Question / Help Microphone Lag/Echo In Headphones

[Gimmebackmydog]

I'm trying to get started with this software. But there's a really annoying lag between speaking into the microphone and hearing your voice through the headphones.

You should be speaking and hearing yourself at the same time and that not happening makes the software unusable for recording audio.

Not sure what the problem is but maybe Streamlabs OBS is not designed to work with an audio interface?

Using a simple setup of an Audient id22 interface with an Audio Technica AT4047 microphone plugged in.

Been trying to get the lag fixed for two days and no luck yet. Seems built in and permanent.

 

[vapeahoy]

Does your Audient id22 have a software control panel where you could possibly control channel mix range from input to daw?
Since it's a multi channel device i should think so. So check your driver vendor.
I could not see that it has that capability in hardware. It's one of the reasons why i went with some ur22 mk2's.
I wouldn't say that it makes it unusuable for recording audio, it's very much a preference and context/scenario thing.
I think most people would find it utterly inconvinient to hear them self talk when trying to talk into a mic, but whatever.
Also THIS software is not streamlabs obs. This is just OBS.

 

[Gimmebackmydog]

Not sure. In studios headphones are always used when talking into a microphones.

Otherwise, it's like playing in a band onstage and having no monitors.

 

[vapeahoy]

Not sure. In studios headphones are always used when talking into a microphones.

Otherwise, it's like playing in a band onstage and having no monitors.

I checked its manual online. Like i said, it does indeed have a software daw interface. You simply need to configure that.

Audient iD22 - Downloads

iD22 provides two Audient console mic pres, Burr Brown converter technology, ADAT expandability & more all in a compact and elegant desktop package.

audient.com

 

[Gimmebackmydog]

Thank you. But I'm pretty sure it's the same interface I already have.

All the settings appear fine and sync the DAW and other devices.

It's just Streamlabs that seems to have an issue with it, so I assume it has to do with the Streamlabs software.

 

[vapeahoy]

For your device the control is behind the driver software side. Meaning any outside software seeing your device will only see what the operating system can see, and then do its interpreting from that based on it's assumptions as it were. Unless you fix the channels to fix side with the input and not daw, results will vary. The good news is these controls from the software side of the interface is saved with the device and should survive power off etc. Then again, for recording purposes with your specific need to control what you hear easily, ie hearing yourself along with the mic, why on earth did you buy this unit when it doesnt offer a hardware control for it? I would have returned it.
Practically well over half of your units functionality is all hidden behind software. Possibly great if you'r a music producer, not for simple use case scenarios.

As for latency, the numbers arent bad, but not top notch either:
iD22 Latency Information

iD22 DSP Mixer Roundtrip (In to Out) Latency

44.1 kHz	1.43ms
48.0 kHz	1.31ms
88.2 kHz	0.719ms
96.0 kHz	0.656ms

DAW Playback Latency @ 32 Sample Buffer for Software Instrument Playback:

44.1 kHz	3.166ms
96.0 kHz	2.12ms

DAW Roundtrip Software Monitoring Latency @ 32 Sample Buffer (in to out):

44.1 kHz	6.33ms
96.0 kHz	4.24ms

For you the numbers here would be in the monitoring category. My ur 22's have +0.1ms difference in 32 samples category for DAW, except my ur22's perform that with 128samples at 192khz. Ie, absolutely destroying them on both latency and quality.

Best of luck.

Thank you. But I'm pretty sure it's the same interface I already have.

All the settings appear fine and sync the DAW and other devices.

It's just Streamlabs that seems to have an issue with it, so I assume it has to do with the Streamlabs software.