Best Settings for recording

[Zeek]

What are the best buffer settings for recording 8 tracks at once. I'm recording to a wide SCSI drive on a G3/300/192. Also, should I enable Low Latency Monitoring?

Thanks in Advance-Zeek

[Lucky]

I wouldn't use low latency monitoring. Since you are recording all tracks at once you can set the buffer to 1024. With your machine, don't try to get too fancy with the RTAS plugs. You can do that later. By wide SCSI, I assume you mean at least a 7200 RPM wide SCSI. Dont even think about it with a 5400 RPM drive. Make sure that the drive is optimized prior to recording and stick with the minimum base extensions and the DIGI required ones. Be cool with the allocated RAM (at least 80000 for DAE, and 50000 for Pro Tools). You shouldn't have any problems if you can eveything else mentioned worked out.

[bascani]

Lucky,

why wouldn't you use low latency? does it effect the sound or what?

Cheers

[Lucky]

Latency is a problem while trying to sync to an already recorded track or tracks (ie. vocals or guitar on top of rhythm tracks). If you are recording 8 tracks at once you should monitor the sound going into the computer, not coming out. You can use latency monitoring but it uses a few processor cycles, thus leaving less cycles for the recording. Also, the original question was about a G3-300, so this is a way for the best possible recording on that system. Obviously there is more flexibility with a faster processor and hard drives.

[This message has been edited by Lucky (edited May 08, 2001).]

[msunj]

I would use low latency monitoring. Ive done the same type of sessions and it has worked great. If you use 1024 setting and monitor from the 001 you will hear a very noticeable delay.

[pnoise]

All depends how you are monitoring. The proper way to monitor (with the ideal system) would be to listen to what's coming out of the computer...so you know exactly what the computer is recording. However, due to latency issues with the 001 many of us have choosen to monitor the audio signals before they go into the Digi001. This can be accomplished by using a mixer in front of the 001 inputs. I'm assuming that you are already doing this since you are recording 8 tracks at once. (Unless, of course, you only need 2 preamps and the other 6 signals are line inputs.) So if this is your setup (monitoring before the signals goes in), low latency monitoring mode won't make a difference. It only affects the signal coming out of the 001. Hope that helps.

[pnoise]

All depends how you are monitoring. The proper way to monitor (with the ideal system) would be to listen to what's coming out of the computer...so you know exactly what the computer is recording. However, due to latency issues with the 001 many of us have choosen to monitor the audio signals before they go into the Digi001. This can be accomplished by using a mixer in front of the 001 inputs. I'm assuming that you are already doing this since you are recording 8 tracks at once. (Unless, of course, you only need 2 preamps and the other 6 signals are line inputs.) So if this is your setup (monitoring before the signals goes in), low latency monitoring mode won't make a difference. It only affects the signal coming out of the 001. Hope that helps.