Why does your DAW perform like ass?

[karbomusic]

Originally Posted by hopi

thanks karbo... really well done and explained...

I do have a question about what you show in the advanced pref's for buffering

OK so you enlarged the read buffer size... to something more and in multiples of 1024... so the default is 256 x 1024

Thanks hopi, I'm not sure I remember which part that is.

[mlprod]

Originally Posted by Cableaddict

And a separate, in-depth discussion / analysis of Reaper's fairly arcane & mysterious audio & buffering settings sure wouldn't hurt. I mean a really deep technical explanation of what each setting does.

This. As far as know there is no in depth technical explanation of core buffering settings in Reaper, at least not an updated one.

[cassembler]

Originally Posted by karbomusic

...You are probably already familiar with this video which touches on the general idea...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUsLLEkswzE

I was not, but it's probably the finest explanation I've seen. Thanks

It reminded me to switch back to my ASIO driver, it kills me how much faster it is (better real-time performance I suppose)... but I digress.

[hopi]

Originally Posted by karbomusic

Thanks hopi, I'm not sure I remember which part that is.

well the question is like this:

OK, you increase the buffer size... let's say you double it from the default and get better RT...

there is another setting in the same place, for the number of buffers...default is 3... should that increase as well?

[lolilol1975]

Woah, amazing work you did here, karbo. Engineer level stuff.

[Cableaddict]

So why does my DAW still SMELL like ass?

[Jeffsounds]

Originally Posted by Cableaddict

So why does my DAW still SMELL like ass?

You must be using Pro Fools! STOP THAT!