I have just a simple novation launchkey midi controller in Cubase Pro 14 and I noticed a lag or delay when playing on my midi controller using Kontakt or any plugin. I know it’s a Cubase problem, because when I tested it out in Ableton, my midi controller plays really snappy as it should. How can I fix this is Cubase?
Hi,
Ensure you have no plug-in on the Output bus or on the Control Room (Monitor bus).
It could be that your ASIO audio device is set to use a very high buffer size.
Set up the buffer size here:
Studio → Studio Setup → {your selected ASIO device} → Control Panel
Thanks all, it looks like I had a few plugins on my master in my template and even though they weren’t active, for some reason it caused the delay. @Martin.Jirsak was right!
Weren’t active or were bypassed?
Alt key with bypass disables the plug and will remove the latency, bypass only stops audio process (so that playback is not disturbed to rejig latency compensation)