EDIT: problem is fixed when laptop charger is plugged in. problem persists when it is not charging

Hey guys,

So I've been exclusively using ASIO4ALL v2 since my primary sound driver always gives me latency issues.. and Asio4all was able to solve that, for a while.

I'm now experiencing the same exact issues with Asio as I was with my primary driver. The buffering and latency is so horrible that I can't even play a single synth sometimes.. but this is a new issue as Asio never had latency problems for me before.

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Edit: I changed the buffer size to 2048 samples, and it helped a little, but did not fix the issue of crackling/latency.

Edit 2: I closed a lot of open synths and plugins, and it did help, however I still experience some crackling.

Edit 3: My CPU load is just hanging around 90.. but only when this one specific project folder is open, when my laptop charger is not plugged in

Does anyone else have this happening? Suggestions?

Thanks guys

after reading your edit it sounds like your computer goes into balanced mode to save battery life when not plugged in. you can change this in the power consumption options of your computer and change it to high performance mode when its not being charged.

after reading your edit it sounds like your computer goes into balanced mode to save battery life when not plugged in. you can change this in the power consumption options of your computer and change it to high performance mode when its not being charged.

Originally I thought this had something to do with it, but I double checked and the processor power for unplugged and charging are identical, all of the options are the same under the power plan.

I'm still digging around but for now I'll just keep it plugged in