Q:  I am operating Orchestrator Pro that I downloaded from your site and am
    unfortunately experiencing a huge problem.  I am trying to record midi 
    tracks onto O.P., but after I lay one track down on a channel and attempt
    to lay down a second track on a separate channel, I am experiencing severe
    lag time between the time that I hit the keys and the time that the sound
    is recorded. This is with a state of the art Kurzweil keyboard and a brand
    new Pentium 4 computer. Windows XP. What do I do?  Please help!


A:  The quality of your keyboard is irrelevant if the Sound Card Drivers are 
    not set up properly. If you are receiving delayed MIDI sound, this is 
    probably due to the fact that a Soft Synth driver is being used for Midi
    Output instead of the Sound Card's driver.

    A software synth works by taking control of a sound card's audio 
    components to create a virtual synthesizer. This greatly slows down things
    and creates a delay between the time you press a key on your musical 
    keyboard until you hear the sound come out of your computer speakers.
  
    To alleviate this, try choosing a different soundcard MIDI output driver
    from within Digital Orchestrator: 

    In the application, click on Options>MIDI Port Setup. For 'MIDI Output'
    you will probably see 'MIDI Mapper'. Click on the words,' MIDI Mapper', 
    and you will get a dropdown box with other options. 

    Make sure you are seeing all of your options by using the up and down 
    arrow keys on your computer keyboard. Try selecting each option that 
    appears until you are able to hear sound that is not delayed.

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