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stephaniedema:
Hi guys

Finally got my Cubase up and running, so I decided to try it out yesterday. I recorded some bass line with midi and then wanted to play some drums on top of it.
My set up is Yamaha Keyboard -(midi)- Tascam US-122 interface -(USB)- Toshiba laptop (Windows Vista)
The problem is that when I play a note, it takes over a second untill I hear it in my headphones, so I can't really play on top of my other track...
Do you have the same problem? Do you know how to fix it? Or how do you do it?

Greetings
SD

Boydie:
Welcome to the steep learning curve (mountain!) that is DAW recording

What you are experiencing is "latency"

You need to find in your settings something called "buffer size"

There should be a slider of some type that allows you to reduce latency - when yoh go too far you will probably notice crackles / pops / glitches etc.

Your drivers should be ASIO for best performance

I am not sure where all the settings are in cubase but hopefully this will help you start looking...

andy5544:
I have cubase and he's correct,  but I found the best answers
In detail on youtube. For just about all you need to know.

Dutchbeat:
yes, that is indeed "latency" and it does kill all the fun music making (and listening) can offer

i hope the buffer size tip from Boydie will help, because if the problem is the speed of your processor in your computer (for DAW recording you need a fast computer) you may have a bigger problem (i.e., that you need a faster computer)

If you bought your Cubase and / or your Tascam interface at a store, you may consider taking all your gear to the store and let them look at it (i mean, sometimes you need someone with experience to set you up, to just get going...)

Good luck, Stephanie

domstone86:
Sigh, I remember when a mac 10 years ago with hardware samplers was capable of some fairly decent stuff and latency STILL gives us hell!

Tascam drivers are actually terrible. I have a US-800 and there are many things they could improve... Check the latency on the applet in the taskbar. If you're having difficulty with high CPU load after lowering the buffer size, you can make it easier by making the latency buffer as large as you can (It shouldn't be noticably different).

If you can, upgrade to Windows 7 too. Just because.

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