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Sounds like you need a better sound card. 256 samples is way too large a buffer size. You want to get down to below 100, ideally way below. os. On 4 February 2011 11:41, mark francombe <mark@markfrancombe.com> wrote: > The Subject says it all. > > Can someone please tell me how I can reduce this as best as possible. >There > are 2 issues for me. > > 1) I cant get a good synch between my hardware gear (modular synth and > hardware loopers) > > 2)I cant play "with feeling" having this slight delay all the time. > > So... is it just about having a really great sound-card.... get the power > externally? Because I admit that I have a very BAD sound-card. The >M-Audio > Ozone Mini keyboard. > But its very convenient for me. I need a little keyboard to play some of >my > patches, and it provides a few knobs (8) AND is my sound card. IT Also >has > something it called "direct sound" (do all sound card have this?) Which >is > really jusrt a straight thru signal. So if Im just looping on the laptop >and > nothing else, its GREAT!!! I use the laptop just like a Aux send, things > that go in there get looped... BUt now I have delved a bit further into >tha > world of lappy, I find a few things that I would like to use on the whole > mix, Stuter Edit for example, but then I must mute "direct sound" and >feed a > clean/dry signal thru the computer (so that its not ONLY loops that I >hear) > and the is when I notice the latency. > > Ive tried reducing it in Audio Mulch, to what its calls 256 (512 is clean > but too delayed, its says 11 ms.. not sure if thats right cos it feels a >lot > more) but at 256, (where I can still percieve a delay) its beginning to >get > a bit clicky sounding. > > > So.. THE QUESTION: > Is it all the soundcard? > The Computer system (I have 4gb ram and 2.33 Ghz Intel Core 2 Due >Processor) > The Host? I use Audio Mulch but could switch to Bidule > > Help me with this... the hardware rack is licking my ears, whispering >dirty > thoughts ... > > > > > -- > mark francombe > www.markfrancombe.com > www.ordoabkhao.com > twitter @markfrancombe > http://vimeo.com/user825094 > http://www.looop.no > -- os@collective.co.uk http://twitter.com/expertsleepers http://www.darkroomtheband.net/ http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/