latency question...need help!

[picker17]

I tried this on the computer recording forum with no luck...maybe some of yall here might be able to help.
I just installed a Lambda Lexicon audio interface on my computer but it does not seem to be compatible with my D-Link USB 2.0 PC card for my laptop. It detects it and all, but the sound itself skips and pops and becomes pure static every few seconds. After that happened, I plugged it into the USB 1 port installed on my laptop and lo and behold it was gone. I tried running the supplied Cubase software and that seems to work like a charm too. Would I be fine just using the USB 1 input or will I experience problems later? I tried playing along with a recorded track on Cubase and no latency issues were apparent at all. I was also told that an external hard drive with higher RPM would be a more important upgrade than the USB 2 port. Let me know, thanks!!

 

[suntzu1982]

If you're recordings are coming out fine, I would think that it would work. Just remember though if you increase the amount of inputs, then you may start experiencing those problems. The thing is, I can't see how a USB 2 would cause those problems over a USB 1. It must be a bad card. Remember too that a faster hard drive will speed up a different part of your recording process. Also, remember that regardless of how fast you get things, you have to identify your bottleneck or getting faster parts will do nothing.

 

[dementedchord]

$.02

glad you got it working but seems way unlikely that would perform better with usb1.. driver issuses i guess.. or is something else on the bus as well stealing bandwidth??

 

[picker17]

Thank yall! I'm actually just going to get a new computer...it's been quite a few years since an upgrade anyway. Thanks again for your help!