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Thanks for the reply, I'll check storage levels, kill virus protection, and defrag. You also said, "I'm curious how you got around Machine Latency. That's the one that feeds the real-time you back to yourself during the show. That one is almost always delayed and is nailed to the hardware."...

... and it delivers a theatrically perfect show to your headphones. http://www.kozco.com/tech/audacity/pix/peaveyUCA202Lenovo.jpg That may still not help you if the machine is wandering. Koz

The previous screen shot was on Debian Linux.
This one is on Windows XP:

What do you have set for the "Audio to buffer" setting? (Edit > Preferences > Recording). The default is 100 ms. If it is to low (or much too high) the latency will be all over the shop (as you describe). If you have it set less than 100, increase it to 100 and run the latency test again,...

What do you have set for the "Audio to buffer" setting? (Edit > Preferences > Recording). The default is 100 ms. If it is to low (or much too high) the latency will be all over the shop (as you describe). If you have it set less than 100, increase it to 100 and run the latency test again, ...

I am using version 2.0.3 on windows 7 and I am sure that when I make a single bright band in the view with rectangular window, it is from about 170 to 340 Hz on the scale.

Perhaps we have identified a minor difference of display behavior across platforms!

Hi everyone, I thought updating to 2.0.3 would resolve this. At best, it has marginally improved the issue, but I am still experiencing it. So here's the problem, but first the basic info: Version: 2.0.3 for Windows OS: Windows 7 SP1 4gb RAM, 64 bit How I am connected/recording: I am running everyth...

We can't help with "still doesn't work", you need to give specific details - we can't see your computer. I have up dated the sound drivers So which sound drivers do you now have and where did you get them from? I have ...

It looks like the Hanning window is one of the "better" ones for making the white diagonal stripe look neat, but Blackman-Harris is "best." "Best" depends on what it's for. For making clear white lines, yes the Blackman-Harris is pretty good. The article that I posted ...

Try "Plot Spectrum" as well.