Latency using external midi keyboard -ACID Product Family

Subject:Latency using external midi keyboard Posted by: Lamonica Date:12/30/2003 10:57:12 AM I am using Acid Pro 4 (latest release f) and am experiencing latency problems using an external midi keyboard as a controller to a Softsynth (Halion) and also when trying to use ReWire with Reason 1.01. When I play a note on the keyboard there is a slight delay before I hear the sound making it unusable to record real-time. I have a TB Santa Cruz sound card. When I use the midi sound from the Santa Cruz or the Windows Wave Table I do not experience the latecy problem. Only when I use the SoftSynth or ReWire. I have a PIII 866 with 256 M of RAM. Has anybody else experienced this problem? Any help would be appreciated.
Subject:RE: Latency using external midi keyboard Reply by: Iacobus Date:12/30/2003 11:04:21 AM Does your soundcard have a "DMA buffer size"-type setting? You need to adjust this setting, especially when using a MIDI controller with soft synths. You will have to find a sweet spot; don't set it too high or too low. If possible, use the ASIO driver model as well, as it's generally better than the WDM/Windows Classic model. HTH, Iacobus ------- RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid mD's ACIDplanet Page
Subject:RE: Latency using external midi keyboard Reply by: Lamonica Date:12/30/2003 1:25:26 PM Is the ASIO driver for the sound card? Where would I find this?

Subject:Latency using external midi keyboard

Posted by: Lamonica

Date:12/30/2003 10:57:12 AM

I am using Acid Pro 4 (latest release f) and am experiencing latency problems using an external midi keyboard as a controller to a Softsynth (Halion) and also when trying to use ReWire with Reason 1.01. When I play a note on the keyboard there is a slight delay before I hear the sound making it unusable to record real-time. I have a TB Santa Cruz sound card. When I use the midi sound from the Santa Cruz or the Windows Wave Table I do not experience the latecy problem. Only when I use the SoftSynth or ReWire. I have a PIII 866 with 256 M of RAM. Has anybody else experienced this problem? Any help would be appreciated.

Subject:RE: Latency using external midi keyboard

Reply by: Iacobus

Date:12/30/2003 11:04:21 AM

Does your soundcard have a "DMA buffer size"-type setting? You need to adjust this setting, especially when using a MIDI controller with soft synths.

You will have to find a sweet spot; don't set it too high or too low.

If possible, use the ASIO driver model as well, as it's generally better than the WDM/Windows Classic model.

HTH,
Iacobus
-------
RodelWorks - Original Music for the Unafraid
mD's ACIDplanet Page

Subject:RE: Latency using external midi keyboard

Reply by: Lamonica

Date:12/30/2003 1:25:26 PM

Is the ASIO driver for the sound card? Where would I find this?