Rocksmith - Audio Lag Comparison - PS3

A quick comparison of the audio delay in the game Rocksmith using 4 different audio playback connections.

I use the composite cable's stereo RCA outputs when I play (demo #1) and the lag is almost undetectable. I could play the game with the other 3 settings with only minor issue.

EDIT :: One thing that might be important here is that I have the main audio output set to 5.1 via optical. I have the PS3 set to output audio to all sources at once. With this setting, it sends 5. to optical, but only stereo to HDMI. This could be the reason for minimal lag over HDMI.

I would guess the max latency would be around 100-150ms, which can be noticed on songs with tighter strum/pick patterns.

Hardware:
PS3 Slim
Sharp Aquos television
Sony receiver

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• rocksmith
• lag
• delay
• audio
• ps3

[Jasaxos]

okay so my setup is the reg cable from ps3 to to the tv shit audio lag

what would be the best solution?

would i have to buy a hdmi cable?

or speakers?

[TouringBubble]

@Jasaxos The only thing I can suggest is checking the settings in your TV for any kind of audio/video sync settings. If there is a sync setting, turn it off. This basically delays the audio to match the video which takes longer to process. Also, make sure the PS3 is set to 2 channel audio and the composite cable is the main output. That helps on some setups.

[airmanowens]

Great video man. I saw this when I was trying to correct my horrible audio lag and it helped a bit. I don't have any external receiver to hook up to and the audio lag, even with composite audio, was absolutely unplayable. I was about to give up, but I ended up ghetto rigging up a set of RCA female-to-female adapters out of spare parts and went directly from the PS3 RCA out to a set of 2.1 Klipsch Promedia and the lag vanished. I still use HDMI for video, but it sounds great and plays perfectly.

[TouringBubble]

@airmanowens I'm glad it helped a little. Based on what I've seen elsewhere, my setup has minimal lag even with HDMI, so I guess I'm lucky. I've heard of several people using the same solution as you.

I use the multiple audio out setting on the PS3, but I hear that sometimes introduces more lag. The best setup would be setting the PS3 to the composite out as the only audio out and only 2 channels. I haven't tried that.

[yesifailed]

omg this is pissing me off. im about to order it and now im finding out that they dont suggest using only hdmi. well GUESS WHAT, all i have is hdmi for video and sound. im NOT going to buy external speakers/home theater system that has the audio (red/white) inputs and separate the sound from the video. I want 1 cable. am i going to have severe latency issues with just using an HDMI cable? they're going to lose sales over this issue. im so disappointed.

[xXMetalzoneXx]

@airmanowens Hey you should make a video about eliminating lag, im getting this game, but i don't want to deal with lag =o

[TalesinBatBat]

@yesifailed Suck it up. This is your AV gear being shitty and laggy, not their fault.

[Werloc]

Yeah, I've been playin guitar for 43 years and this lag sucks big time. It feels like I've never played before. It's VERY fustrating.  WTF...??

[TouringBubble]

@jmyler Sorry to hear that man. Some people have more lag than others. Hate to say it, but it's kind of expected with games like this ... it will never be like an amp. But you'd think most people could get close.

[jmyler]

@iruyle I sold the game out of frustration. I tried just about every setting that i could, and even heard that some inputs have effects and some do not. I tore my whole system apart trying to get this thing to work to no avail.

[iruyle]

@jmyler It's pretty common for most surround systems to implement some kind of effect (theater, hall, etc) which would produce a little delay. Might wanna see if yours is set that way...

[airmanowens]

@yesifailed Yeah the game devs pretty much admit that with ANY setup, there will be at least 30ms of lag. However, with a good setup, you will NOT notice 30 milliseconds. Keep in mind, this game is the first of it's kind, and if you want to enjoy it to it's fullest extent, there may be extra costs associated with it (decent guitar, nice speakers, extra cables/adapters). I can say from personal experience and the pain in my fingertips while typing this that it's DEFINITELY worth it! =)

[airmanowens]

@jmyler That's what I would guess man. This may be a stupid question, but did you try a different input on your receiver? ..Like maybe a CD input or something? Some audio ports on nicer receivers do have processing on some channels for those stupid home theater effects. Also, did you set your console to only output on the composite audio? Forgive me if you've already tried those..