Is it true that cards like EMU O404 allow me to monitor with zero latency in Cubase SX?
If the EMU 0404 supports ASIO 2, you can monitor your audio directly from the outputs of the sound card, which eliminates any latency issues associated with monitoring through the digital audio software. Digital audio programs suffer from latency, which is a delay caused by the “thinking” time it takes for a signal to enter and exit the software’s bus structures for signal processing and appear at the outputs as a monitored track. Depending on your sound card’s buffer settings (it’s best to use 12 or fewer buffers during recording, while 50 buffers and more can be used to smooth out playback for mixing) and other hardware performance bottlenecks, the delay can range from almost unnoticeable to completely unacceptable. Most professional users have been using external mixers to bypass this problem altogether for years. If you’re new to digital recording, this is a concept you need to understand clearly. There are two ways to avoid the latency mess: external monitoring and ASIO 2. ASIO 2
