For those using windows 10 and 11, on reaper. Go to options > preference > audio > device > audio system > choose WASAPI. Then make sure on input device choose your audio interface, then output device choose your pc speaker. Thank me later, you're all welcome!
One more comment it dawned on me as I was closing in on he latency adjustment the perfect thing to use to be able to measure it was the metronome so I miked the speaker and recorded it and then did so on a second track. As it starts at the beginning each time it is a highly accurate marker for making adjustments.
Man thank you. I’ve been struggling so much to solve this, and it can be so frustrating and time consuming. Just installing the ASIO fixed it for me. My drums were coming out of beat, and it was so frustrating after going through so much just to get them to play in reaper. THANK YOU, big help.
I'm seconding everything said in this comment. Exact same issue. Drums and everything. Soooo helpful. Plus I can return about 100 dollars in cables I never needed.
My mic was behind, so i changed the input latency and it didnt do anything. I went from 10ms up to 200ms and it was exactly the same. What am I missing?
Richard, you didn't happen to be using old windows xp or 7 did you, when you had problems? It's weird I'm suddenly having problems with the offset not working but it worked for me in the past.
DAW Latency is a nightmare, bane of my musical career. You'll be there twiddling these settings forever and it still wont sound right. How I miss the old analogue days when you never had to worry about LATENCY!!
Thank you so very much for taking the trouble to offer all this very detailed advice. I suppose if all fails I can do, as you suggest, simply realign the tracks with my drum beat / metronome. I don't understand how re-imported rendered files would suddenly become the correct speed but then again there's lots of things I don't understand.
With mine it turned out under Device it wasn't on the Focusrite Scarlett for input and my Edirol speakers for output. Thought it would've picked up on those by default. Fixed.
@@TheHomeMusicMaker Is there another solution?... This really doesn't work on a Mac.... there is always a slight lag. No matter what the number is in all the settings shown. I've been playing around for hours for almost a month (everyday.... still nothing will work!!! ARGGHH!!!)
so I watched your vid and the incremental changes where taking forever then I remembered reaper tells you the latency depending on what you got your mic buffer to under (devices). mine was 8 x 795 equaling 132 ms so i set it to 132 ms and no delay. just thought I should point that out fix took like 30 seconds once I knew the latency. great video thanks.
Do these principles apply to latency for midi controller keyboards. In my case there is a slight delay between pressing keys and sound from instruments.
@@EmoryBlake4Music Actually I did, but I haven't been able to get back to it for a couple of weeks & don't remember. When i get back at it, will come back and tell you.
Hey there, these tips are more for recording audio in REAPER. Here a few things to try for MIDI keyboard latency. While recording, disable plugins on your FX chain besides the virtual instrument that you are triggering. While recording, disable plugins on the master track or any folder tracks that your virtual instrument track is running through. Any plugins that are affecting your virtual instrument track that you are recording with might be introducing latency for your MIDI keyboard. Increase your block size/buffer rate/buffer size under Options>Preferences>Audio>Device. It can be hard to give advice on latency without being there with you, but I hope these tips might help.
My problem is that it's only the *metronome* that is off. I've used a ton of VSTs and drum loops that are perfectly on beat, and I tested it with the Click source in the "Insert" menu that's also lined up perfectly. The built-in metronome is consistently early, and I have no idea how to fix it.
Thanks Jack, this was helpful. I am currently using the Asio time critical that was packaged with my external input the UMC. Will the version you offer do better?
