Latency problem

[raul]

Hello everyone
my problem is this: I have a MD32 ch connected to the PC, and use the software Reaper with VST Addictive drum, and I use a sound card M-Audio fasttrack pro connected via USB, but I can not reduce latency in an acceptable manner,
if I connect MD to the Alesis D4 via midi, latency is practically zero,
I believe that USB and midi of MD to have the same data rate (in fact USB much faster ), and the USB cable is 30cm in length.

The question is: what requirements must have the PC for having the minimal response between software and usb connection?

thanks to all

[chrishopf]

Do you use an ASIO driver for the soundcard? It reduces the latency dramatically.

[raul]

Hello chrishopf,
thanks for the reply.

I have also used the asio4all drivir, for M-Audio Fasttrak pro, configured to obtain the lowest latency, but the latency is reduced little, is not acceptable, when I play the drum the delay is very annoying.
My PC is thus formed:
processor: Atalon (tm) II x2 250, 3.2Ghz,2GB Ram
Op. system: Win xp 2002 professional SP3
the software is intall 32bit.

I think that everything is critical (computer / software)
I should have a faster computer?
I read in various posts but have not found the answer, what do you think?

many thanks.

[airflamesred]

I'm sure it's not an MD problem. I think there are settings in AD and reaper you may need to adjust.

[dmitri]

Make a screenshot of the software configuration where it shows that it uses ASIO2 drivers.

[angr77]

Asio4all is always the second best(Rubbish in my opinion)

Download the latest drivers for your FastTrack Pro device from Avid. (this is dated 20-06-2013)

http://cdn.avid.com/AudioDrivers/Win/Fa ... 6.1.10.zip

Angr77 ... A happy fasttrack ultra 8r user.

[airflamesred]

Anders, I see that FastTrack Pro device is £300. What's the advantage? I'm in the process of building a new system and I'm a bit lost on this area.

[angr77]

Hi best friend!

I don't know if i would have bought a Fast Track Pro today...the card is rather old...and has gone end of life at most stores. I bought my fast track ultra 8r...for about € 220 ..second hand. Rack mounted, 24 bit/96khz, 8x balanced outputs...a nice DSP which is freeing up the computers cpu...but the design is rather old...i think you can find even better cards today.

The fine thing with Avid/M-audio modules is their driver policy. There are drivers available for W8/Mac for most legacy sound cards.

Angr77

[airflamesred]

Anders, I looked at this and the Behringer FCA1616 but I see people reporting 17ms latency! Do the asio4all drivers work on any sound card/OS?
thanks in advance.
Mark

[angr77]

I have not seen or tested the FCA1616...the specs look good...and the corperation with Midas makes Behringer shine a bit extra. (a friend of mine arranged a concert with a famous Swedish band...we looked at their rider before the gig...the only thing it included was: No Behringer! This was some years ago...)

The 17ms rumors depends totally on how they tested the card...64 bit ASIO drivers,OS(W8 will cut a lot of latency)...FireWire/USB?

ASIO4ALL will work on any PC based soundcard...but trust me...you won't get happy. But for test purposes...no problem.

I have written some articles about latency on my site...zourman.com...there is a subpage for this....

http://powerhell.wordpress.com/about/zo ... windows-8/


Anders.