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Re: Ableton 8 Looping problems



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I've been thinking about making this same shift myself (from Repeater + Ableton-as-non-recording-loop-player to Ableton-as-live-recording-looper).  On a standard laptop sound setup w/o special audio hardware (just as a test bed) the latency was too long for my taste. My old desktop rig has an old Echo Gina card / break-out box, but is ancient hardware (PIII, believe it or not); haven't tried it there yet. I'm planning on upgrading this machine though.

What are most Windows folks using for the audio hardware these days, and what should be typical good/expected latency times w/Ableton?

C

Art Simon wrote:
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Hi Reyn,

I use the Ableton 8 looper. I'm running windows and with 2Gb of RAM I
haven't had any out of memory issues.

I also haven't noticed sync or latency problems. Are you using MMX or
ASIO in the preferences for audio? I noticed with 8 that it is set to
MMX by default. ASIO should be much better in terms of latency.

Timing seems rock solid. My loops don't seem to drift at all. I'd give
8 a big thumbs up. I also like the multi-function loop button. For
syncing a loops with drum patterns it's my favorite.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Reyn Ouwehand <reyn@reyn.net> wrote:
  
Hey guys,

I made the switch some weeks ago to go from hardware looping (EPD) to
software looping (Ableton 8) to have a bit more control. I think I made the
right decision, just stereo is already a big benefit and to be able to run
multiple loopers at once makes it much more controlable while on stage.

But, it's getting better and better, but whatever I try it just doesn't seem
to work perfect. But I still get this latency issues. It just doesn't seem
to align. And also the first loop seems to drift from the main click.

I also updated my MacBook to the full 4GB or RAM and still I get these "out
of memory errors".

Anyone has the same experiences?

Cheers,

Reyn

www.reyn.net

www.reyn.vs.reyn.net


    


  

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