Display lag

[Billy86]

Hoping for a solution for the issue in the accompanying image. Granted, I have quite a few plugins going on this nearly completed mix, but the computer isn’t choking/stuttering at all.  I have a fairly hefty computer i9/9900 with all SSDs. I’m wondering if I can somehow offload the video rendering aspect by some adjustment to my NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, which has GPU function? 
Don’t know. Shooting in the dark a bit. But it’s really hard trying to tweak Superior Drummer 3 in the Grid Manager when the playhead doesn’t line up with the actual beat that’s playing. 
 

[John Vere]

If you are still editing then bypassing the effects will be the solution to a lagging playback. Use the toggle in the control bar. 

[Billy86]

A possible workaround for sure. 

[JnTuneTech]

@Billy86 -Are all the notes happening off the beat, or just the one note value you have in the square? -If it's just the one note, what instrument is it mapped to?

[Billy86]

@JnTuneTech The entire grid is off. I think it's simply too much processing going on with the whole mix for the display rendering to stay in time.  

[Andres Medina]

Another possible explanation: if you have inserted at some point in the audio chain a  "look ahead" plugin like EQ or Limiter (like Adaptive Limiter or LP EQ), you can experience this lack of sync. 

It happened to me once, and just turning off the plugin make it work fine again.

[Xoo]

Pause key?

Audio interface?

[Billy86]

22 hours ago, Andres Medina said:

Another possible explanation: if you have inserted at some point in the audio chain a  "look ahead" plugin like EQ or Limiter (like Adaptive Limiter or LP EQ), you can experience this lack of sync. 

It happened to me once, and just turning off the plugin make it work fine again.

Thanks. Lots of EQ going on. Mostly Waves SSL plugins. SSL mix bus compressor for glue. No limiter at this point. 

[Billy86]

21 hours ago, kperry said:

Pause key?

Audio interface?

Don’t know what you mean by “pause key.” Interface is Scarlett 4i4 as noted in my sig. 

[gustabo]

35 minutes ago, Billy86 said:

Don’t know what you mean by “pause key.” Interface is Scarlett 4i4 as noted in my sig. 

Is the pause key on your keyboard on?

 

[Andres Medina]

36 minutes ago, Billy86 said:

Thanks. Lots of EQ going on. Mostly Waves SSL plugins. SSL mix bus compressor for glue. No limiter at this point. 

I definitely would check that the EQ plugin is not causing the delay. You could temporarily bypass it, or, as other user suggested, bypass all Fx, to make sure some of them are not interfering. Check the Mix Module. See pic.

[John Vere]

The audio interface has nothing to do with this behaviour. It’s is always plug in delay. Easy to test and easy to resolve. Have you not tried it yet? 

[Andres Medina]

5 minutes ago, gustabo said:

Is the pause key on your keyboard on?

 

The pause key is on your computer keyboard, usually on the right upper corner, next to the NUM Pad. 

[gustabo]

1 hour ago, Andres Medina said:

The pause key is on your computer keyboard, usually on the right upper corner, next to the NUM Pad. 

I know.

[Andres Medina]

3 hours ago, Billy86 said:

Don’t know what you mean by “pause key.” Interface is Scarlett 4i4 as noted in my sig. 

Sorry, it was meant to Billy86. 

[Byron Dickens]

2 hours ago, John Vere said:

The audio interface has nothing to do with this behaviour. It’s is always plug in delay. Easy to test and easy to resolve. Have you not tried it yet? 

Another good reason to leave off the processing and effects until mixing.

[John Vere]

31 minutes ago, Byron Dickens said:

Another good reason to leave off the processing and effects until mixing.

Exactly but sometimes you come up with adding a new track or like in this case are still editing midi. I always bypass all effects before proceeding.  Most effects are more or less harmless but especially mastering effects and well known CPU hogs live Waves and Isotope will cause lagging.