Latency In My Own Playback
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Taking lessons using Farplay. All connections seem fine. I can clearly see and hear my instructor. The voice and music seems to synch up well with the picture on my laptop. He claims to see and hear me with no picture or sound latency problems. I however, cannot play a note or speak a word without hearing a minor delay in the sound I am hearing in my earbuds. This is driving me crazy! I have tried modifying the setting to no success. I am using a remote mic (mono) connected thru a USB A port. My earbuds are simply plugged into the earphone jack. When I play your “getting Started” video, the sound and picture synch perfectly. Why am I hearing this latency only thru my earbuds? HELP!
Paul Demyanovich
pdemy@verizon.net
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Hi Paul,
Go to Preferences > General Options. Use the Audio Buffer Size pull-down menu to try another setting. At least try 16 (0.3 ms) and Default. If you’re on Windows, also try 480 (10 ms). See whether any of these settings reduces the delay you hear.
In the “You (…)” subpanel, drag the Monitor slider all the way to the left, so that it reads “muted”. This silences the copy of your own sound you hear from FarPlay through your earbuds.
Are you on Mac or Windows? What model of microphone are you using?
Thank you,
David LiaoDear Paul,
Thank you for your reply. The monitor slider in the “You (…)” subpanel doesn’t affect how loudly you hear the other musician, just how loudly you hear your own sound.
You might be able to reduce the latency of your own sound a bit by making sure that “Signal Enhancements” are turned off in Windows sound settings, as indicated in section 3 (“Configure and test your audio”) of our QuickStart Guide for Windows users using built-in audio.
While you are making sure Signal Enhancements” are turned off, also try checking the checkbox to enable “Allow applications to take exclusive control of this device“. Then an audio buffer size in FarPlay of 16, 32, or 64 might work better, if these weren’t working well before.
Unlike on Mac, where latency is typically reliably low, latency on Windows varies (OK in some situations, too high in others). To ensure lowest latency on Windows specifically, use an audio device with manufacturer-provided ASIO drivers, like the iRig Stream Mic USB. Plug the headphones into this mic, and set up this mic using the QuickStart Guide for Windows users using an external audio interface.
Thank you,
David Liao
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