Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 365)

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SOUND IS DELAYED OR LAGGING (LATENCY)
The opposite of sound breaking up or gapping is an audible delay of sound playback
and/or latency from the time an edit is made to the time you hear it. For example, a
change is made to an envelope point during audio playback. If it takes several seconds
to hear the effect of the change, you’re experiencing latency. The solution depends on
the type of audio drivers being used.
Driver Type Action
WaveRT Choose a lower latency time.
ASIO Go to the ASIO preferences and click the Open Mixer...
button. Use the ASIO driver control to configure the
latency. There will usually be a latency setting, displayed
in milliseconds. If possible, choose 10 milliseconds. 40-
80 milliseconds is also tolerable.
Wave Go to the Wave preferences. Reduce the number of
buffers and/or size. Try different settings to find a balance
between performance and smooth non-gapping audio.
Did we mention to make sure you have the latest drivers for your sound card? Of
course we did. Visit your sound card manufacturer's website to check for updates.
NOTES WON’T STOP PLAYING!
Hey, this sounds like most of the lead guitarists we know. If you’re playing back Virtual
Instrument Clips and notes continue to play after stopping, this is referred to to as
“stuck” notes.
The solution is to click Mix>MIDI Reset! from the Main Window menus. This should
stop all Virtual Instrument stuck notes.
If this does not stop the notes, try saving your project and restarting Mixcraft. If
the stuck notes are coming from an external hardware synthesizer, try resetting or
restarting the external synthesizer.
If none of this works, beat your computer into oblivion with a twenty-pound
sledgehammer ‘til the racket ceases. (incidentally, this works for lead guitarists too)
ASIO IS NOT AVAILABLE
Make sure you’ve installed the latest drivers for your sound card. Go to the sound
device's manufacturer website to download and install them.