Latency Problem with Audigy 2 ZS notebook

I have big problem. I wanna play with my laptop, but when i use Creative ASIO on 2ms, the sound isn't clear. No problem when i play on 5, but I want on 2. Please HELP. I have ACER Aspire 1642, 512 DDR2, USB 2.0. Where is the problem? I have last drivers. PLEASE HELP!!!

rusnaka wrote:
I wanna play professional, I am musician. I use softwares like NI B4, FM7... With my internal card i can play with 1ms, but noise is -40, -30 dB!!! Beacause i bought this Audigy 2 ZS and installed on new windows instalation. I didn't conect anithing but analog speakers. On 2ms there are cracles... What can i do to resolve the problem?
Crackling can be caused by different sources (CPU performance, IRQ/resource shares, etc.) but, you can ease the situation by using 4 or 5 ms latency setting. Even you say you're musician, you can't tell the difference between 2 ms and 5 ms (also, this is not the true 'real world' latency at all you're having there).
Also, have you
- checked if your laptop is OK for realtime audio? - http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml
- already made those 'normal' DAW tweaks - http://www.musicxp.net/
Are you playing on live performances or just for fun/entering MIDI data? If you read from some of those software forums (cakewalk, cubase, etc.) you'll notice, it's possible to use much higher latency settings than 2 ms w/o being called non professional musician. Also, when you enter MIDI data into recording software, it's all the same which latency settings you're using .. data goes always into same position, only soft synth outputs out of time (it's not valuable to record the soft synth output directly even some software allows it).
Hmm... which internal card are you talking 'bout ... onboard audio or some decent pro quality soundcard? Could you name that one (I know most of those and know their capabilities in this type of matter) and, are you using the internal card w/ the same PC/laptop you're using Audigy with and, which driver mode? If it's not in the same PC/laptop then, don't make direct comparison between those two (not equal performance; rather 'compare' w/ those results behind two links given below)). BTW, which 'resolution' are you using (16/24 -bit, 44-1, 48 or 96 kHz)? IIRC, those NI instruments you mentioned, are known CPU huggers so maybe that is part of your latency "issue".
Some generic reading on latency matter:
MIDI keyboard internal response to keystroke -- this is not instantaneous but on a good keyboard should be under 1 msec or so
MIDI transport latency
- If you're using MIDI cables, this is 1 msec per note in the chord, before the last note in the chord sounds. In other words, for a 6-note chord, the first note is delayed by 1 msec, the second by 2, etc., to the 6th note that is delayed by 6 msec.
- If you're using MIDI over a high-speed technology like USB, Firewire, or mLAN, there is still transmission latency but the per-note effect is far, far lower -- probably not measurable.
The Truth About Latency: Part 1
The Truth About Latency: Part 2
Gigging Safely With A PC
DSP-assisted Audio Effects & Latency
Optimising The Latency Of Your PC Audio Interface
There is also a 'more generic' MIDI issue discuissed @ http://forum.cubase.net/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=53547
EDIT:
Latency:CPU performance
- http://forum.cakewalk.com/tm.asp?m=34827
- http://www.adkproaudio.com/benchmarks.cfm
jutapaMessage Edited by jutapa on 11-22-200608:06 AM

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