Sampling midi drum tracks

[Joel4662]

So for some reason when I try to use Reaper to sample drums, I have constant latency issues, no matter which plugin, interface, latency settings, midi settings and everything I use, pretty much every 6-8 notes on each track drag by a like 20ms.

Also it's not my CPU cause the load is only about 30%

So my question is, should I ditch reaper for sampling drums, and if so, what (preferably cheap) DAW would you guys recommend?
Or am I overlooking a simple solution..?

 

[mva801]

I would say there has to be a simpler solution. There's probably a hundred guys on here who use Reaper with sampled drums... It's a great program. Hopefully one of the Reaper guys can come in and help you with the problem, but I'd think changing DAW's would be a messy and expensive option instead of optimizing your computer and Reaper setting to provide the right results...

 

[cent73]

Have you tried different audio drivers? It depends, of course, on the audio card you use.

 

[Joel4662]

Well I've tried through two interfaces
Line 6 ux2 and a Tuscam m-164-UF
And my stock sound card
And I've done alot of latency settings on each one
Same result each time
Render settings seem to make a little bit of a difference, and if I render in real-time it makes a small difference

 

[AudioGeekZine]

what do you mean "sampling midi drums"?

Are you sending MIDI out of Reaper into a midi device and bringing the audio in?

If that's the case there is a recording timing offset in the preferences.

If its all internal, perhaps your CPU clock speed is not steady. Turn off all 'cool & quiet', speed step etc in the bios. Seen it happen in Pro Tools on my AMD system a few years ago.

 

[Joel4662]

Aah I'll check into that (clock speed)
Then way I do it is just running a vsti.. I have a few

 

[Joel4662]

Aha!
Pref > buffering > anticipative fx processing (turned it off)
Problem solved
Anyone know what this could have to do with my problem?