I know what you mean, I can't track bass unless i use Direct Hardware Playthrough. Well, since you're Mr. Marshal,James Steele wrote:Yipes... I think this is why I sort of gave up on using guitar plug-ins because of the lag. I'm on a dual G5 and to lower my buffer down to something sort of playable it taxes my system. But even a little latency when playing guitar bugs the hell out of me.Kubi wrote:You need to set the Input Monitoring Mode to "Monitor record-enabled tracks thru effects" (under Setup > Configure Audio System > Input Monitoring Mode).
As opposed to Direct Hardware Playthrough, you will incur processing delays (buffer plus plug-in's own), so you'll want to have the buffer set to 512 or 256 while tracking (though I've gotten quite good at tracking guitar even at high buffers - I guess I'm ready for arena shows!)
you can always monitor the real thing while tracking the direct feed straight into DP without listening to it at all. You can of course mic your cab while you're at it, but since you have the direct signal on disc you could use simulators to fatten the original amp sound, or even replace it altogether should you feel so inclined... I'm sure you've already done that many times...Another neat trick when not micing a real amp and using Direct Hardware Playthrough is to monitor direct (just the dry out from the DI), but to also set up an amp washed-out in a good-sized reverb on an aux in parallel to the audio track. Feed the aux from the same input as the direct guitar track, and you'll hear both the direct dry signal without any delay, as well as the amp in the reverb with some delay. The dry signal will feel tight and give you the real timing of your playing, but the amp in the reverb will give you enough tone to make it feel less stark and more like the end result. If you get the balance between the two right, it's almost as good as playing straight thru the simulator, sans the delay.
I do the same thing with vocals (using only reverb on the aux of course) or acoustic instruments. This way you can use Direct Hardware Playthrough while having a more musical experience tracking.
