Specifications

Chapter 8: Delay Compensation 49
Blue (Audio Tracks Only) Indicates that Delay
Compensation is force-enabled on the track.
When the track is record-enabled or TrackInput-
enabled, Delay Compensation is not suspended
and remains enabled (see “Overriding Low La-
tency Monitoring During Recording” on
page 49).
Red Indicates that the track delay exceeds the
available amount of Delay Compensation and
no Delay Compensation is applied to the track
(for more information, see the Pro Tools Reference
Guide).
Gray Indicates that Delay Compensation for the
track is bypassed and no delay is applied to the
track.
Low Latency Monitoring
During Recording
When an audio track is armed for recording (re-
cord-enabled), TrackInput-enabled, Destructive-
Punch-enabled, or punched in, the track’s Delay
Compensation is automatically suspended (and
the Track Compensation indicator displays 0).
This reduces monitoring latency on those track
outputs. When the track is played back (with
both record-enable and TrackInput disabled) it
is correctly time-aligned with the other delay-
compensated tracks.
Tracks that are not record-enabled still apply De-
lay Compensation. Pro Tools automatically
compensates for any timing discrepancies be-
tween the recorded material and the delay-com-
pensated mix.
Overriding Low Latency Monitoring During
Recording
You can override Low Latency Monitoring Dur-
ing Recording on record-enabled tracks, but this
may introduce latency in the signal path corre-
sponding to the amount of Delay Compensa-
tion. This latency may be acceptable depending
on the recording source. For example, in certain
“non-performance” workflows, overriding Low
Latency Monitoring During Recording ensures
that delay compensation is applied consistently
regardless of whether a track is record- or punch-
enabled, or whether Pro Tools is recording or
playing back.
To override Low Latency Monitoring During
Recording on specific record tracks:
 Command-Control-click (Mac) or Control-
Start-click (Windows) the Track Compensation
indicator. Delay Compensations is applied to
the track and the Track Compensation indicator
displays in blue.
In certain dubbing workflows you may want
to cascade bus recordings to multiple tracks.
In these cases you should be sure to override
Low Latency Monitoring on the recording
tracks.
Command-Control-Shift-click (Mac) or
Control-Start-Shift-click (Windows) the
Track Compensation indicator to override
Low Latency Monitoring for all selected
tracks.
Command-Option-Control-click (Mac) or
Control-Alt-Start-click (Windows) the
Track Compensation indicator to override
Low Latency Monitoring for all tracks.