Posted by Tjeerd (via moderator) on Wed, 04/21/2004 - 22:29.
Nope.. latency is not a thing of Windows but its about soundcard drivers and capabilities. Professional users should buy a professional soundcard. Lowest latency on RME Hammerfall soundcards. 5 ms latency from microphone through puredata to speaker (!) on pentium 4 systems: 1.5 ms latency for audio input, 2 ms for software and 1.5 ms latency for audio output. It'll cost a bit money, but you don't have to bitch with latency ever again.
: Latency is a big problem with a 'real-time' effects in Windows. Ive heard that Cakewalk and Sonic Foundary are working with Microsoft to sort this out and would have something to show for it with DirectX 8.
: Can someone explain to me what all this is about and will 'hear as you play' effects and plugins ever happen?
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Re: Will DirectX 8 improve things?
Nope.. latency is not a thing of Windows but its about soundcard drivers and capabilities. Professional users should buy a professional soundcard. Lowest latency on RME Hammerfall soundcards. 5 ms latency from microphone through puredata to speaker (!) on pentium 4 systems: 1.5 ms latency for audio input, 2 ms for software and 1.5 ms latency for audio output. It'll cost a bit money, but you don't have to bitch with latency ever again.
: Latency is a big problem with a 'real-time' effects in Windows. Ive heard that Cakewalk and Sonic Foundary are working with Microsoft to sort this out and would have something to show for it with DirectX 8.
: Can someone explain to me what all this is about and will 'hear as you play' effects and plugins ever happen?
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