Computer keyboard lag and latency

rachmanoff · Post by **rachmanoff** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 4:19 pm

Is anyone else experiencing significant lag and latency when using the computer keyboard for MIDI input? If so, are you able to combat the problem in any way?

I find it quite difficult to perform even simple musical tasks on the keyboard due to the latency and jitter.

sps1 · Post by **sps1** » Wed Aug 25, 2004 5:36 pm

Go into your preferences and change your buffer size so that you have lower latency when you play in via midi. If your computer is fast and you have a good amount of ram you can set this very low.

ozone · Post by **ozone** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:05 pm

Absolutely. I can't use the qwerty at all to do even the simplest drum programming. Regardless of buffer setting. Seems to jam up with too much input even on a 4s hat part.

12" G4 iBook 640ram 800mHz.

klangsulfat · Post by **klangsulfat** » Sat Aug 28, 2004 7:27 pm

rachmanoff wrote:Is anyone else experiencing significant lag and latency when using the computer keyboard for MIDI input? If so, are you able to combat the problem in any way?

I find it quite difficult to perform even simple musical tasks on the keyboard due to the latency and jitter.

Same here on my PowerBook. BTW: On my system, the lag has nothing to do with audio latency. While playing my soft synths with an external MIDI keyboard, there is no audible lag. Only if I use the computer keyboard. I'm sure that the beta version of Live 4 doesn't show this behaviour

Any ideas?

ttourist · Post by **ttourist** » Fri Oct 22, 2004 8:47 pm

I haven't been able to play much with Live the last few months. When i just tried to use the computer keyboard, after an update to 4.04 recently, i was shocked at the response to my key pressings. It's now hardly usable and i'm SURE this problem wasn't in the beta versions. What happened?

Machinate · Post by **Machinate** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 11:20 am

I think this is a mac problem. Only some of you wrote your hw specs and version number, so I could be wrong

Andreas

ttourist · Post by **ttourist** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 12:17 pm

yes, i'm on a Mac too: PB 12"/867 MHz/640 MB RAM/OS X 10.3.5

hoffman2k · Post by **hoffman2k** » Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:30 pm

Machinate wrote:I think this is a mac problem. Only some of you wrote your hw specs and version number, so I could be wrong

Andreas

Maybe a powerbook thing from the looks of it.
I have no lag on a g5 with wireless keyboard operated from 3 meters distance. I also tested a usb keyboard and it showed no evidence of any lag.

cheers

Computer keyboard lag and latency

Computer keyboard lag and latency

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