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latency info for computers producing audio
found this on the ComputerMuzys site
well explained, and figures too :-
< The "latency" thing : Why is there a delay between my MIDI input and
audio
output ?>
Since all audio software must precalculate audio fragments before they can
be send to the soundcard, and arrive to your ears, there goes some time
between
the moment some MIDI message is arrived at MIDI input, and the moment that
the audio is ready, and is played through the speakers.
Especially on the Windows(r) platform things can be quite serious.
Windows itself, as an operating system, generates latencies (delays) of up
to
500ms (half a second !!!) between an incoming MIDI event, and reporting it
to
the application. And then the audio still has to be calculated and send to
the soundcard.
Though, starting from Windows 98, things are improving, and with a good
setup
and a good soundcard you may achieve latencies of 20ms or less. Especially
if
you use the ASIO drivers !
Even on faster systems like the Mac (latencies up to 15ms), Linux (up to
10ms) and BeOs (up to 10ms), the problem is there. And even on dedicated
hardware machines like samplers and drumboxes, there are measurable delays
! (Roland
R8/R70 : 10ms, Yamaha O2R : 20ms, ...)