Delay/Lag when recording guitar

[bob fluffer]

hi

i'm recording my guitar by using a 3/4 jack straight into my macbook. when i play through logic, i hear it all okay but there is like a 10 second delay, and it gets shorter. after a few minutes when it all seems in sync, it all fuzzes up and the long delay comes back, and this process pretty much keeps repeating.

any idea what it could be? could my 3/4 jack be broken, or would it be best to just get a D/I box or something?

thanks

 

[blodwyn]

hi

i'm recording my guitar by using a 3/4 jack straight into my macbook. when i play through logic, i hear it all okay but there is like a 10 second delay, and it gets shorter. after a few minutes when it all seems in sync, it all fuzzes up and the long delay comes back, and this process pretty much keeps repeating.

any idea what it could be? could my 3/4 jack be broken, or would it be best to just get a D/I box or something?

thanks

Have you tried it using GarageBand? This should show whether it's a Logic issue or something more basic

 

[bob fluffer]

it seems to come out on time when in garageband, but only out of one side (left).

 

[blodwyn]

it seems to come out on time when in garageband, but only out of one side (left).

Presumably only one side because the guitar jack is Mono. So it looks like there may be a problem with the audio input settings in Logic. Sorry, I've never used it, so I can't help you there. Maybe you could try in the Digital Audio forum to see if anyone can help.

 

[superleccy]

In Logic, you can try reducing the buffer size. I think there's a section in the manual about reducing latency.

But you're always gonna get some latency, because the signal you're hearing is making the round-trip to the computer and back out again. Best to get a firewire audio interface with a monitor output so you can hear your guitar real-time. This will give you better recording quality too.

As for the signal only coming out of one ear in GarageBand, check the input settings on the track you're recording to. Select a mono channel instead of "Channel 1&2 (Stereo)".

HTH - GL
SL

 

[bob fluffer]

ah! got it working fine now. thanks guys!