Microphone delay when recording in Windows 7

Hi gtfyre,

Thank you for visiting Windows 7 community.

This should be a driver issue. The driver update may not be installed properly. I suggest that you remove the driver, and then run Windows Update to install it again.

How to remove.

1. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "devmgmt.msc" and press Enter.
2. Expand "Sound, video and game controllers", double-click on the entry of the sound card.
3. Click the tab "Driver", click "Uninstall".
4. Click Start. In the Start Search box type "appwiz.cpl" and press Enter.
5. Remove the entries related to the display adapter.

Then, I suggest that you temporary disable the anti-virus, then run Windows Update to install the audio driver.

Also open the recording audio troubleshooter and check if it fixes the problem.

Open the Record Sound troubleshooter by clicking the Start button , and then clicking Control Panel. In the search box, type troubleshooter, and then click Troubleshooting. Under Hardware and Sound, click Troubleshoot audio recording.‌ If you're prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.

Please check this link for information on recording audio troubleshooter:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/Open-the-Recording-Audio-troubleshooter

 Please refer this kb article for fixing sound problems:

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Tips-for-fixing-common-sound-problems

Regards,
Afzal-Microsoft Support.
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This problem still persists.  I've installed the latest Realtek driver.  I've tried going through Asus' site to get the latest for the onboard controller and was able to get my realtek sound card working, but the delay persists.  It stinks for recording because there is a delay and it makes it impossible to time things right.

I've also tried the steps outlined above but the problem remains.

I've disabled all the enhancements on the sound device, I've set "immediate mode" both on the mic and on the sound device and it is still delaying.  This is a major issue for me as half of what I do with my PC involves recording sound input.

I am having the exact same problem on my new Asus laptop with Win7.  Terrible latency when recording any audio...also, 50% of the time my audio recording software crashes as soon as I press the record button...happens with Sound Forge, Acid, and Audacity.  Extremely frustrating!!! If anyone has answers, please share!

HI all
I have same problem, I'm working on windows 7 32 bit and I tried 2 different audio cards (SB Live 24 and nvidia audio), so I'm sure that it isn't a driver problem, (on vista it's ok.) I tried to set all the options on audio settings panel but I have same f@ked 500ms delay.
many ideas to fix it?

nice to know im not the only one with the problem. not my favorite to know there is no known solution. i hope people are scrambling to fix this right now

I found a hotfix for this problem.  It's called Windows XP.  I reinstalled XP last night and I'm happy as can be recording again!

Cakewalk Guitar Tracks Pro and Sonar responding the same way with various audio devices both PCI and USB.  This is not a driver.  This is an OS issue.

I've been having the same issues with recording too, but I would like to add, for you Microsoft troubleshooting  guys, that it isn't just the recording. The problem also shows itself in the live signal to the speakers. When I tap the mic I can very noticeable here the time delay before the sound comes out of the speakers. Very frustrating for all of us in the music world.

I'm having the same problem. Still no solution in Windows 7. Probably I'll have to use chrisnix "hotfix"...

I am having this problem as well. I tried my usb mic and my regular mic pluged into the on-board soundcard as well as a pci sound card. Still a delay of 1/2 to 1 second. I paid $120 for windows 7 and it has just crippled my recording ability. I hope microsoft can address this soon.