Blue Yeti Pro latency compensation?

[Amberwolf]

1 hour ago, Misha said:

I do have a decent interface, but  find Yeti very special using it as a  USB mic. I think it has to do with circuitry that was designed specifically for those capsules. In my understanding, using XLR bypasses internal pre-amp.

The headphone output would have to still use the preamp, while avoiding the whole USB / driver / latency issue, if you ever want or need to try it out thru your regular audio interface.  

[Misha]

Yeah, but it works as it should now. Through USB. No significant latency. Same as I would get using interface 

Plus using headphone jack, will most likely bring different flavor to the soup as it will go through a different conversion / preamp process (interface)

 

[Guest]

Couldn't find a diagram but this is in the users manual. 

The Yeti PRO utilizes a high quality 192kHz/24-bit analog-to-digital converter to send incredible audio fidelity directly into your computer, a built-in headphone amplifier for zero-latency monitoring, and simple controls for headphone volume, pattern selection, instant mute, and microphone gain located directly on the microphone so you are always in control of your recording. The Yeti PRO’s exceptional performance and fidelity have earned it the distinction of being a THX Certified Microphone, a validation of Yeti PRO’s incredibly low distortion, high fidelity, and balanced frequency response.

It would seem it might have a couple of pre amps in it. One for the headphones, one for the XLR output and one for the Audio interface.  Or? 

Microphone gain • Use this knob to control the gain (sensitivity) of Yeti’s microphone elements. When recording in USB mode, begin recording with this knob centered.

*When recording using the analog outputs, set the microphone gain on the Yeti PRO to zero, or turned all the way counterclockwise.

So the Analog and digital outputs obviously share some sort of pre amp utilized by the gain. 

But the headphones are normally there own due to needing a level control.  

This information also helps understand using the X LR system. They are telling you to turn the gain down and that is Assuming you will plug into your interface pre amp. Therefore a pre amp into another pre amp. 
The mojo you wanted has just been killed. Now you are using your interface pre amp. 
This would have me experimenting. 
Depending on the interface what would happen if you ignore that advice and turn up the yeti gain and set the pre amp on your interface to line in or instrument? 
It seems to me you will then be using the Yeti as a pre amp which in theory would be identical or closer  to the USB. 
I have a Blue yeti 

Edited January 30 by Sock Monkey

[Guest]

Oh and you really should remove that generic driver. I don’t care what any one says it’s bad news to have something that doesn’t go away when you try and change it in that sync and caching dialogue. 
I just had it show up a month ago after updating Cubase. 
 

[Misha]

Thanks Sock Monkey.

I think you are right. It might of been Cubase that installed that Generic driver.