5 Tricks to Instantly FIX Latency in Ableton Live #audiolatency

Dealing with Latency when recording Midi & Audio can be the most frustrating thing. Here are 5 ways to fix / reduce latency in your DAW (Specifically Ableton Live)

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[AdilConstantineMusic]

Which trick did you find most helpful?

[soysos.tuffsound]

Great tips. I found your vid doing some additional research because I just started using my ipad running Drambo and AUM to sequence MIDI and send audio to my laptop running Ableton thru USBc. I've notice latency in the printed audio and MIDI when examining the timeline. Drambo's buffer only goes as low as 128 while AUM goes all the way to 32. BTW, I'm an old school vet, in it since the mid 80s. Appreciate your insights, there's always new things to learn.

[Eden_Okay]

Legend! The 'reduced latency when monitoring' option worked for me. Cheers man.

[real_dj_sid]

You are one of those few who knows what you're doing. Your solution gave me an idea to fix my problem. My audio output device was also adding a lag somehow in my input mic. I fixed it by switching my output device while recording and did all the other things you mentioned, issue is fixed. thanks so much!

[fenryrthegunner]

Thanks for the Video. The direct Monitoring, for example on my UAD Volt 276 is amazing, the disadvantage is, you can't use plugins like autotune for live monitoring for your artist.

Sometimes it's better zu monitor the vocal chain or plugins like autotune, that the artist can work with them, wirh his voice. I guess there isn't a perfect Solution.

[oifusk]

THANK U!!! REDUCE LATENCY IS THE MY SAVED MY PSYCIC FROB BLOW!

[ctnicetune]

the direct monitoring switch on my focusrite box "TIP" was the key for me...! thanks!!!

[mamutjo]

bro i have no cpu loading ( it hits around 18 only) and i set the buffer size to 128 and still have latency issue when i recored midi !! whats wrong with ableton ?? i use hp laptop win 10 everything is up to date ?? plz any help

[lepharmusic]

Thanks for the tricks, worked very well for me !

[georgesprackling]

If you use an externals effect device, on your audio channel, you can choose the input and direct monitor out( to sound card) but have a monitor on the audio track turned off.

[shaquawnross]

I have ableton but it only eats output buffer size not input. Does that make a difference??

[VascoDuraes]

I can change the buffer and reduces the input latency but how do I change the output latency ?

[JHAN-DJ-uekd]

I don't have an option to reduce latency in Ableton Live 11 in Windows under Audio in Preferences. What do I do?

Thanks.

[leandrobremer-music]

I have started using Ableton live about a week ago and so far I can't how it can be better than studio 😅... Logic Pro also has latency issues while in Studio One you can use a buffer size of 2048 and it will compensate the latency for you when recording and it just works.

[HaggardFan]

so if you monitor guitar through direct monitoring how do u have stuff like guitar rig in your ear and not just a clean guitar sound.

[christiananderson]

Hey man, have you ever had issues where you go to hit “undo” and instead of undo-ing what you did, the undo bar just says “change threshold 1” or something completely different? And then you’re stuck because now you can’t undo whatever you did? Most annoying Ableton glitch ever… also sometimes UAD plugins disable themselves for no reason as soon as I add one onto a track. Let me know if you ever experienced this

[danozmusic]

holy f***ing dog balls! I have been producing in Ableton for 10 years now and I never knew about that 'reduce latency while monitoring' option. That literally fixed all of my problems at the click of a button! I was trying to bash out some live drumming on my push and it was just a little too laggy to be playable. Dude, you saved me so much pain and frustration. I can't believe it was that simple. You litterally made my day. I can't thank you enough for this video! Keep up the great work dude.

[MandatoryZen]

Using the "Reduced latency when monitoring" option fixed lag when playing virtual instruments. Thank you very much.

[cadencodling]

I am new to Abelton and I am on the menu to change the buffering size but it wont let me change it at all. It always stays at 256

[nikku]

I did the same procedure but output from the laptop tones sound very distorted. What should i do?