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Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2263 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: July 19 2010, 05:03 I need advice. Home Recording Software. I am using a Hp Amd athlon 2.6 dual core laptop with asio drivers installed. Every single program I try I suffer considerable lag when trying to record Drums (Roland) makes recording impossible . Have tried numerous settings on all programs to reduce latency but not to a playable level   . Is this something that requires a desktop to accomplish ? Any help or programs or settings to recommend would be great. Back to top

^NabLa^ Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: July 19 2010, 05:57 Are you using the ASIO drivers that came with your card? If the answer is yes, have you tried ASIO4ALL by any chance? In my case (Cakewalk UA-25EX on Windows Vista & 7 x64) ASIO4ALL works a lot better than Cakewalk's drivers. -------------- ^NabLa^ Back to top

^NabLa^ Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: July 19 2010, 05:59 Also, if it's an external USB card, make sure it's plugged into the laptop directly, not through a USB hub. And if possible, don't share the same USB bus with other devices. -------------- ^NabLa^ Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2263 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: July 19 2010, 06:13 Thanks NabLa Just using my laptop no external anything. Also when using Reaper when selecting asio no sound is herd. So I used wavemapper setting. Does that mean its not configured properly.(asio) And yes i have Asio4all. The sample I just put in Fantracks had to be played without me actually hearing myself except for rubber pads.(due to latency). Back to top

^NabLa^ Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: July 19 2010, 06:16 Only way of getting decent latency in Windows is with ASIO I'm afraid. When you tell reaper, or any other app for that matter, to use ASIO, doesn't a new icon appear near the computer clock? Through it you can config ASIO4ALL to use this or that device, make sure you have the correct one selected for input and playback. Can I ask how you're recording though? Laptops mostly come with inputs that work with the type of microphone you use for Skype. -------------- ^NabLa^ Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2263 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: July 19 2010, 06:26 yes I have the asio box up now any setting advice would be fantastic. And its the standard mike input, its stereo though. Cheers Back to top

^NabLa^ Group: Members Posts: 187 Joined: Oct. 2001 Posted: July 19 2010, 08:22 Click on the spanner icon, that'll bring up the full config window. Make sure the device you want to use (possibly the only one listed there) has the power icons as ON on the device itself, and on its in and outs. -------------- ^NabLa^ Back to top

Philippe Tavares Group: Members Posts: 1612 Joined: Feb. 2005 Posted: July 19 2010, 15:53 All Nabla said about asio4all and usb is right ! What soundcard is into your laptop ? if it's something like Realtek , well just stop to record or play with this and try an external soundcard  imho ! Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: July 20 2010, 09:17 Buy a Mac. Back to top

Cooper Roy Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: April 2010 Posted: July 20 2010, 09:27 Quote (Syd B @ July 20 2010, 09:17) Buy a Mac. Failing which, "...a dark-brown overcoat."   DRC (hello again,SydB) -------------- "I have nothing but sympathy for how people behave-and nothing but laughter to console them with.Laughter is my religion.In the manner of most religions, I admit my laughter is pretty desperate."                                                                    John Irving Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: July 20 2010, 14:46 I'm sure you've tried this but lowering the buffer size (normally under Audio Preferences or something similar in your application) can have a huge effect on latency. The trouble with lowering the buffer size is that your computer will likely be able to do less in terms of real-time processing (plug-ins, etc.) so a good compromise is to lower the buffer size for recording then increase it for mixing. I'd repeat what others have said about a better soundcard (internal or external) probably being a big help too. There are lots of good ones these days with very low latency. Back to top

Michael Hilton Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: Oct. 2007 Posted: July 20 2010, 20:21 Quote (Mat Cochrane @ July 21 2010, 03:46) I'd repeat what others have said about a better soundcard (internal or external) probably being a big help too. There are lots of good ones these days with very low latency. Sounds like your soundcard is the problem. I use m-audio-audophile soundcard with windows,asio etc, with no probs. Also would use better studio software, Sonar is good. I tried that freebee audacity a while back with similar problems. Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: July 21 2010, 18:42 Quote (Michael Hilton @ July 21 2010, 00:21) Also would use better studio software, Sonar is good. I tried that freebee audacity a while back with similar problems. Reaper is perfectly good software, there should be no problem there if it's configured properly. Back to top

Michael Hilton Group: Members Posts: 255 Joined: Oct. 2007 Posted: July 21 2010, 19:46 Quote (Mat Cochrane @ July 22 2010, 07:42) Reaper is perfectly good software, there should be no problem there if it's configured properly. Dont know if it's been updated over the years (reaper) When i tried it i found the midi functions very limited,and it did'nt have any way of editing audio. Back to top

Milamber Group: Musicians Posts: 2263 Joined: Feb. 2010 Posted: July 22 2010, 08:26 A big thanks for the advice and expertise Michael, Mat & Tubular Tos also Coops and Syd (Does Mac snobbery still exist ). And an extra BIG thank you to NabLa for helping a newbie find his way Cheers. Back to top

Thea Cochrane Group: Musicians Posts: 445 Joined: Nov. 1999 Posted: July 22 2010, 08:28 Quote (Michael Hilton @ July 21 2010, 23:46) Quote (Mat Cochrane @ July 22 2010, 07:42) Reaper is perfectly good software, there should be no problem there if it's configured properly. Dont know if it's been updated over the years (reaper) When i tried it i found the midi functions very limited,and it did'nt have any way of editing audio. Many audio post and music people that I know speak very highly of it, but I've not had the chance to use it myself. Certainly it seems to do audio editing. Reaper website But it depends what you are wanting from a DAW I suppose. Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: July 22 2010, 10:11 Quote (milamber @ July 22 2010, 08:26) (Does Mac snobbery still exist ). It will never die. Windows sucks. Mac rules. It's a fact of life, and you poor souls that own Windows computers are just fooling yourselves.     Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4761 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: July 22 2010, 10:15 Quote (Syd B @ July 22 2010, 10:11) Quote (milamber @ July 22 2010, 08:26) (Does Mac snobbery still exist ). It will never die. Windows sucks. Mac rules. It's a fact of life, and you poor souls that own Windows computers are just fooling yourselves.     While Linux users are laughing at both!   Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: July 22 2010, 11:19 Quote (nightspore @ July 22 2010, 10:15) Quote (Syd B @ July 22 2010, 10:11) Quote (milamber @ July 22 2010, 08:26) (Does Mac snobbery still exist ). It will never die. Windows sucks. Mac rules. It's a fact of life, and you poor souls that own Windows computers are just fooling yourselves.     While Linux users are laughing at both!   O man with the pointed words That sting like swords But really they're just O.K. Compared to this poem I've made. Back to top

ex member 892 Group: Members Posts: 827 Joined: July 2008 Posted: July 22 2010, 11:21 Besides, the Unix framework that Mac runs on approaches the power of Linux, if you know how to access it. Back to top

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