Recorded audio placement on timeline is not consistent

[HCMarkus]

Zoom waaaay in!

Therein lies the rub. You can zoom in far better visually than your ears can. Which raises the question: to what extent does it actually affect sync between parts?

A: Not Much/Not at All.

Even the worst case MIDI delay, 28 ms at Buffer 1024, is about the same delay one might experience when hearing a fellow bandmate from across a modest sized stage. OTOH, DP's audio sync is so tight on my Mac that it puts a frog's behind to shame.

All in all, it's nice to know things are copasetic in DP on the Mac (under Sierra), timing-wise.

For the OP: My testing was performed entirely within the digital domain, but involved a round trip to and from my USB-connected 828es. If we passed thru a pair of converters (D to A > A to D), I'd expect an imperceptible (and consistent) bit of additional delay.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

I didn’t know that about the French.

[HCMarkus]

I didn’t know that about the French.

Lost me with that one MLC.

[cuttime]

OTOH, DP's audio sync is so tight on my Mac that it puts a frog's behind to shame.

[Phil O]

Also, regarding MIDI timing, read "Sync Recorded MIDI to Patch Thru" on page 218 of the User Guide.

Phil

[aanon]

I'm just reporting back to give an update and report that the problem i was having earlier has been resolved by moving to a different computer. Now roundtrip latency is stable and a single value for recording offset, once worked out properly, has been all I've needed.

My previous system was really giving me all kinds of grief. I thank the contributors in this thread for giving me a sanity check and helping me get to a solution.

[HCMarkus]

I'm just reporting back to give an update and report that the problem i was having earlier has been resolved by moving to a different computer. Now roundtrip latency is stable and a single value for recording offset, once worked out properly, has been all I've needed.

My previous system was really giving me all kinds of grief. I thank the contributors in this thread for giving me a sanity check and helping me get to a solution.

You are very welcome... glad you got it sorted!