ASIO fixed mine with the 2i2 perfectly, but just installing the driver does nothing, gotta make sure to change the 'Preferences > Audio > Device > Audio system' to use 'ASIO' cause it will still probably be using the default
I HAVE THE SOLUTION Go to options-preferences-device Find where it says buffers Drop the buffers number by 1 # at a time and test your voice Then if that doesnt work increase the samples by 10 Play with that until you get it Unfortunately that didnt work so I did the opposite I increased my buffer by 1 # Then I dropped my samples by 10 I went to 5 and 480 for my buffer and samples. Hope this helps because its spot on now✊🏼🐷
Hey. You can try the following - 1. Check your audio interface and driver settings. Make sure the sample rate matches your project settings in Reaper. Mismatched sample rates can cause speed issues. To do this, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Device. In the Device section, make sure the Sample Rate is the same as the Project Rate. 2. Adjust the Input Manual Offset in the opposite direction. Instead of adding milliseconds to delay the input, subtract milliseconds to bring the timing back. Start with small increments like -5 or -10 ms. To do this, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Recording. Enter the desired offset in milliseconds under Input Manual Offset in the Input section. 3. Record with input monitoring off, then align the clip later. Sometimes, direct monitoring can cause speed issues. To do this, turn off the Input Monitoring button in the toolbar. After you record, you can use Reaper's alignment tools to snap the clip back into time. 4. Quantize or manually align the clip after recording to snap it back into time. You can use Reaper's quantize functions or slice the clip and nudge parts back into place. To quantize the clip, go to Tools > Quantize. In the Quantize dialog, select the desired quantization settings and click Quantize. Use the Split and Nudge tools to slice the clip and nudge parts back into place. 5. If takes are consistently too fast, it could be your performance rather than latency. Use a metronome, work on your timing, or have Reaper automatically adjust the timing of the recordings. Go to View > Transport and click the Metronome button to use a metronome. To work on your timing, practice playing along with a metronome or backing track. To have Reaper automatically adjust the timing of the recordings, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Recording. In the Input section, enable the Auto-align recorded takes option. 6. As a last resort, render out the faster clips to new files. Then import those rendered files back in, which should be at the correct speed. To render a clip, select the clip and go to File > Render. In the Render dialog, select the desired output settings and click Render. I hope this helps 👍
why did I started getting latency in reaper? im on a 2017 Mac Pro with the newest generation scarlet audio and reaper.. I've used reaper since 2016 to record my music no problem now all of a sudden my input monitoring has a delay and my output monitoring has a delay too. I haven't changed any settings so why all of a sudden is this happening???
Yes, the Input Manual Offset in Reaper can be used to counter plugin latency. However, it is important to note that this is not always the best solution. In some cases, it may be better to adjust the plugin's settings or to use a different plugin with lower latency. To use the Input Manual Offset to counter plugin latency, follow these steps: Open the Preferences dialog (Options > Preferences). Go to the Audio > Recording section. Enter the desired offset in milliseconds under Input Manual Offset in the Input section. Click OK to close the Preferences dialog. The Input Manual Offset will delay the input signal by the specified amount of milliseconds. This will compensate for the latency introduced by the plugin so that the recorded audio will be in sync with the playback audio. The amount of offset required will vary depending on the plugin and the settings that are used. Experimenting to find the best setting for your particular situation is important. Here are some things to keep in mind when using the Input Manual Offset to counter plugin latency: The Input Manual Offset will only affect the input signal. It will not affect the playback signal. It can only compensate for latency that is introduced by plugins. It cannot compensate for other sources of latency, such as the audio interface or the computer's CPU. It can introduce its own latency. This is because the audio signal has to be delayed by the specified amount of milliseconds before it can be recorded. I hope that helps. 👍
I installed ASIO and it did not fix the issue. I tried lots of other things before giving up. Once I gave up, I uninstalled ASIO. Now, my earbuds are not allowing me to hear audio from my laptop while streamlabs is open. I have been trying to fix this issue for the last three hours. I have hard reset my earbuds, uninstalled and reinstalled streamlabs, and reinstalled my laptop’s original audio drivers. Now I am trying to get support on the streamlabs discord. For anyone who reads the comments, yes, it is absolutely possible that installing ASIO will fuck up something on your computer.
I know this is late but it may be of some help to you or others in the future. Your processing power can take a huge hit with several plugins running. Try turning off the FX on tracks you can live without just while you are recording. It worked for me after coming here and finding this didn't help for me either. Good luck!
@michaelgarrett6059 Dude, after trying everything, your comment saved my day, that was EXACTLY the problem. All the FX I had one was taxing the CPU just enough to cause a mini delay. I just did a key bind to shut off all fx momentarily when I'm recording live and it's tight as hell again. Thanks man!!
i tried dthis but i still have the same issue. i have focusrite solo 3rd gen, on reaper i show 192 as samples, 10/11ms on latency. whenever i click on midi using mouse, theres a delay in the response. like 1-2 , 1 is the click on mouse, 2 is the response of the midi. it used to be close in real time.
I see. It sounds like you are experiencing input latency. This is the delay between when you play a note and when you hear it. There are a few things that can cause input latency, such as the audio interface, the computer's CPU, and the settings in Reaper. Here are some things you can try to reduce input latency: 1. Make sure that your audio interface is properly configured. Check the driver settings to make sure that the sample rate and buffer size are set to the lowest possible values that do not cause audio dropouts. 2. Close any unnecessary programs that are running in the background. These programs can use up CPU resources and increase latency. 3. Reduce the buffer size in Reaper. The buffer size is the amount of audio data that is buffered before it is played back. A lower buffer size will reduce latency, but it may also cause audio dropouts. 4. Use a different audio interface. Some audio interfaces have lower latency than others. If you have tried all of these things and you are still experiencing input latency, you may need to upgrade your computer or audio interface. Here are some additional things you can try: Make sure that your Focusrite is properly connected to your computer. Check the drivers for your Focusrite to make sure that they are up to date. Try using a different USB port on your computer. Try restarting your computer and your Focusrite. I hope this helps. 👍
When I try to reduce the buffer size, below a certain point it just stops working altogether, so I'm left with unworkable latency, or dead silence. I have installed ASIO 4 all.
