Hi Fixya! I'm having latency problems with my PC-50+ M Audio 2496 set up. I'm a classically trained musician and pretty much an newbie/idiot where computer technology's concerned. Playing my PC50 through Akoustik Piano and/or cubase I'm get a delay of about .2 sec - enough to make playing impossible. I've tried re-setting buffer size in the soundcard (with all sound apps turned off), but it makes no appreciable difference. I don't know what else to do. Help appreciated! M
BTW- I'm running a desktop PC with windows xp. This happens with the Akousik piano virtual inst programme by itself - so nothing to do with cubase. Fact is, I've never known what ASIO drivers et al are, let alone how to set them up...if I need to. I need a quick step-by-step diagnosis/fix, or, I guess, a link to some reading material written for idiots ;)BTW- I'm running a desktop PC with windows xp. This happens with the Akousik piano virtual inst programme by itself - so nothing to do with cubase. Fact is, I've never known what ASIO drivers et al are, let alone how to set them up...if I need to. I need a quick step-by-step diagnosis/fix, or, I guess, a link to some reading material written for idiots ;)
After some research...I found that the M-Audio's sample rate had been reset. So I've re-set and locked it to 44100, in syn with AkuostiK Piano. In Ak P I've discoverd where buffer size is ('asio config') and reduced it from 2048 to 1020 - some pops and clicks, but it's made a difference, for the better, to the latency problem. I'm still confused about which boxes are supposed to be checked/unchecked, and whether sync reference is set to input or output - that kind of stuff. Anyone who knows more about what I'm talking about than I do is welcome to join in.After some research...I found that the M-Audio's sample rate had been reset. So I've re-set and locked it to 44100, in syn with AkuostiK Piano. In Ak P I've discoverd where buffer size is ('asio config') and reduced it from 2048 to 1020 - some pops and clicks, but it's made a difference, for the better, to the latency problem. I'm still confused about which boxes are supposed to be checked/unchecked, and whether sync reference is set to input or output - that kind of stuff. Anyone who knows more about what I'm talking about than I do is welcome to join in.
Add a Comment...because the interval between key-touch and audible note is still too slow - it's still difficult to play in time, with myself or another track.Add a Comment...because the interval between key-touch and audible note is still too slow - it's still difficult to play in time, with myself or another track.
In case anyone's following...I've found that - for some reason - opening Ak P in cubase (suggested by a friend) pretty much solves the problem, but I still get clicks and pops - which, at the high buffer settings I've set, shouldn't be happening. Any suggestions?In case anyone's following...I've found that - for some reason - opening Ak P in cubase (suggested by a friend) pretty much solves the problem, but I still get clicks and pops - which, at the high buffer settings I've set, shouldn't be happening. Any suggestions?
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I have done some research on this and It would seem that there were never any windows 7 drivers for this Edirol product, However further research has discoverd the information below for a work round
also have the same audio card, bought from ebay this year but have recently upgraded to Win7 64bit from XP home. Luckily after tons of googling I found a forum post on another site by a Spanish guy confirming there is a way to use it on Win 7 both 32/64bit version. You need to download M-Audio drivers (as the original Edirol drivers were also made my M-Audio at the time) for their Delta 1010 soundcard (not the LT version) and point win7 to those drivers as they ARE Win7 compatible, I'm using the 'Windows 7 64bit SP1' v6.0.8 drivers. It does actually work, however the guy reckons that the MIDI functions don't but thats no biggy to me.
Only other way is to buy a Roland RPC 1 PCI card and replace the original Edirol pci card with that but they are rare and expensive but you don't need to because of the 6.0.8 drivers! I get no audio dropouts and the sound is very nice just like on XP.
the latency is in the sound card. usually you can set the CPU cache to 512 in a program or synthesizer. Your Korg softwear may be able to ajust this if it is on your pc. Most PC have the sound card built into the mother board thereby not cutting the performance. 2. You will have to purchase a external sound card for your Audio and midi interface to get the least amount of latency. The PC cabinet with all it components has a lot of EMI (Electromagnetic interference) that cause some of the latency issues with these device. If you can live with 2ms latency which the human ear can't determine then you can render a acceptable audio and midi setup, The Ableton Live 8 series has a latency setting for the CPU in the program. Download the demo and see if you notice a difference.
To see if it's your hardware, up your latency settings to "highest" via the tascam control panel. Also, be sure you are familiar with the various ways to up latency in your recording package: in cubase it's under device settings, vst bay. If this works, you know it's some setting somewhere. Try disabling your internet connections and setting pc performance to "background services" Also, read a pc optimization guide for daws - they are everywhere. Tascam will email one to you if you ask.
Lastly - try the asio4all driver. This fixed my pops, but when I understood all the various latency settings and set the tascam to highest latency, I could use the tascam driver. Highest latency on my p4 3.0 2gb ram pc means 12ms input and my output is 61ms.
If the asio4all driver works - it's a likely latency issue.
Hey there, the HP bios is pretty smart - it should automatically detect a new sound card and switch off the internal one when installed - alternatively you can go to the 'system devices' panel and disable it in the software as well. hope this helps cheers
The main cause of latency is your hardware. What kind of soundcard do you have? If you are using the one that came with your computer then that is your problem, no matter how good or new your PC is, manufacturers like to save costs by using cheap motherboard mounted soundcards, I had exactly the same problem as you when I started using a MIDI keyboard with cubase.
I'd suggest buying a soundcard designed for audio applications, I use the M-Audio Fasttrack which you can pick up very cheaply nowadays. I have my latency down to around 1/20 second and as an added bonus I get a 1/4 input and an XLR input as well for recording.
BTW- I'm running a desktop PC with windows xp. This happens with the Akousik piano virtual inst programme by itself - so nothing to do with cubase. Fact is, I've never known what ASIO drivers et al are, let alone how to set them up...if I need to. I need a quick step-by-step diagnosis/fix, or, I guess, a link to some reading material written for idiots ;)
After some research...I found that the M-Audio's sample rate had been reset. So I've re-set and locked it to 44100, in syn with AkuostiK Piano. In Ak P I've discoverd where buffer size is ('asio config') and reduced it from 2048 to 1020 - some pops and clicks, but it's made a difference, for the better, to the latency problem. I'm still confused about which boxes are supposed to be checked/unchecked, and whether sync reference is set to input or output - that kind of stuff. Anyone who knows more about what I'm talking about than I do is welcome to join in.
Add a Comment...because the interval between key-touch and audible note is still too slow - it's still difficult to play in time, with myself or another track.
In case anyone's following...I've found that - for some reason - opening Ak P in cubase (suggested by a friend) pretty much solves the problem, but I still get clicks and pops - which, at the high buffer settings I've set, shouldn't be happening. Any suggestions?
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