optimal settings for live VSTi ?

Toadly_Ossum · Mar 1, 2003, 08:16 AM

Hello All KX Driver Users,

Great drivers and great forum too! Im yet another newbie to KX and I have a Live 5.1, running Win XP on a PIII 1gig with 512MB. Im mainly using VStack to run VSTi synths like NI B4, The Grand and Lounge Lizard in real-time via ASIO set to 5.33 ms though i want to get it down to 2.66 ms. I am not planning on doing any recording yet so I would like tips on setting up the driver and pc for optimal live performing. I understand that simplifying the DSP connecttions affect the latency and i dont use the reverb or chorus effects. I also want to be sure im using the best output (front / rear). Any general KX/DSP/ASIO/Win XP tips would be OSSUM!

Thanks in Advance,
Toadly Ossum

Max M. · Mar 1, 2003, 10:37 AM

>that simplifying the DSP connecttions affect the latency
- no, dsp connections (as well as any other stuff in kx dsp) do not affect latency in any way...

dungle · Mar 1, 2003, 01:55 PM

max is right. If you're new to the live! you may not appreciate that the effects hosted by the soundcard (kX DSP page) are implemented on the card's own processor, the emu10kx.
This DSP processes audio sample by sample not in blocks so there is no latency to speak of. This is really important for live musicianship.
Also as you play sampled organ and piano there are many excellent soundfonts for these instruments that IMHO challenge the VSTi's you mention. Again the 10k soundfont engine features near zero latency and CPU occupancy. You can always render the parts with VSTi later in your productions (once theyre recorded).

Mar 1, 2003, 08:16 AM	#1
Toadly_Ossum DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 228 Rep Power: 0	optimal settings for live VSTi ? Hello All KX Driver Users, Great drivers and great forum too! Im yet another newbie to KX and I have a Live 5.1, running Win XP on a PIII 1gig with 512MB. Im mainly using VStack to run VSTi synths like NI B4, The Grand and Lounge Lizard in real-time via ASIO set to 5.33 ms though i want to get it down to 2.66 ms. I am not planning on doing any recording yet so I would like tips on setting up the driver and pc for optimal live performing. I understand that simplifying the DSP connecttions affect the latency and i dont use the reverb or chorus effects. I also want to be sure im using the best output (front / rear). Any general KX/DSP/ASIO/Win XP tips would be OSSUM! Thanks in Advance, Toadly Ossum

Mar 1, 2003, 10:37 AM	#2
Max M. h/h member-shmember Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Evil Empire Posts: 2,606 Rep Power: 66	>that simplifying the DSP connecttions affect the latency - no, dsp connections (as well as any other stuff in kx dsp) do not affect latency in any way... __________________

Mar 1, 2003, 01:55 PM	#3
dungle DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 120 Rep Power: 0	max is right. If you're new to the live! you may not appreciate that the effects hosted by the soundcard (kX DSP page) are implemented on the card's own processor, the emu10kx. This DSP processes audio sample by sample not in blocks so there is no latency to speak of. This is really important for live musicianship. Also as you play sampled organ and piano there are many excellent soundfonts for these instruments that IMHO challenge the VSTi's you mention. Again the 10k soundfont engine features near zero latency and CPU occupancy. You can always render the parts with VSTi later in your productions (once theyre recorded).