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How to minimize latency in AUM?

Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr
in Support and Feedback

I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

What steps can you take to reduce latency?

Comments

  • NoncompliantBryantNoncompliantBryant

    What buffer size did you set?

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    @NoncompliantBryant said:
    What buffer size did you set?

    Dunno. I tried a couple; still had lag. Is there a best one for this concern?

  • BroCoastBroCoast

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

    @NoncompliantBryant said:
    What buffer size did you set?

    Dunno. I tried a couple; still had lag. Is there a best one for this concern?

    With the iPad mic you probably don’t want to software monitor.

    64 Samples if you insist.

  • NoncompliantBryantNoncompliantBryant
    edited January 2023

    @BroCoast said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

    @NoncompliantBryant said:
    What buffer size did you set?

    Dunno. I tried a couple; still had lag. Is there a best one for this concern?

    With the iPad mic you probably don’t want to software monitor.

    64 Samples if you insist.

    Yeah... As low as possible without crackling. You probably can't have too much going on unless your device is newer in order to do this low latency.

  • espiegel123espiegel123

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

    What steps can you take to reduce latency?

    How are you monitoring? Even with a buffer if 256, the latency should be no worse than being 10 feet from an amp

  • espiegel123espiegel123

    What plugins are you running? AUM has latency compensation, so a delay will be added to much that of the instrument or effect with the greatest latency. Tap on the DSP display to see the latency stats.

  • BroCoastBroCoast

    @espiegel123 said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

    What steps can you take to reduce latency?

    How are you monitoring? Even with a buffer if 256, the latency should be no worse than being 10 feet from an amp

    At 256 samples with the ipad mic it is 17ms of latency (buffer plus 5ms). 10ms is the threshold that we can compensate for.

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    @espiegel123 said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

    What steps can you take to reduce latency?

    How are you monitoring? Even with a buffer if 256, the latency should be no worse than being 10 feet from an amp

    Tascam headphones plugged into the iPad headphone jack. Is a bigger buffer better for reducing latency?

  • NoncompliantBryantNoncompliantBryant

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

    @espiegel123 said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

    What steps can you take to reduce latency?

    How are you monitoring? Even with a buffer if 256, the latency should be no worse than being 10 feet from an amp

    Tascam headphones plugged into the iPad headphone jack. Is a bigger buffer better for reducing latency?

    The smaller the less latency.

  • NoncompliantBryantNoncompliantBryant

    This also depends on your tolerance. On guitar or electric violin I need lower latency than with keys, but I'm not a keys player.

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    @NoncompliantBryant said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

    @espiegel123 said:

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:
    I’m having trouble recording acoustic instruments through the iPad mic into AUM due to the time lag between playing my guitar and hearing it through the headphones. The latency makes it almost impossible to play my guitar in time to the AUM channels.

    What steps can you take to reduce latency?

    How are you monitoring? Even with a buffer if 256, the latency should be no worse than being 10 feet from an amp

    Tascam headphones plugged into the iPad headphone jack. Is a bigger buffer better for reducing latency?

    The smaller the less latency.

    Thanks very much!

  • Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredrWrlds2ndBstGeoshredr

    @espiegel123 said:
    What plugins are you running? AUM has latency compensation, so a delay will be added to much that of the instrument or effect with the greatest latency. Tap on the DSP display to see the latency stats.

    Last night I think I swiped them all left to be inactive, but I had DrumJam going.

  • espiegel123espiegel123

    @Wrlds2ndBstGeoshredr said:

    @espiegel123 said:
    What plugins are you running? AUM has latency compensation, so a delay will be added to much that of the instrument or effect with the greatest latency. Tap on the DSP display to see the latency stats.

    Last night I think I swiped them all left to be inactive, but I had DrumJam going.

    check the stats. swiping them to be out of the way does not, i believe, change the latency compensation-- otherwise weird stuff would happen when swiping them back in

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