KVR Audio

p-o-n · Post by **p-o-n** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:02 am

hallo,

i use jeskola buzz which has a couple of wave-input-plugins (in buzz-format). if i set asio4all as audiodriver, there is a large latency. if i use directsound or wave (which have less latency in buzz) these plugins don't work.
my question: is there any vsti with an input for microphone?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:41 am

p-o-n wrote:if i set asio4all as audiodriver, there is a large latency.

This is a limitation of your "soundcard". Presumably you're using the onboard soundcard of your motherboard. Latency issues can only be cured by investing in a better soundcard with low latency and native Asio drivers.

p-o-n wrote:my question: is there any vsti with an input for microphone?

VST's only deal with the host (in this case Buzz) and the host communicates with the soundcard through drivers: either Asio (preferred) or other Windows drivers (WMA, MME, DirX) which in turn accesses the hardware.

So you're asking for a plugin that compromises the "plugin - host - driver - hardware" architecture, which is a rather tough call.

Again, if you get another soundcard then the issues will vanish. Make sure you pick one with a microphone preamp, or you'll need a seperate mic preamp to amplify the mic signal to line level.

p-o-n · Post by **p-o-n** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 12:52 pm

thanx for your detailed reply.
i found a (maybe) good one in the web yesterday, the audiophile 2496. it's not that expensive but has some good reviews and chrismas is coming...

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 1:56 pm

I've heard good things about the Audiophile. But: you cannot plug in a microphone in it directly. You'll need an extra preamp for that, e.g. the M-Audio AudioBuddy.

M'Snah · Post by **M'Snah** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 2:09 pm

p-o-n wrote:thanx for your detailed reply.
i found a (maybe) good one in the web yesterday, the audiophile 2496. it's not that expensive but has some good reviews and chrismas is coming...

Yes that's a common and good one. I think I have it too...

Beware though: If you plan to buy a pre-amp as well, and maybe you'll play guitar too, look at the Line6 Toneport UX / UX2 as well. These are external soundcards, include mic preamps, AND include a whole bunch of mic and guitar preamps and FX.

p-o-n · Post by **p-o-n** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:26 am

can i use my dj-mixer with mic-input instead of a preamp?

BertKoor · Post by **BertKoor** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 10:17 am

Yes, you can!

p-o-n · Post by **p-o-n** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:36 am

thank you.

vsti for mic-input