Does anyone use this interface?  I'm having bad luck with latency.  The buffer only goes up to 1024 samples.

eph221
Does anyone use this interface?  I'm having bad luck with latency.  The buffer only goes up to 1024 samples.

1024 is plenty large for an ASIO buffer - I would think that you have latency issues due to other software processes running in the background, rather than an issue with the Focusrite interface. This isn't an easy fix if you're not an PC wiz kid.

So I traced the problem down to high cpu usage of system idle process and wmi provider host.  I looked on the internet to find solutions, none of them seemed to work.  Sonar is showing high cpu usage.  That's really the problem, not the Forte.

eph221
So I traced the problem down to high cpu usage of system idle process and wmi provider host.  I looked on the internet to find solutions, none of them seemed to work.  Sonar is showing high cpu usage.  That's really the problem, not the Forte.

 
The system idle process isn't something to worry about, it's what the CPU runs when there's nothing to schedule. You can google search on WMI Provide Host - here's a link to start you off.

if you want LOWER latency, you must LOWER your buffers.

So,  I spoke with focusrite, evidently there's a beta driver 1.3.1  as of right now 3/29/2016.  If you're having issues with 
win 10, contact them and see if it helps.

eph221
Does anyone use this interface?  I'm having bad luck with latency.  The buffer only goes up to 1024 samples.

this does not make any sense.
 
lower buffer equals faster latency.
 
the whole idea, is to get a system that is powerful enough, dialed in enough,
to allow you to set the LOWEST number of buffers and still have stability. (we're talking real time recording here, not mixdown)

Another resource to use is Resplendence LatencyMon (download is in the "Free Downloads" on the left). Depending on how much tweaking you have done with your machine, you may have several background processes running that are unnecessary. LatencyMon can help you sort out which ones are the most problematic. It also helps to post those results here when you have them, since most of us have already tracked them down to remove them from the system overhead.

thx mettelus
 

Sorry about the confusion, I meant crackles and pops which means that the audio buffers are late in filling up. I confused that with the colloquial *latency*.