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28 SYSTEM SETTINGS
Hybrid Audio Engine
In general, "Hybrid" refers to a system in which two separate technologies are combined
with one another. Samplitude's Hybrid Audio Engine is a special combination of a Low
Latency Engine and the classic Samplitude Playback engine with higher latency. The Low
Latency Engine calculates live input signals and the output of the playback engine. This
provides short reaction times for calculating track effects and also provides monitoring with
low latency. The classic playback engine saves resources and enables integration of high-
performance effects.
The Hybrid Engine provides a combination of Low Latency Engine and a classic engine for
calculating the track and effects. For example, processor-intensive VST instruments may
be played via the so-called "Economy" tracks (see below), while only the VST instrument
that is being recorded is calculated by the Low Latency Engine.
Go to system settings (shortcut "Y") ->"Audio Setup" -> "Driver System" and select
"ASIO". "Monitoring settings" features the mode "Mixer FX monitoring/Hybrid Engine".
Mixer FX monitoring provides audio monitoring including all insert and AUX effects and also
calculates the playback tracks with the least mount of latency. The entire mixer may
therefore operate in "Low latency" mode, including the bus and master effects, and it may
also be used for editing input signals.