Im working with Reaper and the focusrite solo interface and I have input latency. And on top of that, I have to place all the tracks I recorded because they are not at the good place. ( I record back vocals when listening to a music track). Do I download ASIO even if I have focusrite? It wont interfer?? Thanks a lot
I had no issue whatsoever in pro tools, same interface in reaper and it’s unusable now, can’t possibly record with latency this bad. Very disappointing. I’ll have to rig some sort of live monitoring to record guitar, DI into my Saffire that records the track, but take a dry output to my pod hd and monitor that straight into the mix control of my saffire. Seems unnecessary.
There is always a slight lag in Mac. No matter what the number is in all the settings shown. I've been playing around for hours for almost a month (everyday.... still nothing will work!!! ARGGHH!!!)
Not sure if I have the same problem but maybe you can help. I recently switched from Windows to MacBook Pro. With headphones plugged into the audio interface and a track armed to record, it sounds like two voices when speaking in the mic. This doesn't happen when the track is not armed for recording. Also noticed by adjusting the Mix knob on the AI (back and forth) it's not as noticable at certain settings. I tried adjusting the Input Manual Offset to both extremes; -200 and +200ms but couldn't hear any difference. However it is noticable on the waveform when actually recording. Positive numbers show up earlier but negative numbers don't delay like I would expect. It appears to me tpath taken is the audio signal at the AI input, through the USB, then being processed by Reaper and sent back to the AI output (headphones). As a result you hear yourself speaking and what was processed by Reaper being sent back. Is there a way to disable the audio signal being reprocessed and sent back during an armed or actual recording session? I think this is what I need to do.
@@waynehedd Just to update, i was told that reducing the buffer size in de Asio settings would improve the delay but it would take more from the cpu. Upgraded from a reyzen 3 proc to Ryzen 7 and made no difference (still 16Ram, 256 SSD). So idk how to get rif of that annoying mini delay.
Yeah this didn't do anything for me. I downloaded asio but then my mixer wouldn't work with reaper. I tried the other way with input changes and it did zero
Hey man thanks for the vid. So I downloaded the ausio download and even bumped up my input latency to 1,000 but no good. Right now I'm trying to use the new Alesis nitro mesh kit I got to trigger steven slate drums in reaper but there's way too much of a delay. Any ideas? Thanks
Hey, Jason. One electronic drummer to another, I have a Focusrite 2i4 audio interface that I use for my electronic kit, guitars, vocals, etc, and it works like a charm, zero latency issues. For example, I just got an M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 midi controller and it came without a power supply. So, I hooked it up directly to my computer with the usb cable it came with to see how it would go and ran into all kinds of latency, which brought me here. However, I found a power supply and connected the keyboard to my Focusrite instead and it works perfectly. The Focusrite has an ASIO driver for download that has worked great for me. Another somewhat small investment into an audio interface might be a good choice for your new kit. Hope you get it worked out, man.
@@steverian6377 thanks for the help man! I actually ended up just using an audio jack splitter so i can hear the module while the track with slate drums is muted when recording and that did the trick. Do you think however that by doing what you mentioned would allow me to hear slate drums while recording without latency? Thanks 😎
@@jasonwright4144 I'm guessing it depends on individual setups, as I also use Superior Drummer 2.0 to trigger drum sounds including a Steven Slate kit ( I don't have Superior Drummer 3 but it looks awesome). Hard to tell since we are probably using different hardware and software. But I can surely tell you, with Reaper, Superior Drummer 2.0 software, including the Steven Slate kit, and the Focusrite audio interface, it has worked well for me. I've had a lot of fun with this setup.
Hey there mate! It's always hard to troubleshoot latency without the problem being right in front of me, but here are a few ideas. See if there is an audio driver that you need to download for your electronic drum kit on the manufacturer's website. Increase your block size/buffer rate/buffer size under Options>Preferences>Audio>Device in REAPER. For recording, disable any plugins that are in your FX chain other than the Steven Slate drums plug-in. Disable any plugins on your Master Track or any folder tracks that your drum track belongs to for recording. Looks like you found a workaround, but I hope this helps too.
