Logic Pro help Please

[bmete]

Hi,I'm in Logic Pro- I have chosen Crystal Pad as a percussion accent-- I'm playing a rhythm on the e flat key two octaves below middle c-- the problem is after I play a rhythm- 3-4 seconds later I can hear it in the monitor & the recording , but it is in static form. Does anyone know what would be causing this..You help is appreciated!

[mewman]

Hi bmeteI have Logic Pro 7.0. Are you saying you have a full 3-4 second delay between when you hit the key and when the sound comes out of the monitors? Also , I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean by "it is in static form". Is "Crystal Pad an EXS instrument? I've had some latency when I've opened a linear phase EQ, but a full 3-4 seconds is pretty radical! What are you using for an audio interface? Is this a new problem, or does it occur when you open other instruments? I'm intrigued!Mewman

[bmete]

Hi Mewman!Yeah, this has me freaked out!Yes, it is an EXS24- I selected an RnB kit- it the arrange area when I record it shows RnB. on the left it shows as Crystal Pad.(I made a mistake earlier- the note I'm playing is actually 1 octave below middle c)This is what happens.I set the arrange track to recordthe tracks start recordingI'm going to use shave and a hair cut just for rhythm purposes.I play SHAVE AND A HAIR CUT 2 BITS..I immediately hear SHAVE and a hair cut 2 bits,,,it records exactly where it is suppose tonow , if I played just that one phrase- and stopped playing in about 3 seconds I'd hear not in the cymbal sound but in a static sound- that exact rhythm pattern. the static sounds like the sound when a mic cable is loose, or like when you are recording and you punch in and you get that zzzzzit-At first I thought it was just latency- but if that was the case wouldn't the midi sound also be generated, then I thought perhaps delay-- but again the actual sound would happen..I have to run out now, but, when I get back I'm going to try a new kit patch and see if I can replicate it,( hopefully not).Thanks for any help you can provide!!!Bob

[mewman]

Hey Bob,So let me get this straight. As you are playing the rhythm, you hear it coming out of the monitor in real time, as it should be. Then, 3 seconds later, you hear a static noise that is a messed up version of what you just played, like a static echo?....radical, dude!I can't say I've experienced anything like this. I have had a static sounding version of what I was trying to record happen in real time when there was a mismatch between the sample rates of my audio interface and the sample rate I chose in a song (44k for the song, 48k for the interface). Is it possible you have your interface set at a different sample rate? This would still not explain such an insane latency. Sorry, but I'm scratching my head on this one...Mewman

[kouly]

The only thing I can suggest is to make sure software monitoring is off if you are not using it. Also make sure the drivers for your interface are up to date.