Max buffer

[Plendakor]

I got a DI box to hear me in Cube XL40 amp while tracking, and hear the TSE X50 on playback.

This said, is it 100% ok to max the buffer ? Is there any side effect like added latency in the written audio data ?

 

[xFkx]

Sounds like some kind of IT superhero figure

 

[rapucore]

Sounds like some kind of IT superhero figure

Max the Buffer

 

[exoslime]

max buffer, the new smash hit producer

¯\(°_o)/¯ how to play Cube XL40 that is made in china?

 

[NecroDM]

Max the Buffer

Maybe he's May Payne's cousin or something

More on topic, as long as you don't get audio drops/clicks you should be fine recording with the di box with a small buffer size (if i understood your question correctly that is)

 

[He's Dead, Jim]

 

[Plendakor]

lool
No I mean, is it ok to set it to the max when you don't need real-time software monitoring or is the size of the chunks too big and if that affects something.

 

[Deathmetal616]

If you really need the maximum buffer size for plugins you should record in the highest possible samplerate for your project. As the buffer size remains the same amount of samples, the actual time it consumes becomes less significant with a bigger resolution, i.e. 88,2 kHz. But usually an amp sim shouldn't be that resource hogging, that you would need to work with maximum buffer size in your playback engine.

Besides having the playback monitoring with too much delay, you won't be able to play along and it will mess up your timing.

 

[Plendakor]

Yeah that's why I bought a DI Box to be able to play with my amp while tracking.

 

[Deathmetal616]

I know, but the Clicktrack and maybe drums or something else such as pre-pro would still be delayed and therefore mess up your timing.

 

[AudioGeekZine]

Your DAW should automatically compensate for the time delay caused by a larger buffer. So you play along as you listen to a delayed backing track and what you record is lined up.

 

[Trevoire520]

Yep, I record using maximum buffer size on my pro tools rig all the time with no problems. Your DAW will compensate.

 

[Studdy]

Low buffer while tracking. High when mixing. Always done it that way. Could this question also be related to protools low latency monitoring?