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Delay when recording into PC :(

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Topic Delay when recording into PC :(
Hi All,

Having a problem (1)where when im recording vocals or guitar, there is a delay. So im basically singing or strumming the guitar and its coming out a few moments after from my PC. Can someone help me with this?

Im Using a Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop, with the onboard sound card, so its a pretty crappy sound card. The sound card is a "SigmaTel Audio". I also have ASIO4ALL Driver v2 installed. Using Cubase SX too.

Im also having another problem(2) where most of the time its not even playing what im strumming out of the speakers! However it does record the guitar, i just cant hear it until i play it back.

Thank you in advance.
Nick
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Beside the red record button, there is a button that turns orange when you click on it. It has the graphic of a speaker profile; that is the monitor button and it allows you to monitor the track you are recording on in Cubase. Adjust your latency in asio4all so the delay won't be so prominent. I can't guarantee success with your onboard Sigmatel though.
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Hey KitC,
Thanks for that.

do you have any idea why i cant hear what im playing live? ? ?
I can only hear what i play when i play it back.....

Cheers,
Nick
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The SigmaTel is the onboard audio and I think it is not up to the task. Since you're using asio4all, try reducing latency to 10ms or less. You might have to upgrade to a pcmcia soundcard such as those from Echo, or a usb/firewire audio card.
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sorry but I don't know cubase at all
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thanks for that.. i think i have the delays all sorted now as i can see the level meters on the tracks when im recording in cubaseSX go up and down at the same time im strumming..

Do you have any idea why my speakers wouldnt be relaying the sound when i record or play? I can only hear what i have recorded when i play it back... The speakers should just act like any amp and relay the sound instantly..

do you know what i mean?? (hard to explain im an amateur and dont know the lingo all that well)

thanks!
Nick
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This sounds like a classic latency problem.
That means the time it takes your computer to process everything and then finally present something to the sound card / speakers.
Check the settings in your software, they usually have a 'latency' or 'response time' setting somewhere ... but if you make it too short, you'll get a clicking sound on top of your audio, then take it just a bit slower until that stops.

:)
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I have sigmatel on my mothjer board and Windows XP, all works fine? very small delay. May be you need to try software that woks without asio4all directly with sound card WDM drivers without using ASIO! It's Sonar 5.0 (old name http://Cakewalk.com try Sonat 5.0 trial version), or try freeware https://GuitarFX.Net also read how to tune your sound card audio mixer correctly http://guitar-fx.org/mixer.mht (MS IE needed to read it)