Help w latency - severe

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Here are the specs on my computer

INtel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
T7500 @2.29GHz
2.19GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM
Windows XP

So, I am thinking my computer is up to par. ??

I am running the Cubase LE4 that came with my Lexicon Lambda interface.

When I get about 5 tracks into a project, whatever I record is severly out of time with the other tracks. It gets progressively worse with each additional track

I usually put a base drum track down first and then start adding guitars (usually 3-4 parts) then bass.

When I record the track, what I hear in my headphones is in time with track #1 but when I playback, I start to notice a little delay about 3 or 4 tracks into the project. By the time I get to the bass, which is usually 5 tracks or so into it, what I hear in playback for that particular track,is not even close to being in time with the drums/track #1(although it sounds ok in headphones when recording)

I have re-recorded/several takes to make sure it isnt the "musicianship" and it isnt.

Are there some settings I need to change on the computer?

Any advice?
 
1) Are you using the asio drivers for the lamba? (you should, thats the low-latency drivers)

In the asio control panel (in the preferences in Cubase) you can adjust the buffers and that lowers the latency. RTM....
 
What Tim said, plus

it may not be a latency issue, but a timing master issue(sync clock). I'm not familar with Cubase, I use Sonar, but all DAW's have this. Are you using midi devices? Somewhere, you need to make one of your devices the master clock and everything else a slave.

Hopefully some one more versed in cubase can chime in.
 
If your drivers are correct and you still have a problem you might try this:

Start a project with just a snare drum. Connect the Lambda's output to its input and record the snare back into the software. Zoom in on the tracks to see the offset. If you can set your timeline to samples you can measure precisely what the offset is. Hopefully there's a facility for adjusting record offset in the software. If not you can manually adjust after each track is put down.
 
Thanks to all for advice-

No midi devices being used-

Except for the wav drum tracks which I cut and paste into cubase, everything else is analog guitar, bass, mic through the Lambda

The cubase has acted a little funny since I installed it and the lambda software. Everytime I open cubase, I get a message that says the ASIO Driver could not be started. Then, to get it "going" I have to "switch" to the ASIO Lambda driver in the Device Set Up tab.

So, from what you all have said I think it might be a driver issue. I am going to try to reinstall the drivers and see what happens.

Thanks
 
you might also consider adding some more RAM to your machine. It's an inexpensive and easy way to add some power under the hood.

but as far as the latency problem I'd look at your drivers first and foremost. make sure the unit is not hooked up while you are installing all the drivers when you reinstall... sometimes that jams things up if it's already connected.
 
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