Sep 14, 2008 06:03 pm Update:
I just found the problem. When I turn off the 3 effects inserts I have on that track, it works fine. Does that mean my computer can't handle all the information?
Cubase LE4 latency problem
Posted on Sep 14, 2008 05:59 pm
blinkrocker3
Member Since: Aug 19, 2008
I'm having a bit of a problem with Cubase LE4. Right now I'm trying to record an audio track, and when I turn on the 'monitor' button, it takes about 2 seconds to play back, but when I record without monitoring the track, there's no latency problem at all. I doubt its a problem with the computer not being able to take it, because I only have 2 audio tracks and 2 intrument tracks.
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Sep 14, 2008 06:03 pm Update:
I just found the problem. When I turn off the 3 effects inserts I have on that track, it works fine. Does that mean my computer can't handle all the information?
Sep 14, 2008 06:58 pm You might have the latency buffer set too high. Try lowering it to 128 or 256 during playback and see what happens. But that should not really cause a delay during playback unless maybe the playback buffer is set incorrectly..
Sep 14, 2008 08:22 pm That can't be it, because when I turn off all the effect inserts on the track the problem is solved, but when I turn them all back on and try to play, it takes about 2 seconds for the signal to make it back to my monitors.
Sep 14, 2008 09:08 pm hey there blinky
is your little orange button (monitor button) in LE on when you record?
If so that could be the prob.
Turn that off when recording, then you'll be using direct monitoring.
even when you have a kick *** computer, if you have the orange monitor button on when recording it still has latency.
also like Noize says, make sure your latency to start with is set for recording, otherwize nothin you do after the fact will change the latency(delay) because you've allready recorded at that speed.
with direct monitoring, your guitar for example, goes into you interface and straight to the speakers, which is why you dont have any latecy issues.
But with the monitor button on it goes into you interface and then through the computer and then back to your interface out to the speakers. all this takes time, which is the delay you can get.
having said that, you still need to have the correct "recording" latency set, otherwise by the time you guitar gets to the software its late or behind.
hope this helps.
Sep 14, 2008 09:19 pm Try adding one effect buss at a time and see what happens or when it chokes out.
Sep 14, 2008 09:30 pm sounds to me like he is just using inserted effects hey Noize?
doesnt take long for the computer to wimp out doing it that way.
Hey, um, just as quick thought, what effects are you using???
Sep 14, 2008 11:47 pm one of the tracks is using a phaser and both are using a maximizer, a compressor, and reverb. what I'm gonna try to do is create an fx channel with the maximizer, comp, and verb and just create sends to it with both of the audio tracks.
Sep 14, 2008 11:55 pm nvm, it didn't help. I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with latency because it doesn't effect the recording. I think it's just that my computer can't handle the fx. If that is the problem, does anyone know of any solutions(ram sticks???)
Sep 15, 2008 12:24 am when you recorded did you do it with the monitor button on?
if so, just try it again with it off and see if that fixes it. make sure your latency is set as Noize suggested earlier.
If you wanna know how your computer is going whilst all this is happening, click on "Devices" in LE and click on Vst performance in the menu. make sure your tracks are playing whilst you do this.
its basicly a meter telling you how your computer is going.
as for the FX your are using, its quite possible the phaser settings a doing this, especially if when you turn it off it stops. turn one Fect off at a time and see which one it is.
have a look at the settings on the phaser, it could have some pre delay or something on it.
definaltey use fx tracks and sends as much as possible to conserve comp. power.
what are the specs on your computer?
As long a syou have a gig of ram you should be all good.
Sep 15, 2008 12:46 am Well to answer your first question: no I'm not monitoring while im recording. I'm just monitoring while the song is stopped, although the problem occurs even when I'm recording. Basically the latency is fine, the computer is recording fine, is just has trouble monitoring (The orange button in Cubase with the little speaker symbol on it). Something I forgot to say is when I play back the track, it takes a couple seconds to start and when I stop or pause, the audio tracks keep playing.
It's not the phaser doing it, because one of the two audio tracks doesn't have a phaser.
I only have 512MB of RAM, so I think that's the problem. I'm looking into another gig for like $35. Do you think that will fix the problem?
Sep 15, 2008 01:27 am oh i know what it is. mine does this also...dunno why.
go into where your asio driver is in "devices", try just aplying the driver again.
try it and let me know how it goes.
Sep 15, 2008 01:28 am as for the ram, yep i would get some more for sure, coz even if you fix this problem, then you'll run into the ram thing soon.
Sep 15, 2008 08:53 am Update: I found the problem. It's a free plugin i was using called 0xMaximizer. When I turned that fx off everything was fine again, so I guess it's just a bad plugin. Thanks for all the help guys.
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