@@steverian6377So...... Exactly what cables are you using through your scarlet? My edrums have 2 main outs. I would PREFER to use my scarlet 2i2 4th gen for driver purposes, but I just have the 2 main outs to run to the scarlett and I don't think you can "trigger" the ssd /superior drummer/ addictive Drums vst with the two main outs because they're stereo. Right? The only option I have is to run a USB straight from my drum module to my computer and use the drum VSTs that way (midi).... I would LOVE to find a way to get these VSTs to trigger through the audio interface though. It would be so much easier for everything I'm trying to do.
where do you adjust the latency if you're triggering softsynths in Reaper? When I play my controller, there is a delay/latency between the time I play the keyboard controller to the time I hear the attack of the sound in the softsynth. I'm using a Windows PC with the latest ASIO driver. When I'm in Protools, I can quickly and easily fix this issue by simply lowering the Buffer size from say 512 to 64 or 32. But, within Reaper, there seems to be so many different options to fix different types of latency issues, it's difficult and frustrating to manage.
same here. When using ASIO sound system its still delayed and with a ton of cracking/popping. If I use WASAPI the sound is clear but still delayed. Doesn't matter if I use 200+ ms in either direction for input or output. No idea.
ignore me actually xD it was latancey in my scarlet 2i2 and I set audio driver on dias FX to ASIO and it has all synked up now so im getting no delay now :)
That aint do shit lol. My audio interface is spot on outside of any program. But I went up slowly then even went to over a billion and my input latency wasn’t effected at all
So Waveout works fine, but has latency. Same with ASIO. Dowloaded ASIO4all v2 and now all I get is constant click tones in my headphones and no instrument playback audio. ASIO4ALL error messages. ASIO crashing reaper. ASIO has been my single biggest hurdle to recording music in EVERY daw I tried. Why is this such trash. I've all but given up on music. Come back for another go years later and it's the same effing hang up. If anyone can help me with this you are a god.
For those using windows 10 and 11, on reaper. Go to options > preference > audio > device > audio system > choose WASAPI. Then make sure on input device choose your audio interface, then output device choose your pc speaker.
Thank me later, you're all welcome!
Man you have no idea how grateful I am for this it fixed everything THANK YOY
this comment solved my issue ... thanks a lot
Saved my life THANK YOU!!!
Thank you broo
ayo u fixed my shit thanks
One more comment it dawned on me as I was closing in on he latency adjustment the perfect thing to use to be able to measure it was the metronome so I miked the speaker and recorded it and then did so on a second track. As it starts at the beginning each time it is a highly accurate marker for making adjustments.
Man thank you. I’ve been struggling so much to solve this, and it can be so frustrating and time consuming. Just installing the ASIO fixed it for me. My drums were coming out of beat, and it was so frustrating after going through so much just to get them to play in reaper. THANK YOU, big help.
Awesome! So glad it helped. :)
I'm seconding everything said in this comment. Exact same issue. Drums and everything. Soooo helpful. Plus I can return about 100 dollars in cables I never needed.
My mic was behind, so i changed the input latency and it didnt do anything. I went from 10ms up to 200ms and it was exactly the same. What am I missing?
I had the same issue, try using a negative number like -250 for example. That worked for me
Make sure the setting is checked for reaper to use ASIO sample rate
@@darklinkduck2275 how do you do that ?
@@darklinkduck2275how?
Richard, you didn't happen to be using old windows xp or 7 did you, when you had problems? It's weird I'm suddenly having problems with the offset not working but it worked for me in the past.
thank you so much! I think I've watched 10 different videos trying to solve this proble but you're the only one talking about manual offsets. Thanks!
DAW Latency is a nightmare, bane of my musical career. You'll be there twiddling these settings forever and it still wont sound right. How I miss the old analogue days when you never had to worry about LATENCY!!
Ive been sitting here for 20 mins trying to figure this out cuz nothing was working. I forgot to turn off my delay💀
man 😭😭😭
@@ariontzae how do you do that
How do you turn off the delay? Whenever I open a new track in reaper. It's has a delay effect on 🤷
you've saved me much frustration, thank you
No problem, glad you got it sorted.
Fixed my problem instantly! ASIO to the rescue.
Great stuff man!
Thank you so very much for taking the trouble to offer all this very detailed advice. I suppose if all fails I can do, as you suggest, simply realign the tracks with my drum beat / metronome. I don't understand how re-imported rendered files would suddenly become the correct speed but then again there's lots of things I don't understand.
