I was wondering if anyone could help me out with a problem I am having with my Cubase 5 setup. I currently have Cubase 5 fully installed and licenced on my laptop and I have a Roland piano connected to the system via an Omega midi Interface. The problem I am having is that there is a half second delay to when I press the key on the piano and when I hear the sound. A friend has told me that it’s likely to be a problem with Direct Output Monitoring ? Could anyone please give any advice on how to solve this setup ?
I would hazard a guess that you mean a lexicon omega interface? http://www.lexiconpro.com/product.php?id=6
If so then you need to lower the buffer size for the interface, either from the control panel software that comes with it or from the devices menu in cubase.
I have a feeling this may be output latency, caused by your soundcard and not by your MIDI setup. Go to Devices menu-> Device Setup and see what latency is listed.
The transmission of MIDI is almost instantaneous. The latency comes into play when the incoming MIDI triggers a device, the resulting sound is processed by your soundcard before it is played back.
Or maybe you know all this and it is a different issue?
