Linux-wise, quick pointers:<div><br></div><div>- rt-kernel</div><div>- jack realtime enabled (try lowering latency by manipulating audio buffer size and period)</div><div>- pd (startup flags -rt -jack)</div><div>[you should configure jack to run realtime, add audio user to the limits.conf, etc.. etc... see the web or UbuntuStudio low latency tutorial, nice reading]</div>

<div><br></div><div>I use H4 audio sound card, native USB audio driver recognized in Linux (Ubuntu 9.10 rt) and have really low latency. <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 3:58 PM, Ed Kelly <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk">morph_2016@yahoo.co.uk</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>

<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">Hi List,<br>
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What is the best recipe for low latency, using a laptop with no ieee1394<br>
(firewire) and only USB under Windows or Linux?<br>
 Metastudio 4 for Pure Data - coming soon!!<br>
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