No solution, but here is a very good article that explains why the delay exists. This problem is the bane of using sound cards as voice keyers. Was so much easier back in Windows XP. http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/apr99/articles/letency.htm Randy, K5ZD > -----Original Message----- > From: WriteLog [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob > Raker > Sent: Saturday, July 26, 2014 10:55 PM > To: writelog at contesting.com > Subject: [WriteLog] Windows 7 audio delay >> I am upgrading to Windows 7 and have run into audio delay when running > mic audio through a soundcard (both internal and a couple of generic USB > adapters) >> This was the only thread I could find on the topic: >> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/WriteLog/2012-03/msg00011.html >> Has anyone come up with a software solution in the last two years? If > not, any advice on what USB sound cards give acceptable performance? >> Thanks, > Bob > W0BR > _______________________________________________ > WriteLog mailing list > WriteLog at contesting.com > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog > WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/