Difference between Asio buffer size and ToneDirect buffer size?

[clay-man]

What is the difference between these? Does the POD have 2 buffers?

I set it to extra small, seems to work decently.

 

I'm using ASIO4ALL so I can route output to Virtual Audio Cable. Works wonders.

 

Just wondering though.

[bjnette]

Buffer is your latency via POD , recording software and monitoring the result. Time in to time out.

 

As far as I am aware going by other interfaces Direct monitoring is listening or monitoring at the interface on the way in and not after the computer program.

You have a choice but to monitor already recorded material it has to do the round trip and this is known as full duplex. 

 

Asio4all has a bad wrap in some circles interfering with other interface asio drivers and system functioning.

It pretty well makes any audio interface connected tot your computer a asio one and it can cause hell

if your device has its own drivers.a doubling up.

Not sure how it  is now but the general consensus was don't use .

It was originally used to make generic onboard consumer, non pro sound cards work in programs like cubase.

[clay-man]

Buffer is your latency via POD , recording software and monitoring the result. Time in to time out.

 

As far as I am aware going by other interfaces Direct monitoring is listening or monitoring at the interface on the way in and not after the computer program.

You have a choice but to monitor already recorded material it has to do the round trip and this is known as full duplex. 

 

Asio4all has a bad wrap in some circles interfering with other interface asio drivers and system functioning.

It pretty well makes any audio interface connected tot your computer a asio one and it can cause hell

if your device has its own drivers.a doubling up.

Not sure how it  is now but the general consensus was don't use .

It was originally used to make generic onboard consumer, non pro sound cards work in programs like cubase.

 

I know what latency is, but there are 2 buffer sizes in the POD configuration panel in control panel for windows.

 

One is labeled ASIO Settings, with a dropdown box with numbers 128, 256, 512, etc. 

The second is a slider saying "extra small,  medium, extra large" with the title "ToneDirect & USB Audio Streaming"

 

They both seem to affect the latency. 

 

As for ASIO4ALL, I know you're supposed to use the driver your device comes with, but like I said, I like to route to multiple outputs, something almost all ASIO drivers can't do, but ASIO4ALL can, with low latency results.

 

I use ASIO4ALL for streaming my guitar and music live.

 

 

The question is, why is there 2 buffer settings and not one in the Line 6 Audio control panel?

[bjnette]

Sounds like it is for non asio drivers ,WDM or MME ,

[clay-man]

Sounds like it is for non asio drivers ,WDM or MME ,

 

Using the normal driver, both of them increase latency, so no.

 

I just don't get what's the difference. There's obviously 2 buffers, but why?