And record with Monitor set to Off, as explained above.Ĭorrecting the latency for individual tracks.

Simply set the latency value in the 'hardware latency' box, usually a few ms.

This MIDI latency can be taken into account by Ableton if you use the device named 'External Instrument': In the case of Ableton Live, this is the time it takes for the MIDI signal to be sent from Ableton Live to the controller or synth and for the synth to start producing a sound. So just one thing to remember: If you record with Monitor set to In or Auto, then you'll record with latency.

The solution is to set Monitor to Off, and record arm the track:Īs you see in this screenshot above, when monitor is set to Off, the latency is greatly reduced on track 3.īut how to listen to the track then? That's simple, while recording, if you need to listen to your track and lower the latency: Reduce Ableton audio latency with Monitor set to Off If you set Monitor to IN or Auto and record arm the track, then you'll get more latency on that track.

🙄ĭid you know that your problem is related to the Monitor track option?

The audio does not start right on the beat and you have to cut your clips. Yet you have the best sound card, with the lowest possible latency, so you don't understand. You may have already reduced your buffer size in 'Preferences - Audio', but you still notice some latency on your recorded clips. Read this quick guide if you want to minimize your Audio or MIDI recording latency. How to reduce recording latency in Ableton Live? Latency is the time it takes for a signal, audio or MIDI, to be sent from one point to another.

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