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Waves eMotion LV1 User Guide | Appendix E: Delay
Latency, Delay Compensation, and Delay Groups
The delay added by the delay compensation function is determined by the various paths its signal can take. In the example below,
Channels 1, 3, and 5 have plugins with different latencies. (Channel 1 = 100 samples; Channel 3 = 1000 samples; Channel 5 = 10
samples)
• Channels 1 and 3 are summed on the group buss and aligned to match the channel with the greatest latency, in this case
Input Channel 3. The group buss has its own plugins, which add another 50 sample delay. Buss latency is now 1050 samples.
• Channel 5 is routed to Main L/R, AUX/EFX 1, and AUX/MON 1.
• AUX/MON 1 is sent directly to an I/O. No plugins are used on the buss. Since the signal is not summed with another buss with
higher latency, its latency remains 10 samples when it reaches the I/O. AUX/EFX 1 is routed to Main L/R.
• Three busses are sent to the Main L/R: AUX/EFX 1, Group 1, Input Channel 5. These busses must be delay compensated to
equal the delay of the buss with the greatest latency. So the L/R output has a latency of 1050 samples.
• There are two I/Os, one with a latency of 1050 samples, the other with 10. If you want to align these two I/Os, you can do so
manually or by adding them to the same Delay group.
It is important to take into consideration plugins of different latencies when planning a signal flow.
Some groups of I/Os will need to be time aligned Proper planning can help avoid unnecessary delay compensation.