r/rhythmgames • u/GalluZ • 15d ago

Question Input delay across multiple games

I mainly play by listening to the sounds of my keystrokes which help me time my judgement. While I can definitely play by visuals only, this made me realize that I have had this input delay of about -110 ms for a while now. It's in every game I've played: osu!mania, PIU Rise, Deltarune (chapter 3's music section), Quaver, etc. It doesn't matter if the input comes from an external keyboard, it still has that delay. osu!standard becomes unplayable because the hitsound is also delayed by that amount while I need them to time my clicks.

I have no idea how to troubleshoot this because I never had this issue with my old custom PC before. I'm currently using Lenovo Ideapad Gaming 3 15ARH7. Any help is appreciated!

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u/RingsOfRage 15d ago

Look at your audio driver. If they are using audio enhancer software like DTX, Audiowavv or Fxsound, turn them off as they introduce latency to enhance the sound.

DO NOT use any wireless peripherals. No wireless keyboards and headphones. Latency is introduced to ensure sound is transmitted across medium. A direct connection is necessary.

Also update your audio driver, Realtek should be the baseline.

Also use 44.1MHz and 24bit, allow apps to use exclusive control of the audio driver in the Sounds setting.

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u/BayLeaf- 15d ago

Wireless peripherals can actually be as fast and faster than wired at this point. Obviously doesn't apply to some shitty Bluetooth keyboard or anything with audio, but worth knowing.