Cubase SX3 and Audigy card

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Hello everyone,
I am using Cubase SX3 and have now installed an Audigy 2 ZS Platinum into my PC.
It sounds fine, however there are one or two issues I'd like to clear up.
When I use the "ASIO DirectX Full Duplex Driver", all is well, except that the Total Input Latency is a bit high (298.667 ms), Total Outpu Latency is fine at 42.167 ms.

I also tried using the Creative ASIO driver, in which case I get excellent Latency (22.083 ms In, 20.000 ms Out, and I can even go lower), however, I then find my Sample rate changes to 48000 Hz and I only have this rate available, it looks to me no change is possible, while with the other driver, when I go to "Project ->Project Setup" I get a drop-down list with selectable varying sample rates between 11200 and 96000 Hz.

Could anyone tell me if there is something wrong with the above and whether or not it can be corrected, or is it OK to work with a sample rate of 48000 Hz constantly?
Any help will be much appreciated.
TIA,
Mr. Dee.
 
Just work with the 48k and the asio drivers. The limitation is with the soundcard but you can work with what you have. I'd save up and get a new one.
 
Yeah basically the Creative ASIO driver is 48000 and thats it. However there should be a Creative ASIO 24/96 driver with the Audigy if you want to go to 96000.

The other more variable drivers are what get installed when you install cubase, however I too have noticed really crappy latency with them.
 
Total Input Latency is a bit high (298.667 ms)
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Lol. 3rd of a second.. wow

Audigy cards only run at 48. All the other "supported" sample rates are converted on the card resulting in huge latencies. This is why ALL Audigy cards are almost useless for audio work
 
The latency aint actually that bad in 24/96. Well it aint for me anyway. I guess it varies from system to system tho.

Still..doesn't stop me wanting a new card :)
 
Audigy cards only work at 48k/16. (unless they stepped it up in the last couple years) Everything else is software smoke and mirrors. Dishonest bullshit. The fact that the cards are more expensive than some of the M-Audio stuff (that actually does do what it says it does) is just outragous. Creative labs should be lit on fire for duping the public.
 
If you're going to spend all that money on a great software package (I am assuming that you actually bought SX3), then you deserve a decent card to use it with. Ditch the audigy - you're just going to spend all your time trying to make it sound decent.
 
Try Asio4All. You can download it from http://www.asio4all.com. It's pretty cool software. You can control the ASIO buffer size and latency compensation to your "not so good" audio device.

Peace out!
 
Wow, you've bought some £500 software and you're using a Sound Blaster soundcard with it! Cracking!


:rolleyes:
 
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