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Questions tagged [latency]

Delays in the propagation of audio signals through a recording/processing device, esp. in DAW hardware

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When does audio latency matter and not matter?

When does audio latency (physical action to heard sound) matter and/or not matter? iOS touch-to-sound latency is reported to be on the order of 50 milliSeconds, yet some musicians manage to play iOS music apps without too much complaint. I've also…
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Is there a better way of working on a score in real-time collaboration?

I've struggled with this topic for a long time since I edit scores with some friends at the same time, and came with some workarounds, but none of them seems that efficient for the workflow. I mainly use MuseScore as it is very useful (and I'm eager…
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Digital Piano Midi Latency Problem

I'm connecting Casio cdp-230r to PC(windows 7) using Ableton 10 and I'm experiencing massive Latency. Sound driver: ASIO4ALL(I've also tried with audio interface+ASIO). I know about reducing buffer size. Also, I know midi latency couldn't be 0…
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Delay in sound when connecting electronic drumset to a soundbar

I recently got my Alesis Nitro Mesh Kit and it's awesome when I plug in my Audio Technica headphones. However, I have tried different Samsung, Sony and LG soundbars and I can sense a very very tiny delay in the output, while my headphones don't have…
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How to get rid of latency experienced while using VST in Reaper?

I am using Cocos Reaper as my DAW software and am trying to record piano tracks using VST plugins downloaded from VST4FREE. As the MIDI keyboard, I am using my synthesizer - the Roland XPS 10. The keyboard works perfectly and I am able to record and…
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Does mac os add 20 ms latency to midi?

I am exploring midi performance on OS X My test rig is a puredata patch that sends a note on on a midi interface, then measure the time it took to come back on another one. I tried different hardware and software as the in/out interfaces : bidule…
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Typical latency from microphone to the digitized samples on a PC

I am looking to do some real time audio processing on a PC (it could be Windows or Linux). For that I need to get digitized audio data from a microphone very quickly. I am wondering what is the typical range of latency I should expect. Is it in the…
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Audio latency in live bands

In computer music one usually says that the audio latency of the system should ideally be less than 10ms… On the other hand, as the speed of sound is around 340 m/s in the air it means that whenever you are away of more than 4m from an audio source,…
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Can practice guitar through sound card and DAW a bad habit (latency)?

So I’m a guitar player for 10+ years now, and I’m still asking myself if I have any bad habit in my playing. To practice guitar, I usually have 2 choices because I’m living in an apartment, either I play through my amp and Torpedo Live (which acts…
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Wireless earphones suitable for playing? (low latency)

I bought a bluetooth earphone but it got ~1 sec delay which is annoying all the time except when listening to music. What wireless technologies do you recommend instead of bluetooth? (which can be connected to my notebook)
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Combine bass guitar and PC audio into Bluetooth headphones

I want to play my bass guitar along to YouTube videos on my Windows 7 PC and hear the combined mix via my Bluetooth headphones. I have two problems. I have tried a tiny USB Bluetooth adapter, it works and connects to my Bose QC35 headphones, and I…
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Can MIDI latency before soft synth/audio rendering be an issue?

I have a USB MIDI keyboard attached to a Windows PC (it is recognized as a standard MIDI device). I use a virtual software synth VST-plugin (standalone or in a DAW software) I also have a (rather new) soundcard with ASIO drivers. Suppose that I…
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Bluetooth LE MIDI latency?

What is the typical added latency of using Apple's Bluetooth LE MIDI connection, versus using a (USB or Lightning) wired connection?
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Easy way to beat latency with MIDI recordings

I just thought about an easy way to deal with latency in MIDI recordings and wanted to hear some opinions about it. My application for midi recordings is mostly samples piano's from NI's Komplete 11. I use a Roland digital piano as a midi…
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Overall Latency -- nothing happens?

My understanding of latency is that, if I'm recording vocals/guitar via a line-in, there will be some delay between my playing/singing and it registering with the computer; therefore, if the latency is really high, this means that the computer will…
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