Dealing with Latency

[TPS0852 (Mato0852)]

Hi … ;

Hi …
I know this is not Harrison’s / Mixbus forum, but any way decided to post it here as well hoping to find a solution ASAP .

I’m on 32C 9 / Windows 11 Desktop PC .
I’m getting a huge latency, though I’ve tried / set buffer sizes for my audio interfaces (Behringer UMC202HD, Presonus FIREPOD) as low as possible .

I have also de-activated all inserts / plugins on all tracks, but can’t seem to soft - monitor in real time … no matter if it’s a single track or a multi-track monitoring case .

I’ve disabled Windows Defender, auto updates and a service called Print Spooler in order to minimize realtime background processes .

HELP ASAP,
Toni .

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@TPS0852

I’m on 32C 9 / Windows 11 Desktop PC .
I’m getting a huge latency, though I’ve tried / set buffer sizes for my audio interfaces (Behringer UMC202HD, Presonus FIREPOD) as low as possible .

What audio system are you using? If the Windows MME system, you will need to use ASIO to achieve low latency really.

@TPS0852

I have also de-activated all inserts / plugins on all tracks, but can’t seem to soft - monitor in real time … no matter if it’s a single track or a multi-track monitoring case .

So there is a difference between bypassing, and removing the plugin. In most cases Bypassing will still keep the same latency so that it can be re-enabled without throwing off latency compensation. Removing the plugin though obviously will remove it.

So my question is do you experience the same latency with a completely new session using the ASIO backend?

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[TPS0852 (Mato0852)]

I’m def using ASIO - drivers, and yes when I create an empty session there’s no latency, so I guess it’s a plugin issue… Just have to find which one it is . ():

Is there some tool to test out a certain plugins latency ? Dunno .

/ T .

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@TPS0852

Is there some tool to test out a certain plugins latency ? Dunno .

Built in to Ardour in fact.

Windows>Plugin DSP Load will give you an idea of the typical latency measurements for a plugin.

Also useful for this sometimes can be Window>Performance Meters

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[x42 (Robin Gareus)]

Preferences > Appearance > Toolbar > Show Latency information

That will add a small widget that shows current I/O latency (due to soundcard settings) and additional latency caused by plugins (if any) to the main toolbar.

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You can also disable plugin delay compensation (PDC) there; but note latent plugins will still delay the signal, just other tracks or busses won’t compensate for that latency.