WaveCenter/PCI

[mihmar]

Is anyone running the GigaStudio 160 SMOOTHLY using a Frontier DesignWaveCenter/PCI sound card?
I mean: no installation problems, low latency with the GigaPiano, no clicks/pops at all.


mihmar

[Bill]

This card has worked flawlessly for me.

[Gigauser]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Bill:
This card has worked flawlessly for me.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I am also thinking of buying the Wavecenter/pci. I am planning to use its midi ports to trigger GIGASTUDIO and then feed the GIGA\'s output thru the Wavecenter\'s Adat output into a Motu 2408 Adat input.
Are you using the Wavecenter in a similar way or if not do you mind a brief description of how you are using it.
Thanx.

[mihmar]

And another question regarding the Wavecenter/PCI:

Are the two midi inputs of the card fast enough (comparing to a ISA or paralel midi interface)?

Or I\'ll have to buy an extra MIDI interface - to get lower midi latency?

thanks

mihmar

[Lougheed]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>
I am also thinking of buying the Wavecenter/pci. I am planning to use its midi ports to trigger GIGASTUDIO and then feed the GIGA\'s output thru the Wavecenter\'s Adat output into a Motu 2408 Adat input.
<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Did you get this working?

Thanks,

Lawrence



[This message has been edited by Lougheed (edited 07-01-2000).]

[Gigauser]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lougheed:
Did you get this working?

Thanks,

Lawrence

[This message has been edited by Lougheed (edited 07-01-2000).]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Not yet: I am just building an overclocked 566 celeron. I am kinda busy so it\'s taking me some time.

[Lougheed]

I notice that the WaveCenter/PCI ad in Keyboard Magazine states \"30-day money-back guarantee\". I guess I should look into trying it out, and if I can get it working keep it, and if I can\'t return it. Of course I\'ll be out the shipping costs. I\'m in Canada, which may or may not complicate things.

Lawrence

[mihmar]

Bill,

can you please post your settings the GST160 is working fine with? Like the VCache amount(in System.ini), Virtual memory, WaveCenter buffer size, GSt polyphony (I have a P3-700) etc

I cannot make them all work! Crashes, glitches ....

So, how many FXs are able to run simultaneously?

thanks

mihmar

[Bill]

Mihmar,

I’m just using all the default settings for VCache, etc. I installed the card for GS 1.6, and when I upgraded to SGt 160, there was no problem or additional setup. I haven’t had time to test the number of simultaneous FX’s. I have GSt on a dedicated PIII 550.

[czarkovin]

Bill: How have you gotten your gigastudio to have low latency with the wavecenter pci. Mine is almost unusable. I am trying to play it into a motu 2408 using digital performer.

I am 128 ticks off.

[mihmar]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=\"1\" face=\"Verdana, Arial\">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by czarkovin:
Bill: How have you gotten your gigastudio to have low latency with the wavecenter pci. Mine is almost unusable. I am trying to play it into a motu 2408 using digital performer.

I am 128 ticks off.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


Hi,

In the meanwhile I\'ve bought the WC/PCI - and I am SO sorry about that!!

On my dedicated machine (P3/700, 256Ram, MAxtor7200 dedicated HD) I am having to main problems - because of the WC/PCI:

1. high latency - with a WC buffer size of 256 (the default) I get (with the GSt) 17..20 ms latency, measured as a gap to other hardware synthsizer response. I am using the SPDIF output which feeds in an EMU APS card on an second computer. IT\'S TOOOO MUCH!!! I was told about 3..11 ms.
And I get 80-90 polyphony if I have 4 NFXs activated.
If I set buffer = 128, I get lower latency (11..14 ms), but I cannot use NFXs because of clicks/cracks. So this setting is UNUSABLE!
Wierd: I did a test with a SB LIVE card on the same computer (with the GSt, I mean) and I got 5 ms latency (gap from an other hardware module). I used the analog output of the SB.
I did all the measurements on my second computer using Cubase/Wavelab.

2. Midi interfaces jam! Using the WC\'s 2 MIDI INs and a not quite busy sequence I get the system crashed (jamed). If I use an Winman interface I have no problems!


I made all the tunings/adjustments of the system as specified on this forum.

So could you tell about your system.

mihmar