Hi, Are you using the latest version of Garageband that came with iLife 11? Its Garageband 6, and the latest version is 6.04. I'm not sure but, maybe the latency is do to your midi set up. I'm not exactly sure why this would be but, I'm using a USB connection from my board to my Mac and I don't recall seeing this problem. Try turning on the on screen keyboard with command shift K, then trying to play using the keys of your macbook. See if you latency problem exists when even playing the software instruments via this method.
Ricardo Walker rwalker...@gmail.com Twitter, Skype, & AIM: rwalker296 www.mobileaccess.org On Jul 13, 2011, at 9:38 AM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote: > OK, I have a standard USB 2.0 midi dongle that y's at the other end into the > two round midi in and out plugs. I have the in and out connected to my in > and out ports on my Yamaha DGX500 keyboard. I should add this isn't just a > controler. It's a full fledged keyboard with 88 keys. There is nothing > fancy at all about this keyboard, it's very middle of the road. So, the > other end I have in the USB port on my stocked mid 2010 13 inch white > macbook. When I fire up Garage Band and then select a software instrument, I > really don't get this. If I interact with my browser, choose my category of > instrument, then my instrument, say grand piano on stage, which is under the > piano category, If I then play on my keyboard, every so often I hear a little > pop in my playing, like a ladency pop. Like, say I play a C chord, the > attack comes back as if I played the chord once, then again about half a > millisecond later. It's really strange. I dono if it would sound that way > if I recorded. I've not tried yet, but just listenning to it's enough to > drive me bananas! This is a standard stocked macbook, as I said. Not a pro. > So intel 2 duo. 2 gigs ram, 250 gig hard disk, I mean, all your standards. > Nothing was modified at all. We're running 10.6.8 of OSX, all my software > updates have been pulled, I have the version of ILife that came pre-installed > with my system. This is totally! wackid! I just don't get it! > > Anyone know the deal? This is gonna drive me nuts until I get to the bottom > of it. LOL! Smile. > > Chris. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
