opinions on this interface

[clarbaden]

hi guys im looking to buy a solid firewire interface and was wondering if this interface would have little to no latency when tracking

http://www.dv247.com/computer-hardware/focusrite-saffire-pro-14--77567

my computer is pentium dual core 2.60 ghz
4gig ram

if any of you guys have any other ideas for a solid firewire interface please post here

cheers

 

[JoergieN]

That's what I'm using. It's really badass and comes with a badass price tag too

 

[CubanDude]

i can only recommend saffire's.. it's a bang for the buck

 

[clarbaden]

well im using a tapco usb interface atm and it blows, the latency is terrible.
Does anyone know how much latency will improve by changing to firewire?

 

[professorlamp]

Try adjusting your buffer settings before you splash out the cash, that might fix your problem and save your dorra

 

[clarbaden]

Try adjusting your buffer settings before you splash out the cash, that might fix your problem and save your dorra

Yeah i have tried and the lowest i have got the latency is 5ms but then it spazes out when i try to record because it cant handle playing a midi drum track because the buffer setting are too low. So you can see how frustrating it can be when i cant track with any guitar monitoring :/

 

[Adrian Warren]

If you monitor through the MixControl software you get less than 1.4 ms of latency with the saffire pro 14 according to their site.

 

[clarbaden]

If you monitor through the MixControl software you get less than 1.4 ms of latency with the saffire pro 14 according to their site.

hmm ill be using reaper but reapers pretty universal so it should be similair latency. Im stuck weather to but this or not, Do you guys think its a good deal i mean im just going to use it for di-ing guitar and bass and vocals (not all at once). I need help lol

 

[Adrian Warren]

Your tapco interface has low latency monitoring which you can use by adjusting the mix knob. Just set your buffer size in your DAW to a setting where everything runs smoothly and then use the mix knob on the front of your interface to adjust the level between the signal from the daw and your direct signal (guitar, bass, vocal).

If you need to monitor trough reaper because for example you use ampsims for guitar recordings be sure to freeze or bounce your drums to free up your computer resources and try it again. If it still doesn't work it might be good to upgrade to a better interface which can handle lower buffer sizes or has less latency at higher values. Still be sure to correctly understand the difference between direct monitoring/dsp mixer monitoring and monitoring though a daw.