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Mushu
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Is zero-latency output really useful and does it make you a better vocalist?
TetraFish
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I don't know if it makes you a better singer as far as pitch is concerned.
I forget the exact number but I think anything over about 13ms is noticable and it could cause timing issues. I know that playing guitar it's a huge distraction.
I forget the exact number but I think anything over about 13ms is noticable and it could cause timing issues. I know that playing guitar it's a huge distraction.
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Mushu
New member
Thank you for your reply. I've been thinking and I guess it doesn't help you be a better singer, but it does help with keeping your volume and pitch like you said and now I guess it's not very useful at all. I also remember that with USB preamps, there would be an option to output the computer audio at the same time, too so you can use one headphone.
TetraFish
Well-known member
Yeah, I think you mean a USB interface, which would have preamps. A lot of interfaces have 0 latency though because your listening to the recorded track before it hits the computer. DOn't get me wrong I think have little or no latency is a good thing. I just don't think it will make you a better singer.
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Racherik
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Most DAW software will do time compensation while tracking, meaning latency is zero. So it's a non issue.
Where you get bit though is if you need to record a signal and then have the computer do it's processing and then spit it back out real time.
So for example, you want to record dry vocals to bass and drum grove, no problem.
You want to record vocals then have a VST reverb and spit it back at you while you sing real time can get to feeling weird.
Where most people have trouble is when they want to record using monitor mix with their vocals in head phone plus some reverb. Or as in the case of someone who record DI using an AMP simulator for their guitar.
Another thing is that for each millisecond of latency is like being 1 extra foot away from the sound source. So 40 milliseconds delay on drums would be like tracking 40 feet from an acoustic drum in a live setting.
Depending on the instrument I'm playing I might have to have it as low as 10ms or can just deal with it up to say 20ms.
Here is another thought, a song recorded at 120 beats per min has a sixteenth note = 125ms.
Racherik
Where you get bit though is if you need to record a signal and then have the computer do it's processing and then spit it back out real time.
So for example, you want to record dry vocals to bass and drum grove, no problem.
You want to record vocals then have a VST reverb and spit it back at you while you sing real time can get to feeling weird.
Where most people have trouble is when they want to record using monitor mix with their vocals in head phone plus some reverb. Or as in the case of someone who record DI using an AMP simulator for their guitar.
Another thing is that for each millisecond of latency is like being 1 extra foot away from the sound source. So 40 milliseconds delay on drums would be like tracking 40 feet from an acoustic drum in a live setting.
Depending on the instrument I'm playing I might have to have it as low as 10ms or can just deal with it up to say 20ms.
Here is another thought, a song recorded at 120 beats per min has a sixteenth note = 125ms.
Racherik
ido1957
9K Gold Member
What product are you talking about?