"SOLVED" Latency on MacBook Pro M1 Max with 1 track only

[cellicello]

Hello,

I tried to record with Ableton Live Suite version 11.3.20 today.

I get latency doing a recording test with my MacBook Pro M1 Max
using macOS Sonoma Version 14.2.1

Ableton Live using around 2% of the CPU
no plugin but only one wave track.
Buffer size set from 512 to 32 samples
(with 32 samples I get a little better result but not accurate enough.)

Audio Output Device MacBook Pro Microphone （1 In, 0 Out）
MacBook Pro Speakers （O In, 2 Out）

I also tried recording with an external mic and an external sound card.

Monitor the track set to off

I record the Metronome for 1 bar but the recorded loop is not on the beat.

I tried with Logic Pro and I got the same problem.
I'll contact Apple support and will give an update.

I can't find how to upload a picture in this thread
but here is the link to a video showing the problem.

https://share.cleanshot.com/R9SDQ957

[Bri_GUI]

Are you actually trying to record the metronome or does the same latency happen if you were to plug in headphones then clap along to the metronome into the mic?

[yur2die4]

Apparently this latency is common with the built in mic. There are many forums and Apple site questions regarding this. So as far as I can tell, with the built in mic, that is the latency you will always have unless they change something major.

[cellicello]

Thank you for your comments.

I have the same issue with an external mic and sound card.
It's happen also in Logic Pro so it's not a Ableton Live problem.
It is not a built-in mic issue either.

I talked to Apple support, and we did all the tests with the built-in mic.
They told me to remove all the plugins that are not compatible with macOS
but it didn't solve it.
I tried on a computer at the Apple Store and got the same issue.

I asked a sound engineer and he explained to me that it would always
have a lag using the internal speaker of a computer.
And in real life, I will never record using the internal speaker of my computer.
The only way to get the record on time is to use a sound interface (play accurately)
and the direct monitoring if getting some latency in the headphones...

In Logic, there is a way to check the record latency.
Plug a cable to the In to out of the interface.
In Audio Effect / Utility plugin / I/O Mono you can check the record delay.
Mine was around 0.01

So nothing to worry about.

I am sorry that I caused trouble.