Thank you Sir, 10 ms was the key on my DAW.
ASIO made all the difference! Thank you!!
Thanks man! ASIO FTW! FYI, you have to play with the settings a bit to get sound out of speakers / headphones.
With mine it turned out under Device it wasn't on the Focusrite Scarlett for input and my Edirol speakers for output. Thought it would've picked up on those by default. Fixed.
ASIO didn't completely remove my delay, but it certainly helped a lot! Thank you!
Nice one!
also make sure your computer is not connected to a network such as wifi whilst record or you might have back ground processes to the internet running.
that was exactly what I needed! Thanks!
Nice one. I'm glad it helped.
@@TheHomeMusicMaker Is there another solution?... This really doesn't work on a Mac.... there is always a slight lag. No matter what the number is in all the settings shown. I've been playing around for hours for almost a month (everyday.... still nothing will work!!! ARGGHH!!!)
You are a life saver!
Glad it helped 👍
What would be the reason why I change the options but they don't make any diference, it's like the DAW don't recognize my changes
so I watched your vid and the incremental changes where taking forever then I remembered reaper tells you the latency depending on what you got your mic buffer to under (devices). mine was 8 x 795 equaling 132 ms so i set it to 132 ms and no delay. just thought I should point that out fix took like 30 seconds once I knew the latency. great video thanks.
Excellent. Thanks for that.
Do these principles apply to latency for midi controller keyboards. In my case there is a slight delay between pressing keys and sound from instruments.
Same issue I'm trying to resolve
@@shivapriyasaraswati7171 same here. if you figure it out let me know!
@@EmoryBlake4Music Actually I did, but I haven't been able to get back to it for a couple of weeks & don't remember. When i get back at it, will come back and tell you.
@@shivapriyasaraswati7171 please do, I'd really appreciate it! Thanks!
Hey there, these tips are more for recording audio in REAPER. Here a few things to try for MIDI keyboard latency. While recording, disable plugins on your FX chain besides the virtual instrument that you are triggering. While recording, disable plugins on the master track or any folder tracks that your virtual instrument track is running through. Any plugins that are affecting your virtual instrument track that you are recording with might be introducing latency for your MIDI keyboard. Increase your block size/buffer rate/buffer size under Options>Preferences>Audio>Device. It can be hard to give advice on latency without being there with you, but I hope these tips might help.
My problem is that it's only the *metronome* that is off. I've used a ton of VSTs and drum loops that are perfectly on beat, and I tested it with the Click source in the "Insert" menu that's also lined up perfectly. The built-in metronome is consistently early, and I have no idea how to fix it.
Quality info, thank you!
Thanks Jack, this was helpful. I am currently using the Asio time critical that was packaged with my external input the UMC. Will the version you offer do better?
thank you so much man. appreciate it.
ASIO fixed mine with the 2i2 perfectly, but just installing the driver does nothing, gotta make sure to change the 'Preferences > Audio > Device > Audio system' to use 'ASIO' cause it will still probably be using the default
I HAVE THE SOLUTION
Go to options-preferences-device
Find where it says buffers
Drop the buffers number by 1 # at a time and test your voice
Then if that doesnt work increase the samples by 10
Play with that until you get it
Unfortunately that didnt work so I did the opposite
I increased my buffer by 1 #
Then I dropped my samples by 10
I went to 5 and 480 for my buffer and samples.
Hope this helps because its spot on now✊🏼🐷
Your solution gave me a headache bro, my guitar sounded like a robot nigga
Thank you so much! You're the man! This helped me right here. I had to drop mine down to 5.
This still doesn't work even if I go into the negatives and restart the program or computer after every changes... I'm so frustrated....
I have a mac BTW if anyone can help.... please!
@@waynehedd Are you using virtual instruments? Are you experiencing the same latency with every instrument?
will this recording latency thing work for live monitoring/streaming
My recording is coming in too fast, ahead of the beat. What do I do in this case?
Hey. You can try the following - 1. Check your audio interface and driver settings. Make sure the sample rate matches your project settings in Reaper. Mismatched sample rates can cause speed issues. To do this, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Device. In the Device section, make sure the Sample Rate is the same as the Project Rate.
2. Adjust the Input Manual Offset in the opposite direction. Instead of adding milliseconds to delay the input, subtract milliseconds to bring the timing back. Start with small increments like -5 or -10 ms. To do this, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Recording. Enter the desired offset in milliseconds under Input Manual Offset in the Input section.
