I have never used a Tempo USB or the higher model version (Studio 24), so could you explain what you mean when you say 'When monitoring I either get good volume but high latency, or extremely low volume and no latency'? How is the either/or selected? When you tried using the headphone amp, was the problem that it did not bring the level up far enough in what you describe as the no latency setting, but was otherwise OK?Īccording to MXL data, the Studio 24 has zero latency monitoring, and to me that implies that the Tempo USB does not. If you can recommend a sound card that would work in desktop PC that would be great too. I even tried using a small headphone amp from Behringer which helps a little but not sufficient enough. I tried adjusting latency in the software - nope (can only go down to 30ms), Tried numerous settings with the sound card and USB codec- nope. I get good levels in the recording software - I just can't get good zero latencly through the monitor headphones. It actually gets the signal from the PC not directly from the mic. You are supposed to be able to plug headphones into the mic for 'zero latency'. When monitoring I either get good volume but high latency, or extremely low volume and no latency. I record using either Audacity or Adobe Audition. THe onboard sound card is an IDT and uses an IDT HD driver. There are some current limitations - We use Dell laptops running Win 7 64bit. The sound quality of these is pretty darn good for the price but - monitoring without latency is darn near impossible and I'm hoping someone can point me in the right direct to solve this. We have a couple MXL Tempo USB microphones for doing VO work. I've done a lot of recording in a corporate setting for many years but I've never run into this problem and I am having a hard time trying to figure it out. New here - so if this is in the wrong spot please forgive me.

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