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Hello!
Every time I open the standalone SD3 and want to adjust the audio buffer size in the ASIO settings, the panel of my audio interface opens with a “block size” of 256 (buffer size is called “block size” by Presonus). Even if I change it to more or less and click “Apply”, the interface panel shows immediately 256 again and the indicated latency in the SD3 options never changes. There are no noticeable latency changes if I hit 12 or 4096. That’s understandable, because the block always goes back to 256 if i hit Apply.
Even if SD3 is closed and the ASIO buffer is set to e.g. 32 or 4096, if I start SD3, it changes to 256 immediately.
This way i have an Output Latency of 7.0ms and Buffer Latency of 5.3ms at 48000kHz. I notice this latency (especially on the hi-hat and high Toms)
However, the change of the buffer size works fine if I load SD3 as a VST instrument through Cubase.
The only possible way for me to reduce the latency on the standalone SD3 is to change the sample rate – this works. If I set 192000Hz with a random buffer, the sample rate gets accepted and the buffer size changes to 256 again. With 192000Hz I get 1.9ms Output latency and 1.3ms Buffer latency. I notice no latency here.
I use a windows 10 pro laptop, i7-8086 processor with 32GB RAM. My interface is Presonus Quantum.
Thanks in advance for your help! 🙂
The first thing to check is that the latest versions are used, of both Superior Drummer 3 (it should be 3.1.2), and that you have the latest version of the drivers for your Presonus Quantum interface/ASIO.
Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack
yes, everything is up to date.
“Superior Drummer 3 plug-in version 3.1.2 (build 20164) [64-bit VST]
Standalone host version 3.1.2 (build 20164)”
“Universal Control 2.8.0.48821”, Jul 2018
Maybe someone can answer this before, but if not – I’ll check with one of the coders that will be back at the office tomorrow!
Henrik Ekblom - User Experience Designer
Toontrack
I actually ran into this scenario too today while exploring SD3. If I set the buffer size inside SD3 to anything below 256 and click Apply, it automatically jumps to 444. All buffer sizes above 256, e.g. 512, 1024 remain as they are after clicking Apply. Have a newly installed Windows 10 system with an i7 8700K, 16GB ram and an Apollo Twin Thunderbolt.
| Mac mini M1 | Monterey | UAD Arrow | Reaper |
Maybe there is an issue with thunderbolt interfaces? Just a thought, because Presonus Quantum is thunderbolt too.
Try this: Open the ASIO control panel from SD3, set buffer size to for example 32, close ASIO control panel, change from ASIO to any other device type so that a menu for buffer size appears, set the buffer size to 32 (and there is no need to press Apply or anything), switch back to ASIO device type, click OK. It should then always default to 32. This procedure won’t be necessary after next SD3 update (but we have no ETA for that).
Olof Hermansson - Toontrack
Coder
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Thanked by: Eric MulvihillYeah, I believe this works as it’s very responsive to inputs now. Thanks!
| Mac mini M1 | Monterey | UAD Arrow | Reaper |
I’m having the exact same problem with the Presonus Quantum 2 and SD3 standalone, however this fix isn’t working for me. Any other ideas?
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