From an extreme non-techie with a Mac: simplest software / sound card to prevent delay (latency)?
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IK Multimedia is just about the simplest software I can think of. If you are using an iPad then get iGrand. It's $10 and quite good IMHO. Latency should not be an issue on a Mac product so no need to invest in extra hardware.
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I have a 2-yr old macbook pro, and there doesn't seem to be a noticeable delay. The main issue is when you hit the keys, they don't always play the note, or they might play two notes.
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Works great with Mac OS! No drivers needs, but you need to tell the operating system to use the new usb device for input and output of sound. This does not occur automatically. Connect the usb stereo sound adapter to usb port in computer. Go to system Preferences and select Sound from Hardware options. Select the Output tab; then scroll and select "C-Media USB Audio Device". Do the same for sound Input under the Input tab. My OS X version is 10.8.5, but should be the same steps for OS X Mavericks.
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Yes, slightly delay of less than 100ms. (0.1 sec) but noticeable since you're using wires for audio.
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Don't have a Mac, so can't help. BTW, I too liked the Scarlett, but at the time it didn't have MIDI ports. The Presonus has been great though.
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This should work being as it is just a USB port. HOWEVER it is not: NOTE: this sound card is not compatible with Mac systems. from the details
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I have never got any latency. I use the Fast Track Pro with Mixcraft 5.Just make sure your hardware is good enough (proccessor and RAM).
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Not sure if you're on a Mac or a PC, but if you're on a PC, try this. On the menu bar, click File / Options. When the Options screen opens, use the Driver pull-down list to select the driver for your sound card. It might be a generic Windows sound driver or DirectX. Then, use the Device pull-down list to select the sound card itself. I'm not very familiar with Macs, but I would think it would work similarly.
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Very little latency. I have not personally used it serious live capture, but have tested. I didn't notice any latency. Streaming magazine suggested a couple of these Black Magic Design UltraStudio combined with a newer, three Thunderbolt buss MacBookPros and Telestreams Wirecast as a portable live streaming system in their April edition.
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mac supports usb sound device this has a sound card chip you migth have to select this as your default sound device
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It should work OK. However I experienced latency problems with GarageBand on my iMac.Not sure if this would happen with other software or platforms.
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I'm on a Mac so no. However, Peachtree support was great when I had a question. The DAC offers such amazing sound for the price so any short-lived driver hurdles would be worth it.
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Using it on my Mac Mini with Mavericks and the latest version of Audacity. Works great. Get the software from http://audacity.sourceforge.net. It's open source; no charge.
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Make sure to check the sound input/output on your Mac. I had the same issue and it turned out the input/output was wrong.
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I had the same issue while using the D5, after asking a technical expert I found that moving the cables out of the opening behind the Mac and routing them down and into the D5 the noise was greatly reduced.
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You could technically use a 3.5" to Rca cable and take the signal from the headphone/audio out jack on the MacBook. This would not be ideal, but would be inexpensive. Best way would be to use a usb dac such as the schiit modi or a fiio d3.
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Use the free software Chirp. It works well and has a fairly easy to use interface. This is also cross o's so if you are on a Mac, Windows, or Linux box it will work.
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You can get a RCA to 3.5 cable and that will do the job. Something like this:Dynex 3.5 mm Mini to RCA Stereo Audio Cable - 6-Feet - 1.8 MHowever, if you are getting a DAC, you can use a USB DAC or optical DAC (most macbook pro support optical out)