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 ven. 14 mai 2004, 23:37
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Hey Rockers,
I know similar topics have been beaten to death, but I can't find the answer to this specific question. I've got a 1.25 Ghz iMac with 1 Gb RAM, and I just bought a used M-Audio Duo to start multitrack recording. I am so far only using Garage Band, though I plan to advance from there, and I have found that playing through the software results in an unacceptable amount of latency, even on the "low latency" GB setting. I figured out how to use the "Stand Alone Mode" button on the Duo to monitor through the headphones without latency. That's great, but I can't find a good way to listen to my existing tracks while monitoring the track I am laying down.
What I've been doing so far is wearing headphones to monitor the live track from the Duo, and having the rest of the tracks play through the computer's speaker system. This sort of works, but is less than ideal. Is there a better solution, or is this a limitation of USB? I'm sure some of you smart people know how to get around this dilemma. I'd love to hear your suggestions.
Marley
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dim. 16 mai 2004, 05:30
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hey haha,
Thanks for the advice. I am definately interested in Logic, especially since I can get it through Apple for $150 with the educational discount. I'm glad to hear it will be such a step-up. Are you implying, though, that there is no good solution to the monitoring-during-playback issue I asked about in Garage Band? If not, how do Logic and Pro Tools solve the problem? Will I be able to eliminate the significant latency I get in Garage Band when I monitor through the computer? From reading other posts it kind of sounds like you can only minimize latency, but not eliminate it. If this is the case, can you really make it so insignificant that you can effectively monitor during playback? If you can't, it seems like the inexpensive USB devices that don't let you playback and record through the device at the same time are very limited.
Also, I've heard people suggest using a separate how-to book when using these more sophistocated programs. have you found any books you'd recommend?
Marley
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 marley Monitoring While Multitracking--w/o Latency? ven. 14 mai 2004, 23:37 hahaworld Hi Marley!
My experience has been that Garage... sam. 15 mai 2004, 06:10 dten You could also consider Tracktion -- it's chea... dim. 16 mai 2004, 18:27 marley Cool, thanks dten.
I enjoyed the forum thread. ... lun. 17 mai 2004, 03:52 hahaworld Hi Marley! I haven't had the latency probl... lun. 17 mai 2004, 18:19 brimijoin you are just plain going to have latency issues wi... mer. 19 mai 2004, 21:35 marley Thanks brimijoin!
I appreciate the detailed s... sam. 22 mai 2004, 00:56 brimijoin I monitor live - one ear in the headphones, one on... lun. 24 mai 2004, 14:04
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