3. Record with input monitoring off, then align the clip later. Sometimes, direct monitoring can cause speed issues. To do this, turn off the Input Monitoring button in the toolbar. After you record, you can use Reaper's alignment tools to snap the clip back into time.
4. Quantize or manually align the clip after recording to snap it back into time. You can use Reaper's quantize functions or slice the clip and nudge parts back into place. To quantize the clip, go to Tools > Quantize. In the Quantize dialog, select the desired quantization settings and click Quantize. Use the Split and Nudge tools to slice the clip and nudge parts back into place.
5. If takes are consistently too fast, it could be your performance rather than latency. Use a metronome, work on your timing, or have Reaper automatically adjust the timing of the recordings. Go to View > Transport and click the Metronome button to use a metronome. To work on your timing, practice playing along with a metronome or backing track. To have Reaper automatically adjust the timing of the recordings, go to Options > Preferences > Audio > Recording. In the Input section, enable the Auto-align recorded takes option.
6. As a last resort, render out the faster clips to new files. Then import those rendered files back in, which should be at the correct speed. To render a clip, select the clip and go to File > Render. In the Render dialog, select the desired output settings and click Render.
I hope this helps 👍
I have the asio driver, but I am still experiencing latency even with as much as 200 ms off set.
why did I started getting latency in reaper? im on a 2017 Mac Pro with the newest generation scarlet audio and reaper.. I've used reaper since 2016 to record my music no problem now all of a sudden my input monitoring has a delay and my output monitoring has a delay too. I haven't changed any settings so why all of a sudden is this happening???
Can the input manual offset in reaper be used to counter plugin latency?
Yes, the Input Manual Offset in Reaper can be used to counter plugin latency. However, it is important to note that this is not always the best solution. In some cases, it may be better to adjust the plugin's settings or to use a different plugin with lower latency.
To use the Input Manual Offset to counter plugin latency, follow these steps:
Open the Preferences dialog (Options > Preferences).
Go to the Audio > Recording section.
Enter the desired offset in milliseconds under Input Manual Offset in the Input section.
Click OK to close the Preferences dialog.
The Input Manual Offset will delay the input signal by the specified amount of milliseconds. This will compensate for the latency introduced by the plugin so that the recorded audio will be in sync with the playback audio.
The amount of offset required will vary depending on the plugin and the settings that are used. Experimenting to find the best setting for your particular situation is important.
Here are some things to keep in mind when using the Input Manual Offset to counter plugin latency:
The Input Manual Offset will only affect the input signal. It will not affect the playback signal.
It can only compensate for latency that is introduced by plugins. It cannot compensate for other sources of latency, such as the audio interface or the computer's CPU.
It can introduce its own latency. This is because the audio signal has to be delayed by the specified amount of milliseconds before it can be recorded. I hope that helps. 👍
I installed ASIO and it did not fix the issue. I tried lots of other things before giving up. Once I gave up, I uninstalled ASIO. Now, my earbuds are not allowing me to hear audio from my laptop while streamlabs is open. I have been trying to fix this issue for the last three hours. I have hard reset my earbuds, uninstalled and reinstalled streamlabs, and reinstalled my laptop’s original audio drivers. Now I am trying to get support on the streamlabs discord. For anyone who reads the comments, yes, it is absolutely possible that installing ASIO will fuck up something on your computer.
Hey ive tried all of this and still have a delay...
I know this is late but it may be of some help to you or others in the future. Your processing power can take a huge hit with several plugins running. Try turning off the FX on tracks you can live without just while you are recording. It worked for me after coming here and finding this didn't help for me either. Good luck!
@michaelgarrett6059
Dude, after trying everything, your comment saved my day, that was EXACTLY the problem. All the FX I had one was taxing the CPU just enough to cause a mini delay. I just did a key bind to shut off all fx momentarily when I'm recording live and it's tight as hell again. Thanks man!!
Asio doesn't help, changing buffer doesn't work, Reaper is the only daw that I have that problem. Everything sounds like I have chorus on
Lol a 10 ms manual input offset was literally perfect
I have the ASIO and I can never hear anything out of my computer from it so now what
i tried dthis but i still have the same issue. i have focusrite solo 3rd gen, on reaper i show 192 as samples, 10/11ms on latency. whenever i click on midi using mouse, theres a delay in the response. like 1-2 , 1 is the click on mouse, 2 is the response of the midi. it used to be close in real time.
I see. It sounds like you are experiencing input latency. This is the delay between when you play a note and when you hear it. There are a few things that can cause input latency, such as the audio interface, the computer's CPU, and the settings in Reaper.
