*It's also important to note that in addition to better latency performance, my rig is absolutely more stable at 48Hz / 32 samples with the RME card. SD3 sees output latency at 2.5ms and buffer latency at 0.7ms. I run my rig at 48Hz with a 32 sample buffer size. In my case, RTL dropped 1.9ms from 5.4ms on the Focusrite Clarett to 3.5ms on the RME HDSPe AIO (measured with Oblique Audio RTL Utility).
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Same PC with no changes to the disk, memory, or CPU. How does using a PCI card compare in terms of latency to an external interface like the 2i4 in your experience?As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I recently went from a USB-C connected Focusrite Clarett 4Pre to a PCIe connected RME HDSPe AIO card. You can use very old pc hardware, does not make a difference latency-wise. In over 10 years nothing has surpassed Rme PCI Cards!
Mac core audio latency drivers#
It is also annoying as hell to turn off internet/WiFi while using e-drums (as I have to, when using Mac air with Thunderbolts Zoom Tac2r), I play a lot (actually 6-7 years owning my Aio) to YouTube Videos, without crackles and 32 Buffer size.Ĭhoosing a used Rme 9632 (often under 200 Euro) and used old pc with old pci slot (under 150 Euro) is by they way extremely cheap und fully Sufficient (in most cases faster) using Superior 3.ītw you can attach a lot of channels/outputs/inputs/favs/headphones to Rme/Aio/9632, not possible with Zoom and Uad Interfaces under 1000 Bucks, Rme is modular, best drivers (even Catalina).and therefore cheap.Īnd again (because it is misleading!) latency is not related to computer power and most computer hardware, the chosen sound interface and their driver deliver lowest latency. Your setup has too much latency for me, imho instantly noticeable/laggy when playing and knowing/owning/comparing with real drums, my goal is to get as close as possible to real drums. Older Apollo Twin solo (they are good performing with thier own plugins on their dsp) did not work with my mac air at all for e-drumming (tried 2 years ago), horrible latency, did not try mojave though, some people here seem to get good results with newer macs, I kind of doubt it, but will try again, they have the same drivers for their interfaces.
IMHO more important are better headphones like Fostex Th 610 and the AIO, makes much more impact than a better DAC like ADI2pro. In terms of headphone out sound quality UAD Apollo ranks above older quite ok performing RME, but you can add a separate DAC/headphone amp via optical out to improve sound and not sacrifice latency, as the RME PC card remains responsible for low latency.Ĭheck closed Fostex TH 610 for e-Drumming, they make much more difference than fast CPU equipped computer!īest headphone out I encounterd RME Adi2pro, but this is very expensive, as you need a AIO or 9632 attached to it, the adi has no midi in and has no mixer like the AIO/9632, it is notz a conventional sound interface. So best more stable latency buy cheapo PC with RME AIO or even RME 9632 (used), can be up to 10 years old. So I clearly favour Zoom Tac 2r although the headphone out is also quite weak/low output compared to a RME AIO (PCI Express card), which is even more stable, I had to turn off all wireless activity with the mac air to get to this low latency, using more VSTs parallel like Bias/BFD/Superior/Amplitube inside a DAW, the Mac with the zoom quickly folded. TD 30 connected via usb into computer/mac, headphone plugged into TD30Ī Mac Air and Zoom Tac 2r Thunderbolt (which the Headphones were pluged into) connected with classic mid cable the Zoom had a noticeable better latency and had better headphone sound. I only own a macair early 2014 with 4 Gig Ram, when I compared (2 years ago) the
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