Re:Monitor issues
2011/03/30 12:11:02
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the latency has to do almost solely to the soundcard's drivers. some people have gotten soundblasters to work at low latency, others have not. it depends on the drivers for your particular model of soundblaster. you can adjust the latency by going to OPTIONS>AUDIO and moving the latency slider to the FAST side. this might start causing popping, clicking, stuttering and even dropout. then you have to move it back toward the SAFE side.
you can try ASIO driver mode but I've found not many SB cards work in ASIO driver mode depending on your operating system. I know there are no win7x64 ASIO drivers for a lot of the SB cards and that has been a big complaint about them.
they're not designed for recording purposes - regardless of what the marketing hype leads you to believe - and that is my opinion and I'm sure an SB fan will say I'm wrong. that's ok.
if the above doesn't help, you can also try ASIO4ALL. google it, install it, then change to ASIO driver mode. that might get you going until you can afford a recording soundcard.
if you're interested in buying a recording soundcard, check my website for soundcard recommendations.