I use vegas audio, latest version with a Motu 24i and a Motu 1224. Windows XP pro. 1.4 ghz, 512 ram. I do commercial recording and have used vegas pretty much since it came out. Adats before that. I am familiar with the software and recording in general.
I use the 24i internal clock for the 324 clock source. I have set audio preferences for interpolating and recording latency in every way imaginable. I use no, nor sync to any external digital devices while tracking. I track drums thru a mackie 1604 vlz straight to the 24i. I've got a top and bottom snare mic. Sounds great at first on playback, top mic, very short, almost immperceptable delay, bottom mic. Great. Later in the same take the thing is drifting. Top mic, big noticable delay, bottom mic. You can pull up the wave forms and zoom in and see it. At first, top and bottom wave forms printed almost exactly together. Later on, way off.
Furthermore, overheads are out of sync. Very erratic. At first, they may be ok, nice close snare mic up the center, overheads panned left and right making a little delay from the distance of the mics. Great, just what I wanted. Later in same take, same room, same mic placment, one of the overheads has a 30 ms Elvis slapback. Im talking 20 seconds later during playback, same take, same mic placement, same drum. Vegas is printing tracks erratically. It's noticable on other instruments as well. I'm not talking about overdubbing, monitoring during this simulataneous tracking is done in the real worl analog mixer. Latency in that way is not the issue. Phase cancellation is not the issue. Delay from mic placement is not the issue. And I'm not just talking about a drummer who can't keep a beat. Believe me, after years of tracking in a project studio, I know what a bad drummer sounds like. Somebody please help me before I go buy a mackie 24 track hd recorder. I know I can't really edit on the thing, but I bet it at least has good sync.
Planet Paul
I use the 24i internal clock for the 324 clock source. I have set audio preferences for interpolating and recording latency in every way imaginable. I use no, nor sync to any external digital devices while tracking. I track drums thru a mackie 1604 vlz straight to the 24i. I've got a top and bottom snare mic. Sounds great at first on playback, top mic, very short, almost immperceptable delay, bottom mic. Great. Later in the same take the thing is drifting. Top mic, big noticable delay, bottom mic. You can pull up the wave forms and zoom in and see it. At first, top and bottom wave forms printed almost exactly together. Later on, way off.
Furthermore, overheads are out of sync. Very erratic. At first, they may be ok, nice close snare mic up the center, overheads panned left and right making a little delay from the distance of the mics. Great, just what I wanted. Later in same take, same room, same mic placment, one of the overheads has a 30 ms Elvis slapback. Im talking 20 seconds later during playback, same take, same mic placement, same drum. Vegas is printing tracks erratically. It's noticable on other instruments as well. I'm not talking about overdubbing, monitoring during this simulataneous tracking is done in the real worl analog mixer. Latency in that way is not the issue. Phase cancellation is not the issue. Delay from mic placement is not the issue. And I'm not just talking about a drummer who can't keep a beat. Believe me, after years of tracking in a project studio, I know what a bad drummer sounds like. Somebody please help me before I go buy a mackie 24 track hd recorder. I know I can't really edit on the thing, but I bet it at least has good sync.
Planet Paul