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 Fri 14 May 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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Sat 22 May 2004, 00:56
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Thanks brimijoin!
I appreciate the detailed suggestion, though I'm somewhat disappointed that such a low-tech method is needed. I'm wondering, do you monitor your live tracks as you lay them down, or just mute them and listen to them live from your amp or whatever? Does Firewire solve the latency issue?
Marley
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 marley Monitoring While Multitracking--w/o Latency? Fri 14 May 2004, 23:37 hahaworld Hi Marley!
My experience has been that Garage... Sat 15 May 2004, 06:10 marley hey haha,
Thanks for the advice. I am definately... Sun 16 May 2004, 05:30 dten You could also consider Tracktion -- it's chea... Sun 16 May 2004, 18:27 marley Cool, thanks dten.
I enjoyed the forum thread. ... Mon 17 May 2004, 03:52 hahaworld Hi Marley! I haven't had the latency probl... Mon 17 May 2004, 18:19 brimijoin you are just plain going to have latency issues wi... Wed 19 May 2004, 21:35 brimijoin I monitor live - one ear in the headphones, one on... Mon 24 May 2004, 14:04
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