Old 04-28-2017, 09:21 AM   #1
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Hi everyone, i'm new here and new to reaper. I'm a long time protools user. I'm experiencing latency on my guitars. I am a bit confused about how to bring the buffer settings down. I'm using a mac mini,apogee quartet, focusrite isa1. Not sure if its a driver issue as well. Any tips would be welcomed. I will also read the manual.
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Old 04-28-2017, 10:44 AM   #2
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The I/O buffer that sets your system latency is on the Preferences/Audio/Device page. It's called block size in Reaper. Check the box next to it to enable the control. Unchecked means ignore any value entered here to let a different audio app or control panel app run this.
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Old 04-28-2017, 12:48 PM   #3
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Ohh thanks. What size should i input for block size?
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Old 04-28-2017, 01:28 PM   #4
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Ohh thanks. What size should i input for block size?
512 is a quite common and pretty "safe" value.
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Old 04-28-2017, 02:45 PM   #5
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Ohh thanks. What size should i input for block size?
Depends on what you are doing.
An analogy might be like asking "What gear should I drive in?"

Low latency is needed for anything to do with live sound. If you are monitoring your input live through the mixing board, you need < 11ms total round trip latency. If you are just mixing already recorded tracks, set it high (eg. 1024 samples) to save CPU for processing.

For live use, set it as low as possible to still have stable operation with the plugins you want to use. 128 samples is a good starting point. If you have a cheaper USB interface though it might take a setting of 64 samples just to make < 11ms which will leave you without much CPU headroom left for a lot of plugins.

You should get a baseline on your system to see what you have to work with. Run a loopback test with each of your interfaces separately and with them in an aggregate device together to see what you have. If you can hit < 11ms at a 128 sample block size you'll be golden for dialing up lots of plugins at that latency.
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Old 04-28-2017, 03:11 PM   #6
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Ok thanks. I'll investigate some more
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