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Old 03-20-2017, 03:39 PM   #1
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Default Why are there two buffer setups in Reaper & Why Reaper Picks but not Cubase?

Hi guys, I have two questions.

In Preferences/Device there is a setup for buffer size and then in Buffering there is another setup.
Should I use both if I want to reduce latency?

A friend of mine came today in my studio with a song he mixes still and wanted to listen it in my place. We put the track in Reaper and it showed picks in red.
But then we put the track in Cubase and SoundForge and it didn't pick, it was on zero.

I must note that Reaper was set to 96khz and Cubase and Soundforge 44.1

Is this due to the 96khz or something?

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Old 03-20-2017, 03:42 PM   #2
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In Device, you are setting the ASIO buffer size, so this is related to your audio interface. In Buffering, this is mostly about how media is processed, and helps in reducing CPU load rather than latency.

Sample rate has nothing to do with meters hitting the red, but pan laws might.
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Old 03-20-2017, 03:54 PM   #3
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In Device, you are setting the ASIO buffer size, so this is related to your audio interface. In Buffering, this is mostly about how media is processed, and helps in reducing CPU load rather than latency.

Sample rate has nothing to do with meters hitting the red, but pan laws might.
I am on Mac, I don't have ASIO so should I use that option?

Pan laws? Why would they be different in Reaper and Cubase?
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Some DAWs offer different pan law options to cater to different workflows.

You should probably not be bothered with the buffer setting in Device pane, just untick the "Request buffer size" checkbox and it won't affect things. You set this size in your audio interface's settings anyways.
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Some DAWs offer different pan law options to cater to different workflows.

You should probably not be bothered with the buffer setting in Device pane, just untick the "Request buffer size" checkbox and it won't affect things. You set this size in your audio interface's settings anyways.
So the Pan Law options could give different results. If I see that my master is peaking, I will level down my mix, and in actuality it may not peak?!
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Old 03-20-2017, 05:04 PM   #6
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So the Pan Law options could give different results. If I see that my master is peaking, I will level down my mix, and in actuality it may not peak?!
No, if the master is clipping then any file you render through your master channels will also clip.

You can change the pan law settings in REAPER (probably in Cubase too). Just make sure you know what pan law is used when importing files (depending on whether the files you import were exported pre/post pan).
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Sample rate has nothing to do with meters hitting the red, but pan laws might.
Interpolation during upsampling can lead to increases in waveform amplitude, no?

I agree that pan law is the most likely culprit, but upsampling could be to blame of the differences are very small (I'm thinking maybe a track hard limited to -0.1dBFS or similar).

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I am on Mac, I don't have ASIO so should I use that option?
I like to have REAPER request block size, because the audio buffer for any other duties I use my Mac for doesn't matter. I request a small block for tracking with software monitoring (64, 128 or 256 samples, depending on how much strain the CPU is under) and a large block when mixing with lots of plugins (1024 samples).

As for the media buffer, I think it's best to leave that at the suggested default value.
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Interpolation during upsampling can lead to increases in waveform amplitude, no?
That would depend on the resampling algorithm used, though.
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That would depend on the resampling algorithm used, though.
My sessions start automatically in 96khz, is there a way I can change that?
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My sessions start automatically in 96khz, is there a way I can change that?
File>Project Settings>Save as default project settings
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