> I would listen back to my recordings, trying to overdub new parts, feeling like I was playing pretty tight and in time. But when I listened back my playing would sound totally off. I was always miles behind the beat, sounding incredibly sloppy and rhythmless. For months I thought this was a deficiency in my playing, until eventually I discovered some latency setting, read about what latency was and realised what was going on. I tried my best to fix my latency problems, failed, put up with it for ages, and then eventually used my student loan to buy an audio interface and a shure SM57 microphone. These are two of the best buys I’ve ever made. I could suddenly record things that were pretty much in time, and also everything I recorded sounded way way better.
When overdubbing you don't actually need to minimize latency: as long as your latency is constant, you can adjust for it. For example, if your end-to-end latency is 200ms you can tell your music program to adjust, shifting everything you record 200ms earlier.
When overdubbing you don't actually need to minimize latency: as long as your latency is constant, you can adjust for it. For example, if your end-to-end latency is 200ms you can tell your music program to adjust, shifting everything you record 200ms earlier.