Steinberg CI-1 Quandries

[awilkie84]

So, I'm new to the Guitar to USB world.
I've done studio style recording for years, with a board & PC being the output device via analog, but this is the first time I've tried any USB device.

I was in my local Long & McQuade talking to their home studio guy, quite knowledgeable. Being a noob, and on a budget, he suggested that the Steinberg CI-1 would be perfect for what I'm wanting to do (Bass & maybe vocals) into my PC. So, for $99.99 & a return policy I figured, "what the heck? I'll try it." It was easy to install & Sequel's rather simple to use, perfect for a novice like me.

Here's where my problem starts, and I'm hoping someone has some solution for me.

In order to hear what's playing in Sequel SE when the CI-1 is selected as the audio device I have to plug my headphones into the CI-1, instead of my PC. I'm a gamer and only have 1 headset. The audio dude told me that the CI-1 could function as my main sound card. No problem, just set the default audio device for playback & recording to the CI-1 & then plug my headset into the phones and Line 2 ports. Now, when I'm using Sequel SE, it's great. Sequel picks up on both inputs from the CI-1 and can split them. Windows? Not so smart. -_- Windows only sees it as 1 device and I can't find a way to make it recognize both inputs as their own source.

I also notice that when listening to the Line input in Windows (by turning on the "Listen to this device" option in the Recording device list, there's a 1/2 second delay. Is there any way to avoid this, too?

 

[Bane01]

Not sure why you would be using the inputs of your interface within Windows, and as such I'm sure many do not have the experience to tell you how this is done. I do know that the monitor mono outs and the headphone jack actually share the same output channels and are therefore the same.

OTOH, I owned a CI1 for about 2yrs and you will need to access the Tools for CI driver and reduce the buffer size to get rid of the latency. This is normally accessible in the Windows control panel. For zero latency, turn the DAW/Monitor knob in favor of the latter.

 

[ecc83]

Hi Wilkie,
I thought, "I'll just install the demo of Sequel on my HP laptop and see if I can help this guy"....FFS! It is 1.7gigs! Took a good 40minutes to download then another 1/4hr to cut and paste to my NAS drive (well, I wasn't going to leave a 1.7G lump clogging up my system drive was I?) .

More time to put it on the laptop then the installation takes FOREVER!
Ok, got it running now, how to make an audio recording.........Nope, not very obvious. Cut long short I had to find a video demo to guide me. Now, I have installed the trial of many, many DAWs over the years and none had so far defeated me in getting a simple input to record! Must be getting old. And ALL this just to see if Sequel uses ASIO drivers (cos if not latency is likely going to be rubbish). It does.

My next step is to hook my NI KA6 up and see what 'appen......"Oil be bek.


Dave.