Here are some things you can try to reduce input latency:
1. Make sure that your audio interface is properly configured. Check the driver settings to make sure that the sample rate and buffer size are set to the lowest possible values that do not cause audio dropouts.
2. Close any unnecessary programs that are running in the background. These programs can use up CPU resources and increase latency.
3. Reduce the buffer size in Reaper. The buffer size is the amount of audio data that is buffered before it is played back. A lower buffer size will reduce latency, but it may also cause audio dropouts.
4. Use a different audio interface. Some audio interfaces have lower latency than others.
If you have tried all of these things and you are still experiencing input latency, you may need to upgrade your computer or audio interface.
Here are some additional things you can try:
Make sure that your Focusrite is properly connected to your computer.
Check the drivers for your Focusrite to make sure that they are up to date.
Try using a different USB port on your computer.
Try restarting your computer and your Focusrite.
I hope this helps. 👍
could you do a tutorial using a Bluetooth speaker like id like to use it as my guitar output
I tried your method for the output latency fix and nothings changing, im using bluetooth headphones for my output cause they’re all I have. Help.
Bluetooth has unusable latency by itself. You'll need regular corded phones
bro i love u
Glad it helped.
When I try to reduce the buffer size, below a certain point it just stops working altogether, so I'm left with unworkable latency, or dead silence. I have installed ASIO 4 all.
Im working with Reaper and the focusrite solo interface and I have input latency. And on top of that, I have to place all the tracks I recorded because they are not at the good place. ( I record back vocals when listening to a music track). Do I download ASIO even if I have focusrite? It wont interfer??
Thanks a lot
I had no issue whatsoever in pro tools, same interface in reaper and it’s unusable now, can’t possibly record with latency this bad.
Very disappointing.
I’ll have to rig some sort of live monitoring to record guitar, DI into my Saffire that records the track, but take a dry output to my pod hd and monitor that straight into the mix control of my saffire.
Seems unnecessary.
There is always a slight lag in Mac. No matter what the number is in all the settings shown. I've been playing around for hours for almost a month (everyday.... still nothing will work!!! ARGGHH!!!)
thanks, good info
Thanks Jimmy, I hope it helped.
Not sure if I have the same problem but maybe you can help. I recently switched from Windows to MacBook Pro. With headphones plugged into the audio interface and a track armed to record, it sounds like two voices when speaking in the mic. This doesn't happen when the track is not armed for recording. Also noticed by adjusting the Mix knob on the AI (back and forth) it's not as noticable at certain settings. I tried adjusting the Input Manual Offset to both extremes; -200 and +200ms but couldn't hear any difference. However it is noticable on the waveform when actually recording. Positive numbers show up earlier but negative numbers don't delay like I would expect.
It appears to me tpath taken is the audio signal at the AI input, through the USB, then being processed by Reaper and sent back to the AI output (headphones). As a result you hear yourself speaking and what was processed by Reaper being sent back. Is there a way to disable the audio signal being reprocessed and sent back during an armed or actual recording session? I think this is what I need to do.
What do you do if this doesn't work? Going crazy at this point. Nothing is working no matter what I change
thank you for this video
Can't get rid of that input delay even changing the input manual offset to high values T.T
Neither can I... I'm so frustrated and sad.... :(
@@waynehedd Just to update, i was told that reducing the buffer size in de Asio settings would improve the delay but it would take more from the cpu. Upgraded from a reyzen 3 proc to Ryzen 7 and made no difference (still 16Ram, 256 SSD). So idk how to get rif of that annoying mini delay.
change it to what??? 6:30
Yeah this didn't do anything for me. I downloaded asio but then my mixer wouldn't work with reaper. I tried the other way with input changes and it did zero
Why not set those values at max?
I connected Asia but there is not sound coming out… what could it be
thanks man!!!
Hey man thanks for the vid. So I downloaded the ausio download and even bumped up my input latency to 1,000 but no good. Right now I'm trying to use the new Alesis nitro mesh kit I got to trigger steven slate drums in reaper but there's way too much of a delay. Any ideas? Thanks
Hey, Jason. One electronic drummer to another, I have a Focusrite 2i4 audio interface that I use for my electronic kit, guitars, vocals, etc, and it works like a charm, zero latency issues. For example, I just got an M-Audio Keystation 61 MK3 midi controller and it came without a power supply. So, I hooked it up directly to my computer with the usb cable it came with to see how it would go and ran into all kinds of latency, which brought me here. However, I found a power supply and connected the keyboard to my Focusrite instead and it works perfectly. The Focusrite has an ASIO driver for download that has worked great for me. Another somewhat small investment into an audio interface might be a good choice for your new kit. Hope you get it worked out, man.
