


If you’re experiencing latency problems with your MIDI keyboard into GarageBand, try the simplest solutions first. There’s an old saying that goes, the simplest solution is usually the right one – one reason why I recommend a simple program like PianoForAll (from their site) if you want to learn keyboard for music production – and I believe that’s the case for many things in life, especially in the case of using DAW’s and making music.

In the case where your computer is converting the analog signal from an instrument to a digital signal, it would be best to use the iLouds with the Bluetooth disconnected, because then there won’t be any latency. Usually, latency is caused by some kind of problem with one’s set-up and gear, but in many cases, it’s easy to fix just by changing a few things.

On the other hand, there are products like the iLoud Micro Monitors from Amazon that have the best of both worlds, which means they have both Bluetooth and wired capability which is why I got them.īy the way, I have a list of all the best products for music production on my recommended products page, including deals, coupon codes, and bundles, that way you don’t miss out (including 50% off Melda Productions MCompleteBundle which is on sale NOW). With that said, a Bluetooth speaker works just fine when you’re playing music directly from your computer from iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, or some other music platform. It’s a really annoying problem, however, that’s why you have to have a speaker system connected, directly through a cable to your computer, rather than through Bluetooth. To explain it one more time for clarity, your computer and interface need time to convert the signal into a sound, even more so if you’re connected by Bluetooth or through an alternative method that isn’t 100% appropriate.įor instance, if you have GarageBand playing on your computer and your computer is hooked up to a Bluetooth speaker, you’ll probably find that whenever you play a note on your keyboard, there’s a delay between when you play the note, and when you can actually hear it through the speakers. In other words, it’s when you play a note and it takes a second for you to hear it. In layman’s terms, latency, essentially, is the delay between when you play the note and when you actually hear it expressed in the sound system. If you’re new to audio engineering and using digital audio workstations like me, you’ll probably want a simpler definition which is pretty understandable. Latency Is An Annoying, But (Usually) Easily Fixed, ProblemĪccording to Wikipedia’s definition of the word, “latency,” it’s the delay caused by the conversion of the analog sound into the digital sound.
