M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings

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Dave King
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2012/05/23 23:05:22 (permalink)

M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings

My Delta 44 buffer is set at 256 samples.  Is this pretty much standard?  I tried reducing it to 64, relaunched Sonar, ran a project and the CPU meter was in the red.  Thanks.

Dave King
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    musicroom
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    Re:M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings 2012/05/24 00:23:53 (permalink)

    Mixing at 256 samples is fine, but if you are tracking/monitoring thru your software you would target 64 samples - but should be able to work at 128.

    What does this project look like in number of plugins/synths and tracks? If the project is large, then maybe you could try freezing some tracks and bypassing some or all of the fx bins when you're tracking. 



     
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    Re:M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings 2012/05/24 07:26:23 (permalink)
    it really depends on your computer.

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    Re:M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings 2012/05/24 09:52:52 (permalink)
    Hi Dave,
     
    It depends on what you've got running in that project. 
    ie: Several convolution reverbs can be a substantial load.
    With lighter loads, you should be able to run at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size.
     
    With an i7 CPU, you'd be able to run substantial loads at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size.
    The i7 CPUs really kicked open the door to effectively work at ultra low latency.

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    Dave King
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    Re:M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings 2012/05/24 19:56:20 (permalink)
    What does this project look like in number of plugins/synths and tracks? If the project is large, then maybe you could try freezing some tracks and bypassing some or all of the fx bins when you're tracking.

     
    It's a pretty large project (by my standards):
     
    30 Tracks
    Slate VCC on every track/bus
    4 Soft Synths
    Various Compressors (Not convolution), EQ's
    T-Racks Limiter
     
    My OP was really just a status check asking if the CPU Usage meter behavior seemed typical.
     
    Thanks.

    Dave King
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    Jim Roseberry
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    Re:M-Audio Delta 44 Buffer Settings 2012/05/25 08:54:59 (permalink)
    Slate VCC on every track/bus

     
    If you disable the Slate VCC instances... can you then run the project at a 64-sample ASIO buffer size?

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    Jim Roseberry
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