Y-splitters are quite ofter a horrible idea for instrument signal, but how about taking the signal from the audio out (fx loop send or similar) of your amp to the XBox? That should provide a signal that’s more than sufficiently powered.

I tell you, if it wasn’t sooo satisfying to play the songs, I’d say that I didn’t really like the game. The menus seem slow and cumbersome. The “help” videos that play frequently without being able to skip them are annoying. The lag instructions… ;)

But you know what? I forget all about those things when I hit the full riff on “I Got Mine.” I hope people see this as just the first version of what could be an incredible game series and cut it a little slack!

Just got this game recently. Lag is soooo bad that it ruins the game experience. I have to calibrate in my head a delay so I hit my strings a third of a second before the note needs to be heard. Very very very annoying. This game could be awesome but the lag is something they need to fix- NOW. I maxed out their lag control but no luck. I used the lag adjustment on my home receiver but there isn’t enough room. I’m using component (video) and digital optical for sound, both into my home receiver. I have a 7.1 surround system and a 9 foot projection screen which makes this game potentially epic but the lag kills the joy. Also, i can learn the songs faster and better by ear than using the game. I’ve been playing for 25 years but this game with the lag and adjustment to the display for the notes makes me feel/sound like an amateur. I wish I could hear my real amp as it is much better than the simulated amps on this thing. I still like it. Just disappointed. YMMV.

The lag is an annoyance. Too bad their ‘fix’ is a correction of the video, which does nothing. The audio of the guitar STILL lags, which is what’s bugging everyone. The fix for me is to split the signal at the guitar and run the other line to a guitar amp. Then turn down the guitar volume in the game to 0. Of course, not everyone has a guitar amp, so this is not practical. Works decent enough for me, even though I have the same tone. But there is NO LAG with this setup, my guitar audio comes out my amp at real time, and there is no need to adjust the note timing (video lag correction) at all.

I just picked Rocksmith up yesterday and I love it! I read about the lag here first and I happened to still have the old composite cables and just broke off the casing so that I can have both HDMI and Composite cables inserted at the same time. I have virtually no audio lag. I am sending the audio out directly to a pair of Logitech computer speakers that I was already using for the TV so that worked out great… But I do still get video lag that I haven’t been able to get rid of completely. I have turned on game mode on my TV to limit the processing of the picture. If I had component cables I would try those but I don’t. I guess I’ll keep playing with the video lag option.

I just got this game for Christmas, and when I first played it, there was Lag. I already knew there was going to be some lag with HDMI, and my experience with recording music with a pc.

I have the audio from everything going to surround sound via Optical cable. that plugs into the TV that way everything playing on TV goes through the surround.

I found that by plugging that directly into my xbox I have no lag at all. I know that this can only be done with the newer xbox 360, so if you don’t then you do not have the optical output.

If you do have a newer xbox, the optical works the best.

Todd had the best solution… If only I still had my amp, I’d be good.

I just picked it up for my ps3… It would be fun, and is helpful for some songs cuz I’ve always been a power chord/play by ear type of guitarist, but the lag sucks so bad that even when I’m playing the tracks perfectly my score makes it looks like I’m playing like trash.

I have yet to try the HDMI for video, and component cable to stereo for audio method, so maybe it helps but I don’t know if its worth the effort I got my old stereo system out of storage and tried hooking it up but it was dead after 4 years with no use, so I guess I gotta spend more on the stereo now just to find out. I did try amping the guitar, and splitting the connection that way, but the lag is still noticeable on the score even tho it at least sounds on time from the amps end.

I was hoping to know if anyone has confirmed that the half second delay is from the usb amp chord or actually where Ubisoft claims its. I’d really love to get a gaming experience from this game rather than just a learning experience from a guitar instructor who has no sense of timing/ rhythm.

Even that terrible dumpy game “Rise of the Six String” didn’t have bad audio lag issues for me, and it’s hardware was complete trash.

I read some of these posts a while ago and have since spent some time trying to get around the lag. Even with all the “best practices” there was still some lag. Simple y-splitters left me with no lag, but a really annoying ground hum. I found a buffered splitter with a transformer isolated output designed for Rocksmith. The RS-1 rock splitter lets me turn the guitar down in the game and play through my amp and pedals. I’ve seen people using computer speakers and headphones…. this works, but who wants to unplug from a nice tube amp to play through cheap computer speakers? Best of all my A/V system is back to full fidelity connections that I never have to unplug!