If you see it in a real game, then it means that the mixer graph is too heavy and the sound may drop out. The missing DSP plugin message usually means that the plugin hasn’t been loaded, but again in the editor it is something … --- _[View the full topic](https://qa.fmod.com/t/what-does-this-means-starvation-in-wasapi-buffer/14853)._