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Re: latency questions

I bought a new sound card, a Creative Labs Audigy 2 for laptops, which plugs into my PCMCIA card slot. The ASIO driver that comes with the card is the key. I can get my suggested latency down to 5 ms. On my system, if I try anything lower than 40ms on my standard sound card and driver, it freaks out and makes all sorts of crackly noise.  5ms is ideal. 10ms works for me too.
 
However, on my work notebook, I downloaded the ASIO For All driver (http://www.asio4all.com/), for my stock sound card, and it worked excellent...not latency, and I set it to 5ms with not freaking out. So, if you are on a budget and can only go with your standard notebook soundcard, this might be an option.
 
I thought of buying some other USB or Firewire system in I/O, but honestly, the Creative Labs card I'm using now is perfect for my needs, 32 bit, crystal clear, lots of control with the software, etc.  I run into my Boss VF1, out to my computer's soundcard, and then back into my mixer board, where I run my two EDPs in two busses, and my reverb unit in AUX 1. You can configure the Audigy's output to Dolby as well, 5 outputs, I believe. There is a small connector next to the mini output plug that splits into multiple outputs.
 
How many complicated plugins you can run depends on the VST host you are using and your laptop. On my sytem, I can easily run a basic chorus plugin, delay plugin, and easily two complex plugins like Antares Filter and PSP84.  More than that, and my processor usage bar line starts getting dangerously close to the limit.
 
Kris
 
----- Original Message -----
From: monk
Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:24 AM
Subject: latency questions

can you give me an idea of what software and hardware interface you are using on a laptop that is that quick? you must have the buffer set really low, and if so, how many complicated plug ins can you run? and (forgive the multitude of questions) are you using the software in a mixer as an AUX or is your sound going thru the computer (more like an insert...)

i recently tried ableton live 5.01 on a friends G4 laptop (1GH, i think) with an m-audio firewire interface and the latency was in the 15-35 range, i'd guess. it was not in the acceptable for me range.


thanks




On Jan 12, 2006, at 1:09 PM, gareth.whitcock wrote:

20ms is no longer typical - laving aside the non- realtime os discussion of a few weeks ago 3-6ms is very achievable

on today's systems as well as impeccable sound quality. These figures are very acceptable to me. I love looking for and trying out

new vsts - it's fun! and I particularly like being able to add, say a compressor without adding any weight to my rig.

A word of warning though - try not to use your laptop on the net - there's so much crap out there - keep it clean and minimal..