max buffer differences between computers and interfaces
Posted: Thu Nov 23, 2023 11:53 am
I'm wondering why my max buffer size on my MacPro and Focusrite Scarlett Solo is 2048, whereas on my Mac Mini with two Scarlett 18i20 is 4096.
I track drums with the Mini configuration, and mix on the MacPro. Since mixing is when I tend to stack on the effects, driving the Real time meter in DP into clipping, that's where a higher buffer would help the most.
I'm recording and mixing at 88.2 - 32-bits. Same version of DP on both computers.
FWIW, the max available buffer in Adobe Premiere is also 2048. It's 4096 in BMD Resolve. That's not ideal, because there's about a four second delay between hitting Play and seeing and hearing the AV. When doing that hundreds of times per hour, that's a time killer. Plus, I don't run any third-party effects in Resolve, as most of anything you'd need is built into the Fairlight section.
I was thinking this may be a limitation with the Scarlett Solo, but given Resolve can operate at 4096, that seems to refute that option.
I track drums with the Mini configuration, and mix on the MacPro. Since mixing is when I tend to stack on the effects, driving the Real time meter in DP into clipping, that's where a higher buffer would help the most.
I'm recording and mixing at 88.2 - 32-bits. Same version of DP on both computers.
FWIW, the max available buffer in Adobe Premiere is also 2048. It's 4096 in BMD Resolve. That's not ideal, because there's about a four second delay between hitting Play and seeing and hearing the AV. When doing that hundreds of times per hour, that's a time killer. Plus, I don't run any third-party effects in Resolve, as most of anything you'd need is built into the Fairlight section.
I was thinking this may be a limitation with the Scarlett Solo, but given Resolve can operate at 4096, that seems to refute that option.