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UAD Powered Plug-Ins Manual - 51 - Using UAD Powered Plug-Ins
Important: The following sections about delay compensation apply only
when using hosts that do NOT implement full plugin delay compensation. See
“Host PDC Implementation” on page 50.
Depending on the host application implementation, the delay compensation
feature may not provide automatic compensation when UAD Powered Plug-
Ins are inserted on sends, groups, or buses. In this situation, the solution is to
use the UAD Delay Compensator plugin (“UAD Delay Compensator plugin”
on page 52).
UAD DelayComp should not be used in situations where the host application
provides delay compensation automatically, such as on track inserts. Some
host applications provide fully automatic delay compensation throughout the
entire signal path. UAD DelayComp is not needed at all in such hosts (see
Table 2 on page 50).
These explanations of delay compensation apply primarily to playback only.
For more information about using UAD Powered Plug-Ins for live performance
and during recording, see “Live Processing” on page 64.
For information about using UAD Powered Plug-Ins on audio tracks while si-
multaneously running MIDI tracks, see “UAD Track Advance” on page 62.
Host Application
Settings
For optimum results, the “Plugin Delay Compensation” option setting should
be enabled in the host application. This will provide automatic latency com-
pensation when UAD plugins are used on track inserts (and
sends/groups/buses if full compensation is supported), so the UAD Delay-
Comp will not have to be used. This option is usually found in the audio or plu-
gin preferences window. The specific location of the setting for this option
within some popular applications is as follows:
• Cubase 5.x: Options Menu>Audio Setup>System...
• Nuendo 1.x, Cubase SX 1.x: File Menu>Preferences>VST
• Cubase SX 2/3, Nuendo 2/3: Always on.
(Steinberg’s Constrain Delay Compensation feature can be used to disable
delay compensation on individual plugins: Devices Menu>Plug-in Informa-
tion)
• Emagic Logic Audio (PC): Options Menu>Preferences>Audio Preferences...
• Apple Logic Pro: Preferences>Audio...
• MOTU Digital Performer 4.5+: Setup menu>Configure Audio System>Con-
figure Studio Settings...