Microphone delay when recording in Windows 7

Did that only fix you line in delay, or was it universal for all types of input?

I'm at work right now, but I'll try that out when I get a chance. Thanks.

I installed also Sound Blaster x-fi under win7. Having about a 500 ms latency problem while using the  line in port (mic in and line in share the same port). In the Sound device setup i disabled the mic in (right mouse over mic in). I then rebooted the computer. As an icon the Volume Panelfrom Soundblaster shows up, i doubled clicked it, selected the ASIOjust once. To the right lower i selected the Recording part, switched to wav 16bit 44.1 H z. I had to un-mute the line in again under the Wiin7 audio device manager Closed it without saving and boom the latency went down to 19 ms, which is ok for recording. I guess somehow during that process, the Microsoft Driver, which is set to a high priority by Microsoft. was overturned by theASIOwhich then avoids any software buffers and lets the input go directly tthough the hardware.

It worked for me, but this doesnt mean it works for everyone else. Many other cards and their software has some control over the Hardware vs Software buffer. Try to find anything with ASIO and/or a switch to Hardware Buffer.

Btw, a good DAW or audio editor should be able to detect the soundcard when started and switch it to ASIO.

Cheers,

Michael****

I'm running my instruments through a PreSonus FP10 (http://www.presonus.com/products/Detail.aspx?ProductId=3) to firewire on my MB. I've got both a Sound Blaster x-fi Titanium (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102024) and the built in RealTek HD sound card. With the RealTek I can get the line in to work by messing with the settings as shown in this thread, but it does me absolutely no good when using my FP10. With the Sound Blaster I can get the line in working as well, but it seems to like reseting. What I'd like, and I don't think this is an unreasonable request, is to be able to use my FP10 through firewire and my Sound Blaster and be able to hear instantaneous playback.

Recording is fine, as I have tried running my sound through my amp instead, so I know it's not an issue with my recording program (I have used Cakewalk, Audacity, and Cubase). Drivers were the first thing I updated and then I spent several hours messing with the settings of both sound cards, w7 sound options, and the config of the FP10. I look through the registry for that fix earlier in the thread and had no luck. I tried that sound replicator that was mentioned, and while it greatly reduced the delay, there was still a noticable delay (and the sound quality was sub optimal). It's rare for me to come across a computer issue that I can't either fix myself or find out how to fix it online, so this issue has been rather frustrating. If anyone could help me out or point me in right direction, it would be greatly appreciated.

I'm running Windows 7 64bit Home Premium on a i7 920 with 8GB of ram. If anyone would like any other specs or information, just let me know.

Good news, everyone! I have found a rather simple solution  from another site. Its not a bug at all. Just mixed up features and i am supprised microsoft tech's could not solve this hehe

I am surprised you audiophiles were unable to find the reason for the delay! I too began by selecting the "Listen to this device" checkbox in the microphone's property dialog. I loved the feature and how it adds the microphone to the new Mixer, but I was very disappointed at the ~1/5 second audio lag that I was experiencing. I plugged in my headphones and tried it again. For reference, I am using an IBM ThinkPad T42p which uses SoundMax Integrated Digital Audio under the plain old AC'97 codec. The very first thing I noticed with the headphones on (aside from the delay itself) was that my voice sounded a bit more 'rounded off' and softened. This lead me to believe that the delay is being caused by post-processing of the incoming audio. Since Windows 7 also has much more advanced integrated speech recognition features, I would figure that such things as echo cancellation would play a part in it too.

As Chris stated "The "listen to" feature wasn't designed for this scenario.". With some thought, I figured this to be true; especially considering the text above the checkbox states "You can listen to a portable music player or other device through this Microphone jack". I unchecked the box and looked elsewhere. Although the Windows audio stack has been completely rebuilt, it still retains the basic functionality of the old Volume Control from Windows XP; the controls have just been made more modular for further customization possibilities. Here is what I did:

-Open the Sound dialog through Control Panel or by right clicking the audio tray icon and clicking "Playback Devices"-Open the Properties dialog for your Speakers (your device may be different, considering how Windows 7 seems to handle different kinds of hardware)-Click the Levels tab-Unmute the microphone-Apply and close

With the "Listen" option disabled, this solved my problem. No delay and back to the crisp, direct audio I had before! Hopefully, it will work for everyone else experiencing this issu

It would great if this worked. The thing is, I don't have a Microphone section to unmute.