what is latency good for?

[visa]

i can manually set the latency of my delta44.

what is the latency good for?

i don't see the point in setting the latency to more than 0ms.

enlighten me.

 

[christiaan]

When a signal is being processed by a computer, there's always going to be some delay (latency), time the computer needs to do its work. When you set the latency lower than what it was, it means that the computer will have to work harder to get its work done on time. If the computer can't keep up you'll get clicks and pops.

 

[visa]

okay, but how much latency is good and how much latency is too much?

i can imagine that up to 7ms (max 10) are okay.....is that correct?

also, christiaan, do you post on atease? your name sounds familiar.

 

[Track Rat]

In computer recording, you'll always have latency. As stated, latency is the time delay that occurs when audio makes the trip through the computer. The trade off is low enough latency to make this time delay tolerable and still allow the machine to be able to keep up. Too low of a setting and the computer won't work. It'll stutter and/or drop out.

 

[visa]

In computer recording, you'll always have latency. As stated, latency is the time delay that occurs when audio makes the trip through the computer. The trade off is low enough latency to make this time delay tolerable and still allow the machine to be able to keep up. Too low of a setting and the computer won't work. It'll stutter and/or drop out.

yeah, i'm totally aware of this.

i was just wondering what the point was in setting the latency manually.

 

[moskus]

i was just wondering what the point was in setting the latency manually.

Because you might want it lower than your computer recommends. And sometimes you want it higher, because higher latency means less CPU-usage.

 

[christiaan]

No, I just post here
yes, 7ms is very workable. Lower is always nicer but if you're on 7ms, don't worry about it too much and start recording

 

[AlChuck]

It's adjustable because the performance depends a lot on the hardware on the host computer. The latency setting that can be achieved on computer A might not be achievable on computer B.

 

[dafduc]

Are you sure it's not the latency offset you're adjusting?

The offset's a little tricky - if you're recording a softsynth real time w/ 7ms latency, you might want the offset to be zero - because you're adjusting to what you hear when you play. But if you're recording a midi track and monitoring the keyboard, or recording audio and doing direct monitor, then you want the offset to match the actual latency.

I finally hooked a monitor up to my controller (yes it has sounds too) so that I could leave the latency offset alone.

BTW, the last time I upgraded drivers, I lost the ability to manually set the ASIO latency on my Delta 66. But I can still set the offset. For other protocols, I can still set the latency itself...

Daf