On current versions of Windows, "DirectSound" is emulated and there is no
longer hardware DirectSound acceleration.
WASAPI "should" give better performance than MME, but this is highly
dependent on drivers.
Most users should use MME or WASAPI, whichever works best for them.
Steve
On Sat, 23 May 2020 at 00:55, Andrew Downie <access_tech@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Robert, do you prefer MME to Windows Direct?
Andrew
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audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Robert Hänggi
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Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Solving latency problems
I've built an ASIO version for myself.
Strangely enough, I don't use it a lot. Most of the time just plain MME.
Wasapi has somewhat decreased in quality and is certainly not
recommendable for critical recordings.
That's of course a pity because it is the only interface that allows
24 bit input resolution.
Robert
On 22/05/2020, Sandra Gayer <sandragayer7@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello,
I found constant issues when working with Audacity and multitracking.
The only way I could get tracks to stay in line with each other was to
use a jack mic directly into the computer's onboard mic. USB mic or
soundcards made things worse. Paid for DAWS seem to work well with
external soundcards.
Very best wishes,
Sandra.
On 5/22/20, Richard Thomas <richardrthomas48@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi: I am just learning all this audio stuff.
I understand latency and have just read up on Ausio a little.
I also found that perhaps an Audio Interface with 0 latency may be a
good way of handling at least the listening latency but what about
the recording latency?
Has anyone used a Audio Interface with Audacity and have any insights
into the use of an Audio Interface for multi track recording?
Also, I run a new 8 core Intel Machine under Windows.
Does Audacity take full advantage of multi-processor and
multi-threading environments?
Rick USA
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From: Andrew Downie
Sent: Friday, May 22, 2020 6:26 AM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] Re: Solving latency problems
Hi Vitor
I would be interested in comments from those who do recordings where
latency is more critical than for what I do. I can repeat a click
track test and get slightly different results, and that is with just
two tracks. But it is a small difference. I strongly suspect that
individual machines will influence latency.
On this machine WASAPI requires about half the adjustment of Windows
Direct. Unfortunately, it also introduces a flutter on the first
second or so of a recording.
I have not tested whether recording in 16, 24 or 32 bit float makes a
difference. My guess would be that the higher the bit depth and
greater the rate the more grunt would be required from the computer.
Are you running a SSD (solid state disk) or a conventional one. In
my experience this six-year old SSD is so much faster than a
mechanical drive.
Hope the above ramblings help a bit.
Andrew
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<audacity4blind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of Vitor Ferreira
Sent: Friday, 22 May 2020 6:25 PM
To: audacity4blind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [audacity4blind] Solving latency problems
Hi list.
I have recently been making some experiments to compare other
accessible daws with Audacity, and, to be honest, I like the 32 bit
float quality Audacity provides by default. The only problem is that
I always have to keep making slight adjustments to latency values.
I don't know if the same happens to any of you musicians and
producers out there, but after a fiew tracks, latency really starts
to be a problem, and I always have to keep an eye, either to be able
to sync while playing, or to adjust the values in the recording
preferences.
Sometimes, even tracks which sounded in sync, get out of sync for no
apparent reason. And that happens specificly with Audacity.
As Audacity does not support Asio, and comçiling it in the program is
far beond the extent of my hability and patience, I would like to
know how you solve latency problems without Asio, or if you have to
keep adjusting those values just like it seems to be my case. If you
have an easyer solution, please share it. Many thanks.
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