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... and download "LineIn". This will give you software playthrough independent of Audacity with a much shorter delay. On my system (G5 tower) it's about 50 milliseconds. My experience is that iMacs have a much longer software playthrough delay since they use ...

... me to hear what I'm playing. The problem is that there's a ridiculous latency when I'm using software playthrough. Not like a short, slap-back delay, but like the better part of a second. That isn't going to work. Help?!

... change sound sources and adjust volumes without going to preferences. Line-in replicates the old OS9 playthrough functionality. It still has some delay, but not as bad a Audacity's software playthrough. Probably still not good enough for overdubbing, but great if you want to listen to your USB ...

... not, but if it does not seem to take effect then restart Audacity. Note that with "software playthrough" enabled there is a slight delay (1/2 a second 'ish) before the sound comes out through the speakers because Audacity is now recording from your USB device, then playing it back ...

In Windows, there is no option for "hardware playthrough". Hardware playthrough is automatic if supported by the hardware - software playthrough is an available option when using hardware that does not support hardware playthrough (such as when using a USB turntable). 'Tis as I thought. S...

Perhaps a windows user could tell us if the "hardware playthrough" option is even visible in the prefs dialog in windows? In Windows, there is no option for "hardware playthrough". Hardware playthrough is automatic if supported by the hardware - software playthrough is an availa...

kozikowski wrote:Any idea why it's possible to select both hardware and software playthrough?

Good question. Perhaps a windows user could tell us if the "hardware playthrough" option is even visible in the prefs dialog in windows?

-- Bill

Any idea why it's possible to select both hardware and software playthrough?

Koz

I'm a new user of Audacity and am trying to record direct guitar on multitracks but don't know how to get around the delay between recording and feedback. Are there any plug-ins or anything to correct for this delay, to record and playback in real time? Are you talking about the ...

You have encountered the dreaded "software playthrough" delay. Go to Edit > Preferences then the Recording tab. Uncheck "software playthrough" and check "hardware playthrough". Click OK and try again. If you can't hear anything ...