Optimised the Toshiba i5, connected 10 inputs and recorded, with VST FX at reported latency of 2.9 miliseconds.
I was a little skeptical at first, but this is very usable 🙂
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Calibrating Reaper for latency
CEntrance -> Latency Test Utility
CEntrance -> Latency Test Utility.
The CEntrance ASIO Latency Test Utility is a Precision Windows™ tool to measure audio delay in your computer setup. It measures the true round-trip latency of your computer audio setup, from input to output via an ASIO driver. You can use the LTU to test different hardware, drivers and applications.
Optimising your PC for audio on Windows 7 .: Focusrite Answerbase
Just snagged a second-hand ESI ESU1808. It seems the perfect soundcard for my needs: 18 inputs – 16 simultaneously recorded according to the blurbs and reviews. 8 output jacks, both midi and s/pdif ins and outs.
It arrived today looking pretty beat-up. Heavily used.
No worries, I downloaded and installed the ESI drivers. The ASIO drivers are awful – unusable crackles on playback at even highest latencies. Re-loaded the firmware but no change.
I was beginning to think I had been sold a pup…
Then I remembered ASIO4All. This sweet little driver solved my latency problems with the X-station and several laptops. I switched-over and had immediate improvement!
Rigorous tests tomorrow – must use these optimisation tips:
Optimising your PC for audio on Windows 7 .: Focusrite Answerbase.
But serious props to ASIO4ALL.
Exploring the FS1R – 3. Back to the beach
OK, hands-up – I spoke too soon on the presets. Instead of tackling the myriad other stuff to do, I’ve spent an hour just playing the FS1R. There are 4 banks of 128 presets – 1 User bank, two factory banks, and a special bank for a guitar midi controller.
Here are recordings of this mornings stoned noodlings. This is just going through the first 60 presets in Bank A. Not all useable sounds there, and that cheesey breathy digital formant thing is a wee-bit  overdone. Nevertheless, the sounds are beautiful and very expressive. Starting on middle c for most, and using the pitch/mod joystick of the x-station these are some Vocal patches, basses and SFX.