Question

When using headphones to do vocal takes, I hear my vocals come back at me slightly after I say it, and out of time with the music. This is very off-putting.  How do I minimise this latency?

Answer 1

Adjust your buffer size inside your audio application. 

To adjust Latency in Studio One open up Song Preferences.

(Mac Users) Hold Command key and tap Comma key (Cmd+Comma) 

(Windows Users) Hold Control key and tap Comma key (Ctrl+Comma)

In the Audio Setup Tab, select where it says "Block Size". 

The buffer size is the set amount of latency allowed.  While every system and device has a certain amount of inherent latency, the buffer setting allows the user to minimize or maximize this amount.  In general, 512 samples or 11-12 milliseconds will provide optimal performance while not delaying the signal long enough to be detectable by the human ear.  As a rule of thumb: the higher the buffer size, the more stable a system will be; the lower the buffer size, the better the performance of VSTi’s, etc will be, but system stability will suffer.

Source: PreSonus Knowledge Base

Answer 2

You can Go to settings and clear all your settings from settings o[ption. Then make sure that you adjust your buffer size. From now you will be able to adjust all frequencies that you were not able to do. While each framework and gadget has a specific measure of natural idleness, the cushion setting enables the client to limit or amplify this sum. 

Source: Garageband for Windows