eph221
If you have an extra PCIe slot get the rme hdsp 9652. It's even better than a usb 2.0 for latency.  Btw RME supports their products for very long periods of time..does the unicorn??  I'd hate to unload a bunch of dough and then see there are no drivers for it next year.  RME continues to write drivers for  products that were made for xp. JRR shop has the HDSPe AIO (which is probably the best option) for $849.  I don't think we're allowed to post linx.

well, in my experience MOTU has supported devices for long periods of time.  I've had mine through winXP, win7 and Win10 without driver issues.
 
and when mine broke out of warranty I paid $100 flat fee for a refurbished replacement.  support seemed fine to me.
 
 

eph221
If you have an extra PCIe slot get the rme hdsp 9652. It's even better than a usb 2.0 for latency.  Btw RME supports their products for very long periods of time..does the unicorn??  I'd hate to unload a bunch of dough and then see there are no drivers for it next year.  RME continues to write drivers for  products that were made for xp. JRR shop has the HDSPe AIO (which is probably the best option) for $849.  I don't think we're allowed to post linx.

Hammerfalls are PCI.   I don't think it is wise to invest in a PCI unit when most boards will not have those slots. The do have PCI to PCIe adapters.  Read the RME forums on those who went this way.

dannyjmusic
Hello Craig...First...I was a fan back when Electronic Projects for Musicians came out! Where did the time go?
Anyway...I was a drummer for years and latency when trying to play a drum part on a virtual synth drives me nuts....I used to use an Atari with Hybrid Arts using all external synths, and there was no latency at all!
So my question is...does that Tascam US 20 x 20 with the USB 3.0 make a big difference? or should I just get a good USB 2.0 interface...
I've been using a Zoom R24 and it really has a lot of latency...works pretty well, but also is kinda quirky and Sonar really doesn't like it much..crashes a lot and takes forever to be recognized again by Sonar. 
I also am using a Fast Track C400 for now...tired of the Zoom problems and looking for something better
I really don't need a lot of inputs right now...just 2 to 4
Sooo...I know you just got the Tascam...is that a good choice, or should I just go for a 2.0 interface? I am a full time composer so it's not just a hobby.
 
Thanks for your thoughts

LATENCY - Should have done this years ago....

Repost from a prior thread:

(Works for recording e-drums via MIDI as well)

I've struggled with latency on and off while tracking/recording through a mic either vocals or acoustic guitar.

It's probably not an issue for some, or others have solved what I've just done following their own exploration, or because they have a more expensive audio interface which just removes latency altogether.

But I've solved latency for me, and am passing this on in case any of the forum members have had issues with latency in their set up.

Here's what I've done and it's now perfect. (I have a small studio by the way, I'm not recording live bands).

1. I bought a microphone line splitter (ART SplitComPro). $35.00. Handles phantom power split issue.

2. Bought a mini mixer (Yamaha MG06X) with onboard reverb and delay. $120.00

Routing described here:

A. From microphone, mic line into the mic line splitter input.

B. One split line (the main one), route it to my audio interface mic input.

C. Audio interface output route to 2 channels of input on the mini mixer. This is for playback of the Sonar song's music tracks.

D. from the mic splitter, the second mic split line to an input channel on the mini mixer.

E. Set vocal track in Sonar to record enabled, but don't turn on input monitor.

F. Adjust on the mixer the balance between the Sonar music playback and the mic only channel (brought in by the split line). (Both sound absolutely clean).

G. Add some reverb from the mixer's built in reverb to the mic channel as desired.

H. Record.

Result? It's perfect!

The recording experience is perfect to my ear while performing/singing. The recorded audio track is perfectly clean and on time.

No more latency issues for me.

Solved for about $150.00 of hardware.

kitekrazy1

eph221
If you have an extra PCIe slot get the rme hdsp 9652. It's even better than a usb 2.0 for latency.  Btw RME supports their products for very long periods of time..does the unicorn??  I'd hate to unload a bunch of dough and then see there are no drivers for it next year.  RME continues to write drivers for  products that were made for xp. JRR shop has the HDSPe AIO (which is probably the best option) for $849.  I don't think we're allowed to post linx.

Hammerfalls are PCI.   I don't think it is wise to invest in a PCI unit when most boards will not have those slots. The do have PCI to PCIe adapters.  Read the RME forums on those who went this way.

The mentioned HDSPe AIO is actually a PCIe unit, not PCI.
 

Klaus

kitekrazy1

eph221
If you have an extra PCIe slot get the rme hdsp 9652. It's even better than a usb 2.0 for latency.  Btw RME supports their products for very long periods of time..does the unicorn??  I'd hate to unload a bunch of dough and then see there are no drivers for it next year.  RME continues to write drivers for  products that were made for xp. JRR shop has the HDSPe AIO (which is probably the best option) for $849.  I don't think we're allowed to post linx.

Hammerfalls are PCI.   I don't think it is wise to invest in a PCI unit when most boards will not have those slots. The do have PCI to PCIe adapters.  Read the RME forums on those who went this way.

The mentioned HDSPe AIO is actually a PCIe unit, not PCI.
 

Meanwhile Hammerfalls are PCI. The 9632 is a bit over $500. I wish I would have bought one instead of the Yamaha SW1000XG.   Yamaha is great for having doorstops.