From mskremote@yahoo.com Tue Sep 20 02:29:03 2011
Subject:Help with VSThost

After reading the earlier threads on VSTi's I have put my toes in the water and installed VSTHost and some VSTi's. I am using a Casio WK7500 (USB midi) as a keyboard controller and routing the signal into a laptop via USB port and the audio from the laptop headphone socket back to the Casio's inbuilt speakers.

My issue is with latency. Using the ComboV (Vox Continental)VSTi emulation it all works but there is severe latency. The Laptop is a 12 month old Dell with Intel Core Duo2 with 4 gig ram, Win XP SP3.

A retailer has suggested the solution would be to purchase an M Audio MIDISPORT 2x2. This would plug into a a second USB port and the audio out (back to the keyboard) would then be taken from the MidiSports audio out.

My purpose in setting this up is to see if VST's would be a practical subtitute for gigging, that is as a substitute for an external hardware sound module or the on board tones. If it works then getting VB3 as the primary VSTi.

My question is - is the opinion of those who have been down this path that the MidiSport would solve the latency issue or are there other options I should try?

Thanks in advance,
Mark