Specifications

Chapter 15: TimeAdjuster 79
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TimeAdjuster
(TDM and RTAS)
The TimeAdjuster plug-in provides three func-
tions:
• Compensation for delays due to TDM- or
RTAS-based routing
• Gain compensation (+/– 24 dB)
• Phase inversion for correcting out-of-phase
signals
The TimeAdjuster plug-in is an efficient way to
compensate for DSP or host-based processing
delays in your Pro Tools system.
There are three versions of the TimeAdjuster
plug-in, each of which supports different sample
delay ranges:
Short Supports a maximum delay of 256 sam-
ples at all sample rates.
Medium Supports a maximum delay of 2048
samples at all sample rates.
Long Supports a maximum delay of 8192 sam-
ples at all sample rates.
TimeAdjuster Controls
Phase Invert Inverts the phase (polarity) of the
input signal. While most Digidesign plug-ins
supply a phase invert button of their own, some
third-party plug-ins may not. Phase inversion is
also useful for performing delay compensation
by tuning unknown delay factors by ear (see
“Using TimeAdjuster for Manual Delay Com-
pensation” on page 80).
Gain Provides up to 24 dB of positive or negative
gain adjustment. This control is useful for alter-
ing the gain of a signal by a large amount in real
time. For example, when you are working with
audio signals that are extremely low level, you
may want to adjust the channel gain to a reason-
able working range so that a fader is positioned
at its optimum travel position. Use the Gain
control to make a wide range of gain adjustment
in real time without having to permanently pro-
cess the audio files, as you would with an Audio-
Suite plug-in.
For special information on Delay Compen-
sation and Time Adjuster, see the Pro Tools
Reference Guide.
TimeAdjuster plug-in