steinway virtual grand - garittan problem

[berni22]

i have  yamaha clavinova but when i installed steinway virtual grand, the voice of keys is late. Do you know why?

Do i need converter or what ?

Bernard

[Bob]

What's the set up?  I'm curious.  Is the keyboard producing sounds or do the sounds come from something else, like a computer/synthesizer box?

It's lag.  If the sounds come from the keyboard still, but it's connected to a computer, the keyboard sends the signal to the computer which sends a signal back to the keyboard to produce the sound.  That can take milliseconds.  As opposed to the keyboard key is pressed and it produces sound from itself right away, less lag.

And it's super annoying.  I've been trying to figure out a solution for years, but never found anything.  Supposedly a fast computer and computers should be fast enough and powerful enough now to not have lag.  I haven't tried it for years now with a newer computer to see.

[berni22]

you think that maybe i have to get ASIO? WHat is ASIO?

Bernard

[iansinclair]

ASIO:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_Stream_Input/Output is not a bad description.

The problem is latency.  If the signal processing is being done entirely within the Clavinova, you probably can't get at the hardware and software at a deep enough level to do anything about it.  If you are feeding the signal -- as, for example, a MIDI output to an outboard PC, then you may be able to get rid of the problem.

Or not.  It depends a lot on how much processing is going on and where.

[Bob]

If there's anything else going on for sound processing, try turning that off.  Room echo, EQ, etc.

[berni22]

i sent message to make music in hope that they can help me. If they cant, i will send the letter to garittan company.

Bernard

[Bob]

Yeah, I'd stick on the manufacturer for an explanation.

It sounds like you just copy new sound data into the device.  Probably too much for it somehow.

I wonder if it's possible to upgrade the memory or processing in the machine, but I'd doubt it.  Maybe memory but that probably wouldn't solve it.

[berni22]

I should be able to configure my audio output, and buffer sizes in the preferences window and Go to Tools > Preferences.

i hope that will work

Bernard

[rangerx]

What's the set up?  I'm curious.  Is the keyboard producing sounds or do the sounds come from something else, like a computer/synthesizer box?

It's lag.  If the sounds come from the keyboard still, but it's connected to a computer, the keyboard sends the signal to the computer which sends a signal back to the keyboard to produce the sound.  That can take milliseconds.  As opposed to the keyboard key is pressed and it produces sound from itself right away, less lag.

And it's super annoying.  I've been trying to figure out a solution for years, but never found anything.  Supposedly a fast computer and computers should be fast enough and powerful enough now to not have lag.  I haven't tried it for years now with a newer computer to see.

you do have the proper audio interface i imagine , the on board audio card isn't good enough you need something ,like this this will give you the proper latency

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/KompAudio6

[iansinclair]

I can't help but say... try playing an organ in a big space someday, where the sounding pipes are say 200 feet away.  Or more.  That will either cure you of worrying about latency in a hurry -- or kill you.  For notes played at 100 bpm, you will be hearing notes a beat or two behind where you are playing...

[hfmadopter]

All my virtual sounds are run in MIDI out through an audio interface ( I use a Focusrite unit). The interface has it's own driver and takes the place of the sound card in the computer. It has it's own downloadable ASIO and it reduces latency and boosts clarity and also volume control. But I run this out to auxiliary speakers. I will say that some of the Windows 10 upgrades have messed with it's performance. It was awesome before those upgrades started loading on the Asus computer I use with it. I'd love to just roll that computer back to the Windows 8 it came with. I'm sure any new interface ( mine is about 3 years old now ) would probably be fine with Windows 10. But I never had latency issues with mine till some of the later W 10 upgrades came on board. I currently have the Focurite Asio set to it's lowest latency, near lowest sample rate, still sounds great in Pianoteq and in Mixcraft with very slight lag time, almost imperceptible but there none the less.