Latency issue with Sonar Platinum and Scarlett

Try to put Volume to max on the MixControl for the line of your Mic, and with de MixControl Too turn down the Volume of the output of the DAW & Not turn on the input echo in the DAW.
 
 

Mix Control software is only for premium Scarlett devices.
What driver version are you running?

Mixcontrol software is only made for these devices: Scarlett 8i6, Scarlett 6i6, Scarlett 18i6, Scarlett 18i8, Scarlett 18i20

RSMCGUITAR
You might want to confirm what driver you are using. I would recommend the 2.5.2 driver.
 

I didn't notice the number but I downloaded the latest one from their website today.

First, Is the music playback ( computer)  loud in the headphone when the headphone control is at say 1 o'clock?
What signal are you getting from the mike? ,, does it go into the red if you shout out?
 
If the music playback is loud and the mike is not, then there's something wrong with your mike set up, cable or the setting your using..also is this a phantom powered mike? USB power is a known factor with pour performance with phantom powered mikes.. You need an interface with a power supply. 
The 2i2 is certainly a pour design for interfaces from all the weirdness reported here due to it's lack of certain features. 

The lag does not go away if I toggle the effects. Another thing to note is that I don't see ASIO driver in the preferences. I am using the Scarlett driver. I was using ASIO4ALL some time back but it had other issues so I had to stop using that one.
 
Im using a AT2020 mic and the signal is quite decent. I have tried to resolve the issue setting the mic gain at various levels. When I turn the input echo, there is a very significant lag that distracts the singer. The direct monitor on the Scarlett allows the singer to hear his voice but I have to pump up the mic gain to full strength to be able to hear through the direct monitor, else it feeble. And obviously doing this turns the red ring to go on and the signal clips in Sonar.
 
This is the first generation Scarlett. The driver site shows the driver is dated 2014.

Not sure if this will make a difference, but Focusrite does have a public beta site: http://beta.focusrite.com/.
 
I have been using the 3.2.2 driver with my 2i2. The big change is that "standard" buffer sizes are now used (powers of 2).
 
This have been available for over a year. Not sure why it is not official. I have been using this driver for close to a year and have experienced no issues.

My next interface will not be a Focusrite. And the pre amps and the way the gain is sort of funky is my biggest gripe. 
I had to buy a Joe Meek pre amp to solve my issue with the gain. It was either too quiet or too loud and clipping. 
Sounds like your experiencing the same issue. 

Cactus Music
My next interface will not be a Focusrite. And the pre amps and the way the gain is sort of funky is my biggest gripe. 
I had to buy a Joe Meek pre amp to solve my issue with the gain. It was either too quiet or too loud and clipping. 
Sounds like your experiencing the same issue. 

Exactly....I have to turn it too loud and deal with clipping or else it is too quiet. On the hunt for a better AI...RME or MOTU on my list.

Kind of late to respond back on this thread. I did try the beta drivers, and it started giving constant clicks while playing any audio on the PC, not just from Sonar. I reverted back to 2.5.2 and still living with the lag while recording vocals.  I'm preparing to get the RME UCX but wanted to make sure I tried all possible tricks to get this one working, but no luck so far !
I really dont know what the direct monitoring won't work unless I turn the mic gain too high ! Just too low gain on the mic inputs I guess ! ? This is scarlett 2i2 first gen btw.

I use that card (1st gen) as well. No issues with latency when recording:

• make sure you use the Focurite ASIO driver. I can record easily with latency below 10ms at 16/44.1K
• use the direct monitoring on the interface. This allow you to hear what you record before it even hit the DAW. However that is a dry signal
• I always disable the Wi-Fi in Device Manager when I use Sonar ...

 

Cactus Music
I think the OP's issue is if he turns the mike gain up so He can hear in the phones, the pre amp goes red and clips. This is my experience too. 
I have found the workaround was to use a small mixer to drive my headphones from the 3/4 output on the 6i6. 
My mike is split from the extra output on the back of the Joe Meek pre amp so problem solved. 
Certain headphones have more output than others so using a set of loud phones might also solve the issue. 

When I had a Gen 1 version of the Scarletts I found I had great success using a small mixer (I have a $125 Yamaha mixer that includes effects like reverb) and a microphone splitter. I could record with absolutely zero latency and add reverb to suit the ears while recording actual dry tracks.

I recently posted this on a related topic. This technique might help the OP as another approach to consider (via Device Manager).

http://forum.cakewalk.com...-Hazards-m3535408.aspx

Cactus Music
I think the OP's issue is if he turns the mike gain up so He can hear in the phones, the pre amp goes red and clips. This is my experience too. 
I have found the workaround was to use a small mixer to drive my headphones from the 3/4 output on the 6i6. 
My mike is split from the extra output on the back of the Joe Meek pre amp so problem solved. 
Certain headphones have more output than others so using a set of loud phones might also solve the issue. 

So can I continue to connect my mic to the scarlett and just connect the headphone out to a mixer and be able to solve the issue ? The point is I don't want to connect my mic to the mixer coz the mixer preamps are not as good as the scarlett.
Would this be equivalent to connecting the headphone out from the scarlett to  an headphone amp?

RishiS
I don't want to be using the preamps on the mixer.If im not wrong, this technique requires the mic to be plugged into the mixer?

RishiS - for the recording you've been mentioning, the technique of the mixer addition allows you to stop using input monitor from Sonar. This instantly alleviates the lag you've been fighting with in your set up.

The answer is no, the mic is plugged into the Focusrite Scarlett, and through its pre-amps, your mic performance records dry and straight and pristinely into Sonar.

But with some improvements.

Here's the routing again - as mentioned in the Hardware thread you also have presently:

$122 for a small mixer with effects (such as reverb and delay). I use this.
https://www.amazon.com/Ya...Yamaha+6+channel+mixer

$35 mic splitter:
https://www.amazon.com/AR...ds=Microphone+splitter

Maybe another $20 for an additional short mic cable or two if you don 't have them.

Plug your mic into the splitter. One cable from the splitter goes in one of the 2i2 inputs, the other into one of the mixer channel inputs. Headphone jack out from the 2i2, use a simple headphone cable from the 2i2 headphone jack into one of the mixer channel inputs.

Your headphones plug in to the mixer.

The Scarlett gets one mic input, and this flows directly into Sonar.

The mixer gets two inputs: a) the second mic line coming from the splitter (has no effect on the pure signal going into the Scarlett). b) the headphone out from the Scarlett (that is playing back the music from Sonar (with no input monitor in Sonar, so it's just the music).

The splitter is just a pass through for the mic signal to the Scarlett - without affecting the signal whatsoever. But it allows a separate line of your mic to additionally get routed into the mixer.

Your headphones (or multiple headphones if you use a Y adapter) plug in to the mixer, you monitor from the mixer only.

With the mixer you can balance the Sonar music playback with your live mic volume to a desired balance, and add effects to your mic that you hear on your headphones. (These effects do not record to Sonar since this is on a split wire that doesn't even route to Sonar). So you can add a touch of reverb for example to make it sound friendlier for your recording ear. Even though the straight signal is going in dry to Sonar.

You can then record into Sonar at any latency you like - even bloat it to a 1024 buffer (if you want to be that ridiculous) and monitor your live singing with absolutely zero latency. It's perfect. It's really perfect.

The Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 records clearly into Sonar without a trace of color.

You can achieve this bliss for about $160.

I know this works.