Lag on my DAW

churned · 14 Sep 2007 at 14:02

When I am using a DAW (Digital Audio Workstation), Sonar, Sony ACID, Cubase e.t.c it's laggy, the sound is choppy at times and there is a delay in playing an instrument whilst recording then hearing it from the speakers, what do I need to sort this out, new soundcard, new processor?

Currently using the onboard sound from my Dell motherboard.

rolleyes

Specz:

Pentium 4 3.0Ghz
2GB DDR2 RAM
Onboard sound

And if I do need a new soundcard, anyone got any recommendations?

churned · 16 Sep 2007 at 13:45

OzZie · 16 Sep 2007 at 17:51

Yeah, you need a proper digital audio interface for recording and monitoring. Look into the M-Audio range of products. For a half decent setup, your looking at at least £200 for the interface and some half decent studio monitors unless you already have them.

churned · 16 Sep 2007 at 19:01

Thanks, I was recommended to get a MIDI controller from the same company, but looks like they have everything I need to get started on their site

dgowenlock · 18 Sep 2007 at 18:44

I use the EMU 1212M - highly recommend it, 24bit and 192kHz - yet still really good vale for money. Plug in some decent active studio monitors and you will be good to go...

stopstartstall · 22 Sep 2007 at 14:02

Know this is an old thread but thought I'd chip in anyway... I've got an M-Audio Delta 44 in my DAW and it works perfectly. No latency problems, very easy to install and it has four ins and four outs. And most importantly: very good sound quality!

I'd defo recommend M-Audio cards.