Audacity Forum

... output . The disadvantage of using Software Playthrough is that it is much slower than a wired connection - typically there's about half a second delay between the sound going in and the sound coming out again. Software Playthrough is only active when recording or monitoring. To enable monitoring, ...

Audacity has "Software Playthrough" that will route the input signal through to the output while recording (Transport menu > Transport options), but note that software playthrough is relatively slow, so there will be a noticeable delay (typically around half a second).

... now records and I can monitor it by selecting Preferences > software playthrough of input. Be aware that monitoring via software introduces some delay to what you hear (typically around half a second). For some hardware (such as some USB record players) this delay is unavoidable but not really ...

I'm recording an overdub track with music behind it and when I record, there's a delay between my voice hitting the mic and it being played back in my ear. I've done everything I've seen to do online, including -turning off "listen to this device" in settings ...

the delay problem still persists even when I assign output signal to the iMac's internal speakers. There will be an unavoidable delay when routing the input from the Steinberg through to the iMac's internal speakers because ...

... an extreme setting, 6000 ms, but this doesn't make any difference. I say this because when I put the needle on the record, there is NOT a 6000ms delay - Recording format is just at 16 bit - The RANE is hard-set to 48k, so I've tried setting my audacity project to 48k, no difference, still get ...

... hear Don't use "Software Playthrough". Ensure that is OFF (not selected) in the Transport menu. Software Playthrough has an unavoidable delay due to the time it takes for the sound to work it's way through the system and back out again. To hear yourself through your headphones while ...

... into it. Any suggestions on how I can get the new track recording to include the sound from the rhythm (click) track, so that I can measure the delay and try and tweak it? Thanks. Howard

... trip ("round trip latency"). To enable software playthrough: "Transport menu > Transport Options > Software Playthrough". The delay is typically around half a second unless you use low latency drivers such as ASIO (Windows) or Jack (Linux). And why did it work before? That's ...

There is always some latency (delay) when monitoring through the computer. Sometimes it can be "managed" to the point where it's not a problem (or not noticeable) but it's a LOT better if you can monitor directly. I looked at the ...