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Re: Latency Problems



Sounds like you need a better sound card. 256 samples is way too large
a buffer size. You want to get down to below 100, ideally way below.


os.


On 4 February 2011 11:41, mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com> wrote:
> The Subject says it all.
>
> Can someone please tell me how I can reduce this as best as possible. 
>There
> are 2 issues for me.
>
> 1) I cant get a good synch between my hardware gear (modular synth and
> hardware loopers)
>
> 2)I cant play "with feeling" having this slight delay all the time.
>
> So... is it just about having a really great sound-card.... get the power
> externally? Because I admit that I have a very BAD sound-card. The 
>M-Audio
> Ozone Mini keyboard.
> But its very convenient for me. I need a little keyboard to play some of 
>my
> patches, and it provides a few knobs (8) AND is my sound card. IT Also 
>has
> something it called "direct sound" (do all sound card have this?) Which 
>is
> really jusrt a straight thru signal. So if Im just looping on the laptop 
>and
> nothing else, its GREAT!!! I use the laptop just like a Aux send, things
> that go in there get looped... BUt now I have delved a bit further into 
>tha
> world of lappy, I find a few things that I would like to use on the whole
> mix, Stuter Edit for example, but then I must mute "direct sound" and 
>feed a
> clean/dry signal thru the computer (so that its not ONLY loops that I 
>hear)
> and the is when I notice the latency.
>
> Ive tried reducing it in Audio Mulch, to what its calls 256 (512 is clean
> but too delayed, its says 11 ms.. not sure if thats right cos it feels a 
>lot
> more) but at 256, (where I can still percieve a delay) its beginning to 
>get
> a bit clicky sounding.
>
>
> So.. THE QUESTION:
> Is it all the soundcard?
> The Computer system (I have 4gb ram and 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Due 
>Processor)
> The Host? I use Audio Mulch but could switch to Bidule
>
> Help me with this... the hardware rack is licking my ears, whispering 
>dirty
> thoughts ...
>
>
>
>
> --
> mark francombe
> www.markfrancombe.com
> www.ordoabkhao.com
> twitter @markfrancombe
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> http://www.looop.no
>



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