Adjusting Output Latency

In the middle of the audio page in the Preferences dialog, you will find an indication of the current Output Latency and a slider to adjust it.

The latency is the delay between when audio is "sent" from the program and when you actually hear it. If the latency is large, you will notice that the sound is delayed when you play a device from a MIDI keyboard.

When you select a driver, its latency value is automatically reported and displayed in the lower right corner of the Preferences-Audio dialog. Depending on the audio hardware and the driver, you may be able to adjust this value (it is not adjustable for ASIO drivers).

You want latency to be as low as possible, but if you set the slider too far down you may get clicks and pops during playback.

You do not need to adjust this value now, but if you hear audio artefacts during playback, open the Preferences dialog and raise the Output Latency a bit.

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