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Note: Bypassing any latency-inducing plug-ins on the track will provide you with the
most accurate reading.
Latency Offset field and slider: Displays the value for the detected latency between the
selected output and input. Also allows you to offset the latency manually.
To integrate and use an external effects unit with the I/O utility
1 Connect an output (or output pair) of your audio interface with the input (pair) on your
effects unit. Connect the output (or output pair) of your effects unit with an input (pair)
on your audio interface.
Note: These can be either analog or digital connections if your audio interface and effects
unit are equipped with either, or both.
2 Click an Insert slot of an aux channel strip (being used as a bus send/return), and choose
Utility > I/O.
3 In the I/O window, choose both the Outputs and Inputs of your audio hardware (that
your effects unit is connected to).
4 Route the signals of any channel strips that you want to process to the bus (aux channel
strip) chosen in step 3, and set appropriate Send levels.
5 Adjust the Input or Output volume as required in the I/O window.
6 Click the Latency Detection (Ping) button if you want to detect, and compensate for, any
delay between the selected output and input.
When you start playback, the signals of any channel strips routed to the aux channel
(chosen in step 3) will be processed by the external effects unit.
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