Specifications

DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-ins 31
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DSP Delays Incurred by TDM Plug-ins
Virtually all TDM plug-ins incur some amount
of signal delay.
If you are working with mono tracks, or are pro-
cessing all channels with the same plug-in, the
signal delays are not long enough to be signifi-
cant and should not be a concern.
This signal delay is significant only if you use a
plug-in on one channel of a stereo or multi-
channel signal but not the others, since this can
cause the channels to be slightly out of phase.
Table 3 on page 32 shows the delays inherent in
each plug-in.
Channel Delay Indicator
The Channel Delay Indicator in the Mix win-
dow displays the total delay, in samples, in-
curred on the track from the use of any TDM
plug-in on that channel.
To see the amount of time delay on a track that
uses plug-in inserts.
■ In the Mix window, Control-click (Windows)
or Command-click (Mac) the track’s Volume In-
dicator to toggle between Volume (“vol”), Peak
(“pk”) and Channel Delay (“dly”) indications.
Compensating For Delays
Automatic Delay Compensation Pro Tools HD
systems provide automatic Delay Compensa-
tion to compensate for signal processing de-
lays. For details, see the
Pro Tools Reference
Guide
.
Manual Delay Compensation If it becomes neces-
sary to manually compensate for plug-in delay,
use the TimeAdjuster plug-in included with
Pro Tools to offset other tracks, as appropriate.
See the DigiRack Plug-ins Guide or the Pro Tools
Reference Guide for more information on Time-
Adjuster.