Rocksmith Audio Lags using S/PDIF

[TomYemX]

HI Guys!

 

My computer is connected via S/PDIF to my LG micro stereo.

For some reason there's a noticeable delay from the moment I play until I hear it through the speakers.

Changing the latency settings helped a little, but caused static noises from the speakers.

 

Is there something I can improve with my configuration or drivers?

 

Thanks!

[zerkz]

HI Guys!

 

My computer is connected via S/PDIF to my LG micro stereo.

For some reason there's a noticeable delay from the moment I play until I hear it through the speakers.

Changing the latency settings helped a little, but caused static noises from the speakers.

 

Is there something I can improve with my configuration or drivers?

 

Thanks!

Can you provide the technical specs of your computer? 

[TomYemX]

 

HI Guys!

 

My computer is connected via S/PDIF to my LG micro stereo.

For some reason there's a noticeable delay from the moment I play until I hear it through the speakers.

Changing the latency settings helped a little, but caused static noises from the speakers.

 

Is there something I can improve with my configuration or drivers?

 

Thanks!

Can you provide the technical specs of your computer? 

 

Hi, sorry for the delay

 

Processor: Intel E8400 3.0 GHz

RAM: 4Gb

GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTS 250

Motherboard: Gigabyte EP43 DS3

HDD: Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM

OS: Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit

 

Do you need anything else?

[Tmlt]

Digital soundsignals often takes longer to process/convert.

[PC Plum]

I'd put the lag down to your LG.  Different dacs (systems, whatever) work differently.  It may even be buffering the incoming signal, which would cause a slight delay.  Also, if you have processing switched on (like bass boost/synthetic surround sound) that can add a processing delay too.

 

I can hook my pc up to my amp with a line output or to my dac via the optical out of the motherboard.  I find a slight delay using the digital out too.

 

I hooked my pc up to my mate's Audiolab cd player/dac, and it had horrendeous lag.

 

 

For watching movies and playing some games a little lag is fine (and you would never notice), but for Rocksmith where milliseconds are critical I'd stick to an analogue connection to external equipment.

 

 

Disclaimer - this is my personal opininion and I and I am well aware that a LOT of people will be perfectly happy using offboard dacs/usb dacs etc.  Latency is a completely personal tolerance and obviously the poster is having trouble or he would not have posted - just trying to offer some advice :D

 

So the advice would be to try the game using a pair of headphones plugged straight into your pc.  If the lag dissapears then it does seem to be the LG causing it.

[3ookeeper]

You are supposed to use only your onboard soundcard, any discrete soundcard will cause lag. You didn't provide info on that so mb that'll help.

[Tmlt]

You are supposed to use only your onboard soundcard, any discrete soundcard will cause lag. You didn't provide info on that so mb that'll help.

I personally use my firewire soundcard, which means I have disabled my onboard soundcard in the bios. Not lagging.