@@steverian6377 thanks for the help man! I actually ended up just using an audio jack splitter so i can hear the module while the track with slate drums is muted when recording and that did the trick. Do you think however that by doing what you mentioned would allow me to hear slate drums while recording without latency? Thanks 😎
@@jasonwright4144 I'm guessing it depends on individual setups, as I also use Superior Drummer 2.0 to trigger drum sounds including a Steven Slate kit ( I don't have Superior Drummer 3 but it looks awesome). Hard to tell since we are probably using different hardware and software. But I can surely tell you, with Reaper, Superior Drummer 2.0 software, including the Steven Slate kit, and the Focusrite audio interface, it has worked well for me. I've had a lot of fun with this setup.
Hey there mate! It's always hard to troubleshoot latency without the problem being right in front of me, but here are a few ideas. See if there is an audio driver that you need to download for your electronic drum kit on the manufacturer's website. Increase your block size/buffer rate/buffer size under Options>Preferences>Audio>Device in REAPER. For recording, disable any plugins that are in your FX chain other than the Steven Slate drums plug-in. Disable any plugins on your Master Track or any folder tracks that your drum track belongs to for recording. Looks like you found a workaround, but I hope this helps too.
@@steverian6377So...... Exactly what cables are you using through your scarlet? My edrums have 2 main outs. I would PREFER to use my scarlet 2i2 4th gen for driver purposes, but I just have the 2 main outs to run to the scarlett and I don't think you can "trigger" the ssd /superior drummer/ addictive Drums vst with the two main outs because they're stereo. Right? The only option I have is to run a USB straight from my drum module to my computer and use the drum VSTs that way (midi).... I would LOVE to find a way to get these VSTs to trigger through the audio interface though. It would be so much easier for everything I'm trying to do.
Yup my reaper its Delay too at the same time when record…So must need download this asio??Im fans you from malaysia..tq friend🙏
holy fuck the Asio plug in worked, idk how, but it did, hopefully it stays that way lol tysm
So i downloaded ASIO and it fixed my latancy issuse but now i cant record. Like im not getting any singal...anyone else have this problem
where do you adjust the latency if you're triggering softsynths in Reaper? When I play my controller, there is a delay/latency between the time I play the keyboard controller to the time I hear the attack of the sound in the softsynth. I'm using a Windows PC with the latest ASIO driver.
When I'm in Protools, I can quickly and easily fix this issue by simply lowering the Buffer size from say 512 to 64 or 32. But, within Reaper, there seems to be so many different options to fix different types of latency issues, it's difficult and frustrating to manage.
Best way is to put 32 or 64 in the 'request block size' field. It is the same as buffer size in PT :)
doesnt work. installed audio4all drivers, changed manual offset....made no difference at all :(
same here. When using ASIO sound system its still delayed and with a ton of cracking/popping. If I use WASAPI the sound is clear but still delayed. Doesn't matter if I use 200+ ms in either direction for input or output. No idea.
I can set the OP latanct to max and it maked no difference :/ still a 1-2 sec delay happening
ignore me actually xD it was latancey in my scarlet 2i2 and I set audio driver on dias FX to ASIO and it has all synked up now so im getting no delay now :)
That aint do shit lol. My audio interface is spot on outside of any program. But I went up slowly then even went to over a billion and my input latency wasn’t effected at all
Doesn't change anything
oH mAN! TK´S! Obrigado!
The input latency made absolutely no difference for me. Takes 4 whole seconds once I strum a chord for it to play back into my headphones
Working for a minute, now no audio.
So Waveout works fine, but has latency. Same with ASIO. Dowloaded ASIO4all v2 and now all I get is constant click tones in my headphones and no instrument playback audio. ASIO4ALL error messages. ASIO crashing reaper. ASIO has been my single biggest hurdle to recording music in EVERY daw I tried. Why is this such trash. I've all but given up on music. Come back for another go years later and it's the same effing hang up.
If anyone can help me with this you are a god.
How I fixed my latency, is to remember I am running all my audio through Voicemeteer, and that adds a buttload of latency.
Lol. Lmao, even.
This does nothing
Your screen is not clear
This didnt work as well as literally 50 other guides... Somebody please help me. Im getting so fucking tired of this shit.
skip to 5 10
Yeah this doesn't work, not so useful tutorial
Doesn’t work at all he’s stupid asf
@@JayLowc it doesn't